TIM Projects – Clients
Enhance Your Business
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TIM Projects: Become a Client, Enhance Your Business
Introduction
We invite you to join our TIM Projects, where graduate students use advanced technology to develop innovative solutions for real-world business problems.
Carleton University’s Technology Innovation Management (TIM) Program is an industry-focused master’s program that prepares talented students to drive change in the business world. TIM students understand how to apply research and methods to help both new and established companies address significant challenges and achieve new levels of success.
About TIM Projects
TIM Projects cover a range of business issues requiring in-depth research and applied technologies, are designed to provide forward-looking solutions to problems without clear existing answers. Each project is student-led, client-supported, and faculty-supervised. Projects start three times a year—September, January, and May—and span over two academic terms – 13 weeks formulating the project and 13 weeks implementing it (26 weeks in total).
Why Participate?
Engaging in a TIM Project allows your business to:
- Enhance decision-making: Receive customized analyses and recommendations.
- Drive organizational growth: Identify and develop untapped potential through innovative project work.
- Gain new insights: Access the latest academic research to understand and see innovative solutions to relevant problems.
- Build continuity: Engage in ongoing projects to foster long-term improvement and innovation.
- Connect with talent: Link to knowledgeable graduate students and academics.
Project Timeline
Client engagement begins the academic term before the project starts to ensure thorough planning and alignment with academic standards. This structured approach ensures each project is primed for success:
- September start: Onboarding in early summer.
- January start: Onboarding in early fall.
- May start: Onboarding in early winter.
While client effort varies from project to project, TIM Projects are driven by the student and supervised by a professor. This minimizes client effort.
Steps to Become a Client
Joining is simple:
- Contact: Email eduardo.bailetti@carleton.ca with your interest and specific innovation challenge.
- Onboard: Discuss details, ask questions, and set timelines in a 30-minute video call.
- Match: Meet the right student and supervisor during the project formulation stage and work with them to address your business problem.
- Participate: Contribute insights, feedback, and data throughout the project.
Why Choose TIM?
TIM Projects provides clients access to premier innovation resources. With over 31 years of experience, the TIM program is a “well-oiled machine” that produces 120-140 projects annually. This track record enables businesses to harness fresh academic insights, skilled talent, and innovative technologies, all designed to drive business growth and spearhead innovation.
Get Started Today
Become a TIM Project client and harness the power of applied research and innovative thinking to propel your business forward. Join us and transform challenges into opportunities with Carleton University’s TIM Program.
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