Write 3 to 5 page report about this technology, specifying how business intelligence can use data collected from business applications to improve an organization's competitiveness.

Individual Assignment

1. What should be submitted

1. A Word document (CIS568.W4.???) meeting the assignment requirements.

2. A PDF or Word document (CIS568.W4.PC.???) containing the plagiarism check report.

Simply copy (not screen print) the entire plagiarism report to a word document and submit it. Completed plagiarism report must be turned in to receive credit for the assignment. If not available before the deadline, submit this document once it’s available. No penalty if the plagiarism check report is submitted late.

Remember to replace ??? with initials of your First, Middle, Last Names. For example, CIS568.W4.SSS.

Plagiarism report :

Please refer to Week 1 Assignment Requirement document for details.

2. Objective

To review and understand business intelligence and its benefit to businesses.

3. Assignment Requirement

As we enter the age of big data, it is appropriate to discuss the capabilities and potential benefits of using Business Intelligence (BI) in support of Mary's MediBracelets.

Consider the overall use of information systems, including BI applications in support of decision-making and marketing.

Write 3 to 5 page report about this technology, specifying how business intelligence can use data collected from business applications to improve an organization's competitiveness.

Organization / Development

Include introduction and conclusion. There is no need to include an abstract for short papers.

Ensure the paper, excluding cover page, reference page and the appendix is within 3-5 pages.

*** The instructor will not read and grade pages beyond the 5th page. ***

• Direct quotes will be excluded during grading of contents. Ensure the content in direct quote is not the primary fact.

• Direct quotes must be less than 10% of your paper. Assignments containing more than 10% direct quotes will not be graded and assigned 0 point.

• Address the required components of the assignment in the order outlined in the grading rubric. Otherwise, I might miss them while grading.

• Each paragraph should consist of three or more sentences.

Mechanics

• Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

  • Please review “APA Guidelines” provided in Instructor Announcements section.

• Use effective headings to explicitly identify the major components as outlined in the grading rubric.

• Use third person pronouns. If you are not sure what this means, research it. Hint ! No I, we and you.

• References: You should have at least two references.

• Citation: There should be at least two citations due to the fact that you have two references!

4. Grading Rubric

The following is point allocation breakdown for the major components of the paper. Use the entries colored in Fuchsia as your level 1 paragraph headings.

5. Recommendations/Tips

Address each requirement of the assignment in the order outlined in the grading rubric below. Use appropriate headings to clearly identify the requirement you are addressing.

Do not provide definitions or theories.

BI processes/phases

The definition of BI will vary drastically depending on how the BI is used. Due to that, there will be many different documentations of BI. For this assignment focus on the four specific processes that deals with gathering, storing, accessing and analyzing data. For each process, discuss any application or technology that the process uses to manage data.

The four specific data related processes with application and technology examples are discussed in the South Bend case study. You can cite any of the application or technology examples from the text book or any other sources to demonstrate your understanding of the processes.

Discuss each of the data related process in its own paragraph.

Do not discuss Mary’s business in this general discussion section.

Business intelligence for Mary’s business

All discussion should be specific to Mary’s business and Mary should be able to understand and relate to your explanation. Every claim must be supported with facts/data from Mary’s business.

Business process

Identify a business process where BI can be implemented. Is BI replacing a particular business process or supplementing it? Refer to the text book for the diferent business processes. The business process must be explictly identified.

What data is needed?

Need to include discussion on data, data gathering and analysis. Be specific on the data.

Outcome/results of BI.

Include data analysis and the result from the analysis. Discuss at least two results.

How can the business use the data from BI to increase productivity and provide a competitive advantage?

Based on the results from the previous results of BI, discuss how Mary can use the results and strategize plans to compete.

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