Manoj J. Chacko

Transplantability and Tailoring of Enterprise Systems

Michael Bradshaw, Senior Vice President, Global Practice Leader for Applications, Data and AI, Kyndryl, an IBIT partner, is collaborating with IBIT on a research project to rethink organizational enterprise systems strategy and propose new management concepts. The IBIT team includes Munir Mandviwalla and Amrit Tiwana, Professor, University of Georgia.

The project is focused on important questions about systems strategy, evolution, and value. The results include a framework to assess the opportunity and risks of generating business value over time from enterprise systems.

Rethinking the UX of TU Portal

Abey John, Director, Temple Information Technology Services is partnering with DIF to improve the user experience and governance of TUportal – a platform for information and transactions for internal stakeholders.

The DIF team includes Amy Lavin, Associate Professor of MIS who is conducting focus groups to evaluate usability and identify needs. The team also includes Manoj Chacko and Munir Mandviwalla.

Fanalli – Fair-priced tickets for true fans

The Fanalli platform ensures that genuine fans can access concert tickets at fair prices. Rhea Mohite, Management student, recognized that ticket bots inflate prices, depriving fans of fair prices: “Fanalli unlocks the power of fandom to create an enjoyable concert ticket buying experience.”

DIF Role

Prototype a mobile platform, that combines real-time user data from music platforms like Spotify and creating a loyalty based ticket buying experience.

Project Founders

Rhea Mohite
*Management Student*
*Fox School of Business*

DIF Consultant

Ayush Gupta
*Computer and Information sciences (CIS) student*

Cole Roberts
*Computer and Information sciences (CIS) student*

DIF Awards

Ayush Gupta, Recipient of the Fall 2024 Fadem Endowed Scholarship

Impact

“The project has allowed me to refine the skills I acquired as a Management Information Systems (MIS) major including building an application and starting a business.” Cole Roberts

“I enjoy learning new programming languages and getting a glimpse into the dynamics of working in industry and startups.” Ayush Gupta

Manoj Chacko managed this project for DIF

Digital Innovation Foundry Scholarship 2024

Digital Innovation Foundry (DIF) Scholarships are awarded to high performing students who demonstrate exceptional achievement and accomplishment. Cole Roberts, Ayush Gupta, and Yuval Shimoni are the recipients of the Fall 2024 endowed DIF Scholarships.

Cole Roberts

Stewart Family Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024

Ayush Gupta

Fadem Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024

Yuval Shimoni

Niraj & Cara Patel Endowed Scholarship
Fall 2024

Mastering IT Investment Strategy

Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 12:00 – 2:00pm
Digital Innovation Foundry Workshop Series
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Attendance: Space is limited to 20 Temple University students. Throughout the workshop, students will engage in an in-depth exploration of the TBM framework, learning to categorize data accurately based on TBM, which will enable for an accurate comparison against TBM’s published benchmarks. Laptop required. Please fill in the form below to request registration. For more information click here .

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