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For organizations

Use technology to move a business problem forward.

Small and midsize organizations are especially encouraged to participate. We help organizations translate needs from marketing, operations, customer service, and other functions into practical opportunities for digitalization, data, automation, or system improvement.

Discuss a business problem

Project fit

A good engagement starts with the right conditions.

Organization size is not a barrier. We are particularly interested in helping small and midsize organizations explore focused, high-value improvements that may otherwise be difficult to prioritize.

Good fit

Exploration with a practical purpose

  • An unresolved business question with a meaningful technology angle
  • A clear decision, action, or measurable improvement the project could support
  • A designated contact who can clarify priorities and join check-ins every one to two weeks
  • Appropriate data or privacy-protected simulated data when needed
  • A reasonable one-semester scope for analysis, automation, integration, or a lightweight tool

Not a fit

Work that requires immediate production delivery

  • Urgent production work or ongoing staff augmentation
  • Enterprise-scale implementation
  • Legal, compliance, or regulated professional advice
  • Unrestricted access to sensitive or regulated data
  • A project without a partner contact or feedback capacity

Working together

The organization remains part of the team.

The goal is a useful handoff that supports a decision or action, not a report for its own sake. Partner organizations help shape the need, provide context, review progress, and offer feedback. Data-related engagements require suitable data or privacy-protected simulated data that the team can use responsibly.

01

Clarify the need

Discuss the business situation, the decisions it affects, and what useful progress would look like.

02

Support the work

Identify a contact, help confirm the project plan, provide appropriate information, and participate in working, midpoint, and final reviews.

03

Receive practical outputs

Possible outputs include cleaned data files, reproducible notebooks, automation scripts, interactive dashboards, working prototypes, small web apps, process assets, and the supporting recommendations or presentation needed for handoff.

Terms and responsibilities

Clear expectations before work begins.

Cost and support

Engagements are provided without a participation fee. Organizations may choose to sponsor the initiative or recognize students with a final award, but financial support is not required.

Written agreements

When an NDA, sponsorship arrangement, or student award agreement is needed, it is signed or formally acknowledged by the partner organization, participating students, and supervising faculty.

Project ownership

The intended default is that the partner organization owns the project-specific deliverables. Final terms address pre-existing materials, third-party or open-source components, student portfolio use, and applicable institutional requirements.

Partner perspective

Adoluna Corporation

“Working with the student and faculty team gave us a structured way to examine where digital tools and automation could improve our operations. The team brought fresh perspectives, asked practical questions, and translated business needs into actionable ideas.”
Jay LinChief Operating Officer · Adoluna Corporation

Begin with a short, non-confidential description of the question you are exploring.

Bring the problem into focus.

Open organization inquiry

What happens next?

We generally provide an initial response within three business days. If the opportunity may be suitable, we will arrange a scoping conversation.

yuming.he@suffolk.edu