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IT Consultancy

COMM 438
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UBC Sauder School of Business
UBC Sauder School of Business
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Arslan Aziz
Arslan Aziz
Assistant Professor
1
Timeline
  • January 15, 2020
    Experience start
  • January 21, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • March 16, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Any
Any industries
Categories
Information technology Operations Project management
Skills
competitive analysis project planning business consulting business strategy data analysis
Learner goals and capabilities

In groups of 5, senior undergraduate student consultants majoring in Business Technology Management will help improve your IT organization's performance and deliver business value.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
100 learners
Project
25 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables will include:

  1. An 8-minute presentation
  2. A 4-page report
Project timeline
  • January 15, 2020
    Experience start
  • January 21, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • March 16, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

Some example projects include:

  1. Agile Maturity: Students will observe and interact with your team's planning processes and identify bottlenecks. Recommendations will be made to improve the team's agility based on Agile Principles.
  2. Cloud Strategy: Students will identify your business needs, take stock of current cloud infrastructure, and recommend a cloud strategy suitable for your needs. This will include a comparative assessment of available options including suitability of different cloud models - private, public or hybrid.
  3. IT Service Management: If your firm uses an IT Service Management approach, students will assess its performance, identify pain-points, diagnose problems and propose measures to better meet Service Level Agreements.
  4. Product Management: Through interviews with your clients and with an understanding of your business model, students will identify and prioritize product features that can enhance customer value.

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

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.