Business case competition winners
Inaugural UD Lerner Business Analytics Case Competition sponsored by EY
For EY, a global company that provides services such as assurance, consulting, strategy and tax, relying on data and forecasting to develop predictive hiring trends is essential to fulfilling its mission. EY teamed up with the University of Delawareâs Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics to offer the inaugural Lerner Business Analytics Case Competition (LBACC), giving UD students the opportunity to gain real-world experience with business analytics by developing potential hiring models for the company.
âData analytics skills are highly sought after by employers,â said Andrea Everard, professor of management information systems, who is one of the UD organizers of the competition. âFortunately, these important concepts are taught across seven colleges at UD. A former student of mine was recruiting for EY at UD and I approached him about the opportu