Business Process Optimization

Timeline
  • September 9, 2018
    Experience start
  • September 17, 2018
    Project Scope Meeting
  • October 22, 2018
    Midway Check In
  • December 3, 2018
    Completion of the project
  • December 4, 2018
    Experience end
Experience
5 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Any
Any industries
Categories
Information technology Operations Project management
Skills
organization business philosophy strategic data analysis digital marketing business consulting
Learner goals and capabilities

Students will apply state-of-the-art techniques to assess an existing business processes of your choice. They will develop a proposal to redesign your chosen process for optimal productivity and efficiency.

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

The final project deliverable is a 20-page report including:

  • An assessment of the present business processes and justification for the proposed redesign.
  • Process governance guidelines.
  • An explanation on how the process supports your organization's strategy.
Project timeline
  • September 9, 2018
    Experience start
  • September 17, 2018
    Project Scope Meeting
  • October 22, 2018
    Midway Check In
  • December 3, 2018
    Completion of the project
  • December 4, 2018
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students will be assessing potential opportunities within your organization to provide strategic recommendations. Given the data you will provide, the students will analyze what processes can be optimized to save your organization time, money, or anything else relevant to your business.

Project focus examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Production processes
  • Sales processes
  • Marketing processes
  • Order processing
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the organizer to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience. The organization should select a business process in need of improvement and provide detailed description of the process, data and required objective.

Meet with students at a couple intervals over the semester, as specified in the Milestones. This is to ensure the project is completed on track and is aligned with your goals.

Provide a dedicated contact who will be available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address student’s questions or provide additional information.

Minimum of 2-4 interactions with the students in-person or remotely (approximately 4-6 hours over the duration of the project).