1. IT & Finance
Class Introduction
Stefano Grazioli

2. First megatrend: Fintech

3. GComm7720 is about learning how to use technology to automate and support financial processes and decision making
Knowledge of Technology
Knowledge
of Business (Finance/Accounting
Teamwork/Leadership)
Competitive advantage
Business Intelligence: extracting & analyzing information from enterprise databases
Financial engineering: designing & implementing financial strategies
Automating business tasks

4. MS MIT’s Network Advantage Communications Group Altria Group Appian
Applied Predictive Technologies
Associated Veterans LLC
Avaya
Bon Secours Health Systems
Booz Allen Hamilton
Capital One
CapTech Ventures, Inc.
CarMax
CGI Federal
D2 Consulting
Deloitte Consulting
Delta Star Inc
Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of the Army / NGIC
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
DLA Piper LLP
DuPont Community Credit Union
eGlobal Tech
Enterprise Information Services, Inc.
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac GE
General Electric
Mobile Strategy Partners
IBM
International Monetary Fund
Knight Point Systems
Microsoft
National Science Foundation
Navy Federal Credit Union
New York Life Insurance Co.
Noblis
Opower Inc
PRA Group
RedWolf Cybersecurity
Salesforce
Tantus Technologies
The Advisory Board Company
The Goal, Inc.
The HumanGeo Group
The Pew Charitable Trusts
United States Army
University Of Virginia Health System
University of Virginia IT Services
US Patent and Trademark Office
Ventera Corporation
Virginia Tech

5. Second megatrend: Algorithmic and High Frequency Trading

6. Learning by doing

7. (gather, analyze, trade, control)
The Hedge Tournament
Hard skills
Experience with IT project management
A differentiating story to tell recruiters
Financial Markets
Your applications
(gather, analyze, trade, control)
Financial Data
Your financial
decisions

8. The Hedge Tournament

9. Class Objectives
“I understand how to use IT to solve business problems”
“I am comfortable around technology now.”
“I have acquired valuable skills in state-of-the-art tools”

10. Specific Tools on your CV
Business Intelligence tools: extracting & analyzing information from enterprise databases - SQL, SQL Server, Pivot Tables
Financial Engineering tools: designing & implementing financial strategies - Visual Studio, Hedge Tournament, Advanced Excel
Process redesign tools: automating repetitive business analysis tasks - Macros (Visual Basic for Applications), VSTO Visual Studio Tools for Office

11. Two Web Sites Public site Personal site
Google ‘Stefano Grazioli’ and go from there
Personal site
Get your password today at the end of class

12. Homework
What, already?

13. Suggestions
VS is one of the most complex and powerful software ever built. Some struggle is inevitable.
Give yourself plenty of time
Enjoy problem solving
Help each other (within the instructions & honor code)
Come and see me. Office hours on the web site.

14. WINIT What Is New In Technology
Go to the class web site for instructions
Pick a fintech company
And the first volunteer is...

15. Before you go…
Line-up here & Open an account for myCommSite