Operational Analytics Consultancy
General
- Undergraduate; 4th year
- 32 learners; teams of 3
- 100 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 1/8 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Social enterprise, Non profit, Large enterprise, Small to medium enterprise
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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January 6, 2022Experience start
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January 21, 2022Proposal presentations
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April 15, 2022Final presentations
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April 23, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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January 6, 2022Experience start
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January 21, 2022Proposal presentations
Each company will receive proposals from two student groups and select their preferred team. Company should have their datasets ready by this point.
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April 15, 2022Final presentations
Formal presentation of the project
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April 23, 2022Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Beginning in January, a team of 3-4 Student Consultants will dedicate 400+ hours working as a consulting team for your organization. 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).
Company should have data ready and available by the first milestone of January 21, 2022.
- Learner skills
- Project planning, Operations, Business analytics, Data analysis, Business consulting
- Deliverables
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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 Examples
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:
Present short project summary to the class on January 7
Attend final presentation on April 16, or arrange for students to present to you directly around this date
Attend mid-term presentation on March 4, or arrange for students to present to you directly around this date
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.
Pay students for satisfactory completion of work (students are asked to bid between $5000 and $7000). Non-profits are exempted.
Create a 1-page document describing the project for students to refer to
Ensure the students have access to information and people necessary for them to be successful in their projects.
Attend 2 student proposals on January 21, select your preferred team, sign a contract
Evaluate the team's performance