Business Analytics Consulting Project

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Closed
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Contract Lecturer
4
Timeline
  • January 19, 2023
    Experience start
  • January 20, 2023
    Proposal presentations
  • April 7, 2023
    Final presentations
  • April 13, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
8 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Social Enterprise, Non profit, Large enterprise, Small to medium enterprise
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Data analysis Leadership Organizational structure Operations Project management
Skills
project planning operations business analytics business consulting data analysis
Learner goals and capabilities

Beginning in January, a team of 3-4 Student Consultants will dedicate 400+ hours working as a consulting team for your organization. They are in their 4th year of the Operations Management program at the Alberta School of Business. Their expertise is in data analytics and operations management. Based on the information and goals you provide, the group will develop solutions and recommendations to solve your analytical challenge.

This is a paid opportunity with a cost estimated between $5000 and $7000 (per team).

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
20 learners
Project
100 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Mandatory deliverables:

  • Project proposal/bid
  • Project completion presentation (findings, recommendations)
  • Further deliverables are determined between the student team and your organization during the proposal phase.

Additional deliverables may include:

  • Excel model
  • Documentation
  • Source code
  • Other findings as requested and agreed upon
Project timeline
  • January 19, 2023
    Experience start
  • January 20, 2023
    Proposal presentations
  • April 7, 2023
    Final presentations
  • April 13, 2023
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Past Project Examples:

  • Optimizing fire code inspection sites to maximize loss prevention
  • Modelling electricity pricing
  • Forecasting municipal growth
  • Analyzing feasibility of using 3rd-party contractors for disabled adult transit system
  • Forecasting equipment repair orders
  • Identifying optimal warehouse locations in a supply chain
  • Studying factors affecting women running in municipal elections around the province

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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