Research & Analysis

• Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that describes the technology and provides a high-level overview of the non-technical components of the solution to demonstrate the intended vision of the product. Do not go into technical details, such as specifications, licensing, etc. Instead use language that business people can relate to.

Deliverable & Grading Criteria
• Submit one PowerPoint file for each part via Blackboard.
• Review rubric carefully for additional criteria and for more detail.

References
• APA style is not required. All sources online/offline must be included in the notes section of the PowerPoint file.
• Each slide must have at least one reference in the form of a working URL. Points deducted for missing or broken links.

The project consists of three main parts. Each part will be graded separately. The deliverables are two PowerPoint files. The project topic must be approved by the instructor.

PART 1 – DUE WEEK 5

In part one, your goal is to clearly understand the organization’s mission, goals, history, current conditions affecting the organization. Then you need provide an overview that will serve as a background to the project.

Topic Selection due week 1: Select a company
• Pick a business that you are either familiar with or you would like to learn more about (maybe a company you work for now or you worked for in the past). Focusing on the proposed business value of the BI product that you will select, you will explain how this technology would help your organization. You are the president of this company, and this presentation needs to convince you to sign the order for this new BI solution.

Presentation Outline – what should be included in the PowerPoint presentation
Overview (Your Company): Briefly describe the organization: services or products, operations (local vs. global), etc. One slide

PART 2 – DUE WEEK 5

In part two, the objective is to research and pick a BI company by collecting data from publicly available repositories to describe the general value proposition of this BI solution for the selected organization.

Topic Selection due week 1: Select a BI Company & Product
• Pick a Business Intelligence (BI) company. As a starting point, you can review your textbook for a short list or google the keyword business intelligence. The company you pick must have a BI product and if it does, you will see BI mentioned in the description of the product or company.
• Review its product and service offerings. Then select only one BI product that you want to study. You may choose to select more than one product or solution. However, you are still responsible to cover fully all aspects of these products and stay within the guidelines (on minimum and maximum number of slides).

Presentation Outline – what should be included in the PowerPoint presentation
1. BI Company: Brief description, years in business, public/private, revenue or market share. Why this company? One slide
2. BI Product: Briefly describe the BI product you selected: Focus on the business aspects and not the technical details. If the company has more than one product, provide a high-level overview of other products in order to better explain where the product you selected fits in with the rest of the portfolio.
3. BI Case Studies: Include 3 case studies. Describe the use of the product in various industries or sectors relying on case studies, magazine articles, or white papers. Are there other companies in the same or different industry that are using this product? If so, how are they benefiting from it that may be relevant in your case? Make sure to include a summary on your slide and the actual source in the notes section.
4. BI Demo/Video: Include at least 1 product demo or video that describes and/or promotes the product. It must demonstrate its business value and cannot be an instruction video or a training module. Copy/paste the web page link of the actual demo onto a slide or embed it within the presentation (Note: the URL link will only work if you are in the presentation).

PART 3– DUE WEEK 7

In the third part, the focus is on preparing analyses that will present the business value proposition of the BI technology to C-level Executive Teams.

Presentation Outline – what should be included in the PowerPoint presentation

1. Analysis: Describe specifically how the BI solution should help your organization. Include only the key and relevant business challenges in the context of the BI product that is being considered here. Use bullet points and you may include additional comments in the notes section (this is not required). However, the slide needs to stand on its own and deliver the key message. Furthermore, it should act as a conclusion to your presentation, driving home the main points. Deliver the business value proposition: how will this technology enable your organization execute its strategy. Be specific and avoid generic, cookie cutter statements.

Research &amp; Analysis • Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that...

Research & Analysis • Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that...