Strategy plan

Final Paper - Strategic Plan

Your Strategic Plan is a 4-page single-spaced document that should roadmap an effective plan to identify important milestones to build analytic capabilities for the organization. Your roadmap can be represented in many ways, but should address:

1. Comprehensive Review of the business and migration plans

2. Explain how the plan is tied to the business goals and supported by stakeholders

3. Clearly explains the existing state, missed opportunities and existing challenges

4. Explains how to prioritize implementation phases, including estimates, order of operations and required phases. 

Rubric for Scoring

• Articulation of how analytics will drive competitive advantage, and business value of building analytic capability (20 points total)

  • Does the vision aspire for more? (5 points)

  • Is it relevant and compelling? (5 points)

  • Does it provide benefit to the overall enterprise (vs. specific siloes)? (10 points)

• Development of business case for change through analytics (25 points total)

  • Is it clear on the benefit to each part of the organization? (10 points)

  • Does it prioritize across functions, and what is the rationale? (10 points)

  • Does it explain the downside if analytics are not used effectively? (5 points)

• Shaping of the implementation strategy: is it comprehensive and realistic? (30 points)

  • Does it clearly define stages in building capability through people/culture, processes and technology? (15 points)

  • Is the staging realistic and practical? What is the rationale for the specific objectives at each stage? (15 points) 

• Risks and obstacles to implementation: what are potential weaknesses of the implementation plan?

  • What could go wrong? (25 points)

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