Analytics Project Delivery

MBA 8990
Closed
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina, United States
John Tripp
Educator
4
Timeline
  • February 16, 2024
    Experience start
  • March 11, 2024
    Project Status Report 1
  • March 25, 2024
    Project Status Report 2
  • April 8, 2024
    Project Status Report 3
  • April 29, 2024
    Final Project Submission
  • April 30, 2024
    Experience end
General
  • Graduate; 2nd year
  • 25 learners; teams of 5
  • 100 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
  • 2/4 project matches
  • United States
  • Academic experience
  • Any company type
  • Any industries
Categories
Information technology Software development Databases Hardware Data analysis
Skills
analytics tableau excel
Project timeline
  • February 16, 2024
    Experience start
  • March 11, 2024
    Project Status Report 1
  • March 25, 2024
    Project Status Report 2
  • April 8, 2024
    Project Status Report 3
  • April 29, 2024
    Final Project Submission
  • April 30, 2024
    Experience end
Overview
Learner goals and capabilities

Learners are second-year MBA students. Most are working professionals. This is a cohort-based, executive-style MBA program in Analytics.


The best match projects for these students will be projects that combine aspects of descriptive and predictive analytics. Students are required to deliver at least part of the solution using Tableau.


Students will be focusing on:


  1. Describing and explaining various systems development lifecycles and methodologies (as an overview)
  2. Understanding the overall systems implementation and operation issues, including technical, managerial, and interpersonal aspects of implementing enterprise systems in organizations.
  3. Developing a deep understanding of how technical and organizational factors work together to ensure the success of analytics system implementation.
  4. Using Tableau to tell detailed data stories.
  5. Organizing in a team environment to share requirements, code, and other resources to deliver a real-world analytics project.


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


  • Data scrubbing and preparation
  • Data Visualization using Tableau
  • Data Analysis using Excel, Tableau, and Python
  • Identifying hidden relationships in historical data.
  • Identifying particular opportunities for action.


Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners 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 Examples

Learners 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 learners can complete may include, but are not limited to: 


Tableau Dashboards that describe "what happened".

Regression and other analyses to explore and explain "why things happened".


Optimal project matches will allow for users to spend several weeks exploring a dataset and generating insights for the client, then diving deeper into analyzing the data in a "phase two".


Additional company criteria

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

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

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address learners’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

How is your project relevant to the experience?

Be available to do a 30-minute presentation on your project during the week of February 18th, 2024