CASE STUDY

What is case study?

a case study (or case report) is a descriptive, exploratory or explanatory analysis of a person, group or event. Are written summaries or syntheses of real-life cases based upon data and research. writing a case study is that the case should have a problem for the readers to solve. The case should have enough information in it that readers can understand what the problem is and, after thinking about it and analyzing the information, the readers should be able to come up with a proposed solution

The process of developing a case study:

Define the objective of the case study Identify the important players within the organization, the stakeholders or those who have a vested interest in the outcomes

Identify other target groups of the organization, whether clients or suppliers

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State the official mission of the organization studied State the historical mission of the organization.

State the understood mission of the stakeholders in the organization.

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Scale the importance of stakeholders, whether in decision-making or effect of consequences Outline the formal decision-making process

Note informal decision-making processes

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Identify the process of production or service delivery Identify support mechanisms Identify competitors

What is the organizational context of the profession or of competitors?

State the major problem State subsequent problems and implications State the role of management

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State the role of production/service providers Identify strategic issues Identify decisions needed to be made

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Identify risk factors Identify historical precedents

Define Remedial options

Find the alternatives. Relate the alternatives with the problems. Compare options as regard pros and cons, theory and risk factor.

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Make your recommendation and justify. Evaluate the recommendation with justification. Write an executive summary and focusing on key elements.

Summary
Step 1- Situation Audit Step2- Problem Definition Step3-Identification of Alternatives Step4-Criteria Step5-Analysis Step6-Recommendations