Projects Clinic
The Projects Clinic, in partnership with local and global businesses, employs School of Management graduate students in experiential learning projects.
Clinic interns work with our partner companies to solve real problems. Working in small teams, our interns leverage the skills they learn in the classroom, while also bringing their own perspective to create positive change within our partner organizations.
School of Management Graduate Students
Amplify your skills while making a real impact. As a paid student assistant in our Projects Clinic, you’ll dive into hands-on, real-world projects alongside our community partners. Multiple short-term projects throughout the semester offer you a dynamic experience working with diverse organizations.
If you are a School of Management graduate student interested in becoming a clinic interns, we have opportunities year-round and encourage you to apply via BizLink.
Businesses and Organizations
Are you a business that needs help solving a problem? The Projects Clinic may be able to assist. We’re always looking for partners, and interested organizations can contact us by email at mgt-projects-clinic@buffalo.edu.
Project Partners
- Catholic Health
- Chiavetta’s Chicken
- Clean Capital
- Dalex Roofing
- GoVeggies
- The Jacobs Institute
- Oishei Childrens Hospital
- The Teachers Desk
- UBMD Physicians Group
- UBMD Surgery Clinic
Organization: UBMD
Project Description:
- Create an interactive map displaying more than 50 UBMD locations and the services available at each location.
- Integrate the map into Google Maps for easy access and navigation.
- Implement search functionality for users to quickly find specific locations.
- Include detailed information about physicians associated with each location.
- Design the map to be user-friendly and accessible for all users.
Student Team: Jess Lin, Mounika Govindu
Technology Used: MS Excel, BatchGeo, Google Maps
Organization: Chiavetta’s Chicken
Project description:
- Identify client requirements: effective customer data management, marketing and sales automation integration, ease of use and cost-effectiveness.
- Discuss the importance of data cleanliness for effective CRM implementation.
- Emphasize the need for a user-friendly CRM tool that integrates with existing systems.
- Highlight benefits of HubSpot and Salesmate CRMs, including customized features, intuitive interface and 24/7 support.
- Conduct additional research on CRM tools, present the top two options, and finalize the CRM tool based on pricing and ease of use.
Student Team: Apoorva Venkata, Sonali Dixit, Madhav Bhatia
Technology Used: CRM
Organization: UBMD Surgery Clinic
Project Description:
- Receive and process client data in Excel formats, initiating a transformative journey from raw information to insightful visualizations.
- Employ PowerBI and Excel to craft engaging and informative representations, providing a comprehensive understanding of the underlying data.
- Seamlessly integrate stakeholder requirements into our visualization strategies, ensuring that our outputs meet or exceed the expectations of those invested in the project.
Student Team: Pratiksha Pardhi, Anchana Murugan
Technology Used: MS Excel, PowerBI
Organization: Dalex Roofing
Project Description: Use CRM and Google Analytics data to assess marketing performance, focusing on lead generation effectiveness, customer engagement and channel efficiency for the roofing company.
- Create intuitive, interactive dashboards that present key metrics and insights in a user-friendly format. This will enable the roofing company to easily monitor website traffic, lead conversion rates and overall marketing effectiveness.
- Provide actionable recommendations based on the data analysis to enhance the company’s online presence, optimize marketing channels and improve lead conversion strategies.
- Establish a framework for ongoing monitoring of marketing initiatives and lead generation activities. This includes setting up key performance indicators (KPIs) and regular reporting schedules to ensure continuous improvement and adaptation to market changes.
Student Team: Apoorva Venkata, Sonali Dixit, Madhav Bhatia
Technology Used: MS Excel, Google Analytics
Organization: Go Veggies
Project Description:
- Develop an understanding of the current production line and use as a base to work toward production optimization (considering warehouse, arable lands, co-packers, etc.).
- Employ Tableau and Excel to solve problems, analyze data and understand the issues to improve company’s efficiency and responsiveness.
- Work toward goal of taking the company to a larger scale by continuously integrating the requirements with our analysis.
Student Team: Asritha Gopisetti, Kovid Shrivastava
Technology Used: MS Excel, Tableau