Case Study: Carnegie Mellon University launches a rubric-backed application workflow with SoPact

Carnegie Mellon University launches a rubric-backed application workflow in 5 days with SoPact

Carnegie Mellon University's Project Olympus, an entrepreneurship program, faced a tight deadline. They needed to launch a high-volume application workflow in just one week and make final decisions within three weeks, leaving no time for a lengthy software implementation or manual review process. The challenge was to ensure every application was evaluated consistently against a detailed rubric.

The vendor, SoPact, implemented an AI-native application workflow in only five days. Their solution used the program's rubric to automatically read, score, and rank each application. This allowed the large volume of applications to be reviewed overnight, resulting in a defensible shortlist of 35-50 semi-finalists for the human committee. With SoPact, Project Olympus achieved a faster, more consistent path to a final decision, with every score directly traceable to the application evidence and rubric.

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