BUSINESS

INTELLIGENCE
Assignment Brief – 01
ANC HND
Introduction

■ Type: Individual report ■ Areas to be covered

■ Words: 1,350 to 1,650 – Sector of the organization
■ Requirement – IS/IT used
■ Impact of IS/IT on the
– Choose any organization organization
■ Investigate the use of BI
– Any tools used?
■ Recent issues faced by the
organization ■ BI
■ Datawarehouse
– Identify the challenges in the
environment
Introduction to the Organization

■ Provide an overview to the organization

– Operations
– Products/Services
– Branches
■ Must be connected to BI

■ Words: 300
Research

■ Management of decision making

– Use literature
■ Importance of decision making
■ Decision making process
■ Impact of decision making
– Consider the chosen organization

■ Words: 500
BI Issues

■ BI relevant issues faced by the ■ Words: 450

organization
■ Systems used to overcome issues
– Information management
systems
– IT strategies
– Knowledge management
systems
Conclusion

■ Summary of the importance of BI to the chosen organization

■ Restate the main idea of your report
■ Focus on the pros and cons of BI to the organization

■ Words: 250
Overall Coherence

■ Objective presentation of information

■ Referencing: Harvard
■ Formatting
■ Justified commentaries
1.0 Title Page

■ Name of the chosen organization

■ Student ID
■ Word Count
■ Lecturer's Name
2.0 Executive Summary

■ Summarize the main theme

3.0 Background of the Organization

■ Identify the following , considering the chosen organization

– Aims
– Objectives
– Mission
– Main operational areas and challenges faced
■ Evaluate all operational areas
■ Connect to BI
3.0 Background of the Organization
(Contd.)
■ Use of BI in operational areas
4.0 Decision Making & Analysis

■ Theories
– Management decision making
■ Processes
– Relate to the chosen organization
– Critical analysis of group dynamics and decision making
■ Theories
4.0 Decision Making & Analysis (Contd.)

 Management decision making: Models

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4.0 Decision Making & Analysis (Contd.)

■ Management decision making

– Refer Lecture 5 (slides 14 to 23)
4.0 Decision Making & Analysis (Contd.)

 Potential advantages of group decision making:

– Greater amounts of information, knowledge, and expertise are available.
– More action alternatives are considered.
– Increased understanding and acceptance of outcomes.
– Increased commitment to implement final plans.

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4.0 Decision Making & Analysis (Contd.)

 Potential disadvantages of group decision making:

– Pressure to conform
– Minority domination (The most powerful 10%)
– Decision making takes longer
– Group think
– Risky shift

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5.0 Conclusion

■ Summarize the three most important points from the report

– Focus on BI impacts on the organization
6.0 Reference List

■ Harvard referencing and citations to be used