Our Applied Research Projects, led by Center Staff, engage University of Pittsburgh’s Centers of Excellence, Faculty, and Doctoral and Master’s students to gather data, analyze, and develop recommendations on an organization-specific problem.
Project Engagement Formats:
- Faculty-Led Solutions
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A Faculty member from the University of Pittsburgh acts as a consultant on the project. They define the problem, and create strategies, roadmaps, and engagement plans.
- Staff Advisory Services
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The seasoned staff at the Center leads the project and executes the tasks essential for final deliverables, with Faculty consultation along the way.
- Student-Led Discovery
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An individual or team of graduate students work to define the problem, research and evaluate potential solutions, and create implementation plans. Faculty and Center staff guide the project strategy and review final deliverables.
Project Types:
- Market & Income Strategies
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- Market sizing & go-to-market strategies
- Business model strategy
- Rate-making strategy
- Partnership & Ecosystem Strategies
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- Alliance & stakeholder engagement strategies
- Value chain strategy
- Circular economy strategy
- People Strategies
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- Talent strategy
- Employee engagement strategy
- Change leadership strategy
Logistics:
- Timeline
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Faculty-Led Solutions and Staff Advisory Services projects can commence at any point during the year, and can span anywhere from one month to several years.
Student-Led Discovery projects can either be four months or eight months. Eight-month projects start mid-August and end mid-April. Four-month projects start mid-August and end mid-December, or start in January and end in April.
- Company Involvement
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Partner company points of contact works with the Center in advance of project start date to scope project details. The company points of contact work weekly with the Faculty member/Center staff/ and Graduate Student(s).