The study presents an innovative approach to enhancing engineering students' comprehension and practical application of project evaluation concepts and financial statement analysis through an interactive digital platform. This platform leads students through a series of logically structured, common-language questions designed to facilitate the integration of project-specific data, ultimately generating financial reports to support data-driven decision-making.

Students are tasked with diagnosing a real-world organizational challenge, designing or redesigning key processes, and structuring the financial impact of their proposed solutions. A significant obstacle faced by students is their limited practical experience in accurately defining project information and translating it into comprehensive financial statements, such as income statements and cash flow projections. The digital platform mitigates this challenge by demystifying complex financial concepts, presenting them in an intuitive, step-by-step format. This approach allows students to focus on the strategic and operational dimensions of their projects, rather than struggling with the intricacies of financial reporting.

The study underscores how the platform fosters experiential learning, cultivating critical thinking and problem-solving skills while bridging the gap between technical problem-solving and financial viability analysis. Students reported that the platform not only reinforced their understanding of theoretical concepts but also provided an invaluable opportunity to apply and validate their results by comparing them with those generated by the platform. Moreover, the tool contributed to improved performance in appropriately sizing their proposed solutions and effectively justifying them to the organization under analysis.

This study was conducted during the capstone project course of the Industrial and Systems Engineering program at Tecnológico de Monterrey, implemented concurrently across two campuses, engaging approximately 100 students. Results indicate increased student engagement, improved comprehension of financial structures, and greater confidence in utilizing financial data to support project justification. This experience adds to the ongoing discourse on technology integration in higher education, demonstrating how interactive tools can transform engineering education by connecting technical design with financial analysis — an essential competency for future engineering professionals.

Keywords: Interactive learning, project evaluation, financial statements, engineering education, technology in teaching.