Integrated Business Strategy and Analytics - W23

GMBA725
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Timeline
  • February 14, 2023
    Experience start
  • February 16, 2023
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 11, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
2/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Startup, Any, Small to medium enterprise
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Market research Operations Competitive analysis Social justice Scientific research
Skills
business analytics business strategy research
Student goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Gannon University to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students in this program/course will complete a culminating project in which they will develop and present a data-driven strategic plan to improve the performance and sustainability of an organization. The primary goal of this course is the challenge students to apply powerful quantitative strategies and techniques to analyze business and market data to improve decision outcomes across all the functional areas of an organization.

Students

Students
Graduate
Any level
40 students
Project
40 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 6
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
  • February 14, 2023
    Experience start
  • February 16, 2023
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 11, 2023
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.

Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  • Conduct research and analysis for real-world companies
  • Develop a strategic plan based on the needs of the sponsoring organization
  • Apply theory to solve problems using appropriate data and technology
  • Design written materials and deliver oral presentations that communicate findings and recommendations in a strategic planning framework

Additional company criteria

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

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