ProgramsData-Driven Decision-Support Dashboards - Student Consulting Project (Spring 2027)

Data-Driven Decision-Support Dashboards - Student Consulting Project (Spring 2027)

Program Overview
Program Title Data-Driven Decision-Support Dashboards - Student Consulting Project (Spring 2027)
Organization University of Miami
# of Students Enrolled
0
# of Projects Running
0 Project/s Added (of 5 Projects Expected)

Program Timeline

Project Duration

Start Date: 03/15/27      End Date: 04/27/27

1 month
Collaboration Overview
About Students

Undergraduate Miami Business School students work in small teams with faculty oversight and student coaches.

Students apply business analytics, financial modeling, data visualization, KPI development, and executive communication to a live organizational challenge.

Student Level:   Bachelor Degree

Student Time Commitment:   Full Time

Team Structure:   3 - 6

Program Goals
Students will:

  • Translate business questions into measurable KPIs.
  • Clean, organize, and analyze relevant financial or operational data.
  • Build interactive dashboards in Excel, Power BI, or Tableau.
  • Conduct trend, scenario, and performance analysis.
  • Translate findings into clear management recommendations.
  • Present a working dashboard and recommendations to partner leadership.
Format Structure

Multiple Projects Multiple Teams
Format Title Data Driven Decision Support Dashboards
Format Description
Partner with undergraduate Miami Business School students to turn financial and operational data into practical decision-support tools.

Student teams use Excel, Power BI, and Tableau to identify meaningful KPIs, analyze trends, model scenarios, and build interactive dashboards that help managers make faster, better-informed decisions. Typical projects address sales, operations, inventory, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, resource allocation, or performance monitoring. 

A prior Miami Digital-First project used Australian Open 2026 event data from BigQuery to build Tableau dashboards and KPI scorecards that became a reusable reporting template for future event clients. 
Benefits For Industry Partners
Partners receive:
  • Interactive decision-support dashboard
  • KPI scorecards and executive reporting
  • Trend and performance analysis
  • Scenario, budgeting, forecasting, or cash-flow models where relevant
  • Data-backed recommendations
  • Final executive presentation and live dashboard demonstration
  • Early access to Miami Business School talent
Miami’s project archive includes a completed Australian Open 2026 analytics engagement where students transformed multiple event-data feeds into an executive Tableau suite. 
Project Modality Fully Remote
Industry Partner Requirements to Participate
Project Topics Budgeting, Forecasting, and Cost Optimization Data Management Operations Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis Research, Analysis, Evaluation Strategic Planning
Target Industries Consulting & Professional Services Consumer Products & Services Finance & Investment Food & Beverage Health Care & Life Sciences Manufacturing & Industrial Retail & E-Commerce Software, AI & Data Sports & Entertainment Transportation & Logistics Travel & Tourism
Skills & Expertise Business Analytics Business Intelligence Cash Flow Analysis Dashboard Design Data Analysis Data Cleaning Data Modeling Data Visualization Excel Executive Presentations Executive Reporting Financial Modeling Forecasting KPI Development Operational Analytics Performance Measurement Power BI Scenario Analysis Tableau Trend Analysis
Location Information & Preferences

Located Anywhere

Priority will be given to organizations with a meaningful business question, usable data, strong mentorship, and potential career opportunities for exceptional student contributors.
Sponsorship

Sponsorship Requested (Optional):

Pre-Revenue Startup an exact contribution amount of $500.0

Growth Startup an exact contribution amount of $500.0

Small to Medium Business an exact contribution amount of $500.0

Large Enterprise an exact contribution amount of $500.0

Government Organization an exact contribution amount of $500.0

Non-Profit an exact contribution amount of $500.0

Compensation

No Compensation Required
Other Requirements
Ideal partners should:

  • Have a real financial, operational, or performance-management question.
  • Provide a usable dataset or appropriate access to relevant data.
  • Identify the managers who will use the resulting dashboard.
  • Designate an engaged project contact.
  • Participate in regular check-ins and provide timely feedback.
  • Attend the final presentation.
  • Ideally have internship and/or full-time hiring pathways and be open to considering exceptional students.
Sensitive data can be scoped, anonymized, or limited as appropriate before the project begins.
Expected Time Commitment For Project Managers 1 Hour per week
Key Program Dates Due Date
Request for Proposal published

Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.

Oct 09 2026, 05:33 AM UTC
Interview

Educators will begin interviewing interested Industry Partners to discuss project ideas.

Oct 24 2026, 05:33 AM UTC
Proposal Application Deadline

Final date for Industry Partners to express interest in participating.

Jan 26 2027, 05:33 AM UTC
Finalize Project Charter

Educators and Industry Partners finalize project charters, legal documents, and background materials.

Feb 11 2027, 05:33 AM UTC
Official Program Launch

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to kick off your project.

Mar 15 2027
Official Program End

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to wrap up your project.

Apr 27 2027

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