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Bharat Shah
Professor
DepartmentInformation Technology Management
EducationBEng, MBA, PEng, ISP
OfficeTRS 2-064
Phone416-979-5000 x 557672
Overview
Bharat Shah is a Professor in the Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management at Toronto Metropolitan University. He has taught several courses including Managing Information Systems, Information Technology and Strategic Management, Applied Feasibility Analysis, Business Information Systems, IS Project Management, Systems Analysis and Design, Information Processing Software.
Bharat has published papers pertaining to software project management and consulted to organizations including financial, manufacturing and service sectors. He is a co-author of the book, “How to Manage a Successful Software Project,” published by John Wiley & Sons in 1995. The second edition of the book was published in October 2000.
As a principal of his consulting firm, he applies experiential learning techniques to enhance classroom teaching. His consulting expertise includes managing software projects, assessing requirements and improving business processes, supply chain systems, IT strategy, and data analytics. He is the Faculty Advisor of Ryerson Consulting Group (RCG) and provides direction and advice to students regarding new project initiatives to improve business operations. RCG consultants are senior students and work on paid and pro bono projects.
Data Analytics, Supply Chain Optimization, Software Project Management and Machine Learning.
| Books | |
|---|---|
| Purba, S. & Shah, B. (2004). How to Manage a Successful Software Project, translated and available in Simplified Chinese, China Railway Publishing House | |
| Purba, S. & Shah, B. (2000). How to Manage a Successful Software Project, second edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons. This book is translated into Simplified Chinese. The publisher of the translated version is China Railway Publishing House in collaboration with John Wiley. | |
| Purba, S. & Shah, B. (2000). How to Manage a Successful Software Project, second edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons. | |
| Book Chapter | |
| Husna, A., Amin, S. H., & Shah, B. (2021). Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain Management Using Different Deep Learning Methods. In Taghipour, A. (Ed.), Demand Forecasting and Order Planning in Supply Chains and Humanitarian Logistics (pp. 140-170). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-3805-0.ch005 | |
| Refereed Journal Articles | |
| Ensafi Y., Amin, S.H., Zhang, G., Shah B. (2022) “Time series forecasting of seasonal items sales using machine learning – A comparative analysis”, International Journal of Information Management Data Insights 2022 https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2667096822000027 (external link) | |
| Shekarian, S., Amin, S. H., Shah, B., Tosarkani, B. M. (2020) “Design and optimization of a soybean supply chain network under uncertainty”, Int. J. Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, Vol 11, No. 2, 2020 Inderscience. | |
| Tam J, Shah B, Prescod F (2018) “Deterministic Project Management with AI applicability in Globalized Context”, Journal of Management Science and Business Intelligence | |
| Mashayekhi M, Prescod F, Shah B, Dong L, Keshavjee K, Guergachi A (2014) “Evaluating the Performance of the Framingham Diabetes Risk Scoring Model in Canadian Electronic Medical Records”, Canadian Journal of Diabetes | |
| Baskaran V, Guergachi A, Shah B, Sidani S, Bali RK, Naguib RNG, Wickramasinghe N (2012) "Information technology-initiated interventions: a case study for the UK National Health Service Breast Screening Programme to improve screening attendance using a new intervention research framework", Int. J. of Biomedical Engineering and Technology 8(1), pp 1 – 17. | |
| Baskaran V, Bali RK, Shah B and Guergachi A, "Knowledge Management as A Holistic Tool for Superior Project Management”, International Journal of Innovation and Learning 7(2): 113 – 33, 2010. | |
| Conference Papers/ Professional Contributions | |
| Tam J., Shah B., Prescod F., “Project Success: A neoteric's approach in Global Context,” The 2018 International Conference on Management, Leadership and Business Intelligence, Houston, Texas, USA | |
| Mashayekhi M., Keshavjee K., Boscovic G., Prescod F., Shah B., Dong L., Guergachi A., “Identifying Pre-diabetics in Primary Care EMR database and Potential Technological Interventions at the Point of Care,” Proceedings of CDPAC Fifth Canadian Conference 2014, Ottawa | |
| Dong, L., Prescod, F., Xiang, J. and Shah, B. “Does IT Matter If I Knew You Before Joining the Group? Investigating the Moderating Impact of Familiarity,” Asia Pacific Conference on Business & Social Science, 2014. | |
| Dong, L., Xiang, J., Prescod, F., & Shah, B. “The Impact of Emotion Communication Efficacy via Electronic Mail on Group Performance: A Group Perspective,” ASAC 2013. | |
| Baskaran V, Bajan I, James A, Shah B and Prescod F, "A Knowledge Management Based Approach for Mortality Prediction in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" Fourth International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering, Dubai, UAE, United Arab Emirates, 6th-8th December 2011 | |
| Baskaran V, Shah B, and Tiessen J, “Canada’s healthcare sustainability: a holistic perspective on emerging challenges” accepted for the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Hyatt Regency Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 11-14, 2009. | |
| Baskaran V, Bali RK, Arochena H, Naguib RNG, Khanapi MAG, Shah B, Guergachi A, Byrne C, “Health Informatics: A UK and Canadian Perspective on Current and Future challenges” AMCIS 2008, Toronto, Ontario, 2008. | |
| Shah, B. Moderator at the Sixth Annual Privacy and Security Workshop, Assessing State Control and Freedom of Speech, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. November, 2005 | |
| Guergachi, A., Shah, B.,& Pille, P. “Sales Forecasting: Initial Steps toward the Development of a Computerized Information System for the Integration of Judgemental Forecasts and Computationally-based Approaches,” SCI2004 Conference, Florida, July 2004. | |
| Shah, B. & Hudyma, B., “Wireless Costing Frameworks,” Proceedings of the CCA Conference, Toronto, Canada, May 2002 | |
| Shah, B; and Hudyma, B. “Developing Cost Models for Wireless Data,” SAP International Research and Applications Congress, February 2002, Tampa, Florida. | |
| Shah, B; Pille, P., and Chauncey, C. “Enterprise Systems Internship Project,” Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, Ryerson University, Toronto, May 2002. | |
| Shah, B. “Software Development Research – Who does it and how do you capture Value,” at the SAP International Research and Applications Congress in San Diego, February 2001 | |
| Shah, B. & Pille, P. “A Framework for Determining Software Profitability,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Management, Center for Advanced Studies in Management, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 2000 | |
| Chauncey, C., and Shah, B., “Tracking, Measuring and Reporting Information Technology Benefits,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Management, Center for Advanced Studies in Management (ICAM ’97), Toronto, Ontario, July 1997 | |
| Chauncey, C., and Shah, B., “A Review of Factors that Contribute to the Software Crisis,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Management, Center for Advanced Studies in Management (ICAM ’97), Toronto, Ontario, July 1997 | |
| Shah, B., “Managing Information Technology Projects: Profile of Successful Projects,” Proceedings of the Global Conference on Small & Medium Industry & Business in the New Global Environment (GLOCOSM ’96), Bangalore, India, January 1996 | |
| Shah, B., “Outsourcing: A Methodology for Evaluating Vendor Proposals,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Management, Center for Advanced Studies in Management (ICAM ’96), Framingham, Massachusetts, June 1996 | |
| Chauncey, C., and Shah, B., “Justifying I.T. Investments: A Planning Framework,” Proceedings of the Information Technology Group, The Association of Management Conference (AoM ’95), Vancouver, British Columbia, August 1995. | |
- MBA, Minnesota State University, USA
- BEng, MS University of Baroda, India
- PEng
- ISP