Critically evaluate and recommend a term project for implementation. Place yourself in an organizational context. Understand the environment in which this organization functions.

• Describe the real or fictitious strategic context for your project topic. You may:
  • Explain about the industry, the organization and other environmental factors. For example, IBM is a corporation that develops hardware, software and provider information technology services.
  • Write about its history, the way the company has changed, the evolution of the industry, current industry trends, etc.
• Present a SWOT analysis on the selected industry/organization.
• Choose a business area for your project topic. Focus on, and explain a specific area within the organization such as marketing, information technology, finance, etc.
• Analyze your options and recommend your project topic. This will be a project in the chosen business area.
• Calculate and share the ROI and payback period for the recommended project. You can click to download the ROI & Payback Period template Download ROI & Payback Period template [XLS, file size 23.5 KB] for this calculation.
• Finally, in a reflection of at least 30 words, describe the most interesting and challenging parts of preparing the project proposal, as well as any recommendations to your classmates for preparing the proposal.