Problem Context
Repetitive Service Load
Student questions repeatedly handled by advising and service teams
Policy Search Friction
Staff searching across catalogs, handbooks, portals, and department pages
Planning Friction
Course and advising decisions requiring cross-department follow-up
The client is a multi-school university serving more than 18,000 undergraduate and
graduate students across business, technology, health sciences, liberal arts,
and professional programs. Student services span admissions, academic advising,
registrar operations, financial aid, course planning, and campus support.
Students and staff were working across the student information system, LMS, university
website, policy documents, program catalogs, advising notes, knowledge bases, and
departmental spreadsheets. Routine questions were repeatedly escalated, advisors spent
time assembling context before appointments, and academic leaders lacked a consistent
view of course demand and service bottlenecks.