Reference no: EM132336092

Learning Outcomes

1. To critically appraise an organisation's existing provision of Management SupportSystems (MSS), which includes BI systems, based on a comprehensive understanding of the theory and practice of BI systems and their relationships withother MSS

2. To identify, and provide a thorough and convincing business case for, a BI system development opportunity for a target organisation.

3. Demonstrate the ability to create and communicate BI business proposals in a professional and persuasive manner, whilst drawing upon appropriate evidence sources which may, in turn, be incomplete, contradictory and complex.

Tasks:

Based on, or within, an organisational environment of your choosing1, provide a business case for a proposed BI system development for that organization. This could be a completely new BI system proposal (if there was none already present within your chosen company) or provide proposed changes to the existing BI System within your chosen company. The business case should allow senior management within the selected organization to effectively assess the feasibility of your proposal. It should cover at least the following:

• An overview of the BI system proposal, which may include the management information it will provide, the possible data source(s) and the underlying technical architecture.
• How the BI system proposal aligns with the organisation's corporate strategy.
• A competitor analysis of existing BI systems, and what this means for the BI systems proposal for your chosen company.
• An overall statement of the current position with respect to MSS within the organization and how the BI system proposal overcomes any weaknesses in these systems.
• Cost Benefit Analysis.
• Risk Assessment.

Non-technical, as well as technical, aspects should be considered where appropriate.

(Note:If you do not have all the information you need regarding any aspects of MSS/BI systems within your company, you may need to make some reasonable assumptions and amplify the descriptions accordingly, as you may have to do with the company description1.)

In addition, you MUST provide two ‘appendices' to the business case. Although not forming part of a typical BI system business case, these are required to (a) provide the overall context for your business case, and (b) to show you understand the features and typical categorizations of MSS.

Appendix 1 should provide a concise and clear overview of the selected organization, which should at least include:
– Its purpose, including corporate vision and strategy.
– Its overall structure.
– Its existing IS/IT infrastructure.

This overview should be around 1,000 words. It can contain one or more figures, tables, etc. as appropriate (text in these is not included in the calculation of overall word length).

Appendix 2 should provide a detailed assessment of FOUR of the existing MSS within your target organisation. For EACHof the four identified MSS, you should provide the following information:
– What the MSS is called by the organisation
– Key points that explain the purpose and function of the MSS in terms of management support.
– A short explanation of the data sources for the MSS
– The categorisation of the MSS (may be more than one, if it has subsystems that have different characteristics)
– Key arguments to justify why the MSS is categorised as it is.

There is no word limit for the four MSS assessments; the important point is that quality rather than quantity is provided. Bullet points and/or descriptions should be clear and relevant. Arguments for the categorisation(s) given should be clear, concise and convincing! You should use the Table structure provided on the last page of this coursework brief to present your work.

You can provide this assessment, or parts of it, in another equivalent form. For submissions involving other forms of submission (e.g., presentation with voice-over), the same content, conciseness and persuasive arguments are required. The only difference is that you have more control over how you ‘present' the work. It is strongly recommended that you discuss your submission format with the module tutor as soon as possible, under these circumstances, to ensure its equivalence and feasibility.

Attachment:- BI Systems Business Case.rar