Referencing Styles : Open
In the first assignment you need to write a project brief of about 1000 words. You should follow the instructions below:
• Provide a general overview about principles and techniques of Business Intelligence & Analytics (BIA) as it relates to a corporate performance perspective (also start of BI Lifecycle).
• Choose one out of the four organisations below:
1. Apple Inc.
2. United Nations
3. Back in Motion
4. Volunteering SA
• The organisation that you select will be the focus of both your assignments.
• Assume that the chosen organisation has contracted you to develop a dashboard for them.
• Provide a project brief back to the organisation including:
o What are the benefits that a dashboard and BIA can bring in general (be as specific as you can to that organisation’s business needs)
o Initial thoughts on what data should be included (including internal and external data)
o Potential challenges in implementing the dashboard (eg: data quality, data availability)
o Suggested audience for the dashboard (eg: management, all staff, partners and suppliers)
o Planned method for implementing, including who needs to be involved
o Sample dashboard from another organisation