Task

This assignment require to select an appropriate organization that is in business for at least 3 years. Discuss the company background and business operation of the company. Identify the current problem and challenges endured by the organization. This assignment need to identify prospects of improvement to the organization by introducing analytics.

Research and write a report on how this organization can successfully implement analytics solution and information technologies related to business analytics which would result in improvement of their business processes, organizational transformation, higher productivity, business growth, enhanced competitiveness, to have more effective managerial decision making and increased globalization opportunities.

The organization selected may be companies incorporated in Malaysia or multinational companies. From the selected organization, identify and describe analytical solution which could be implemented in the organization. Analyze and discuss the benefits and business transformations that these proposed solutions may bring to the organization.

The proposed solution or business analytical model should be referenced from reputable journals, white papers, business case studies or valid academic references. This report should be able to propose recommendation with regards to any mode of business transformation, business process improvement, CRM, Supply Chain Management or any relevant scope where analytic solution would value add to the business.

Suggested Report Structure:

1. Overview of Organization

- Type of business organization

- Product/service, market, customers

- Departments / Division and their roles

- Types of Information Systems currently used in the organization

- Description of Data/ Information generated by the business

o Data format: Structured / Unstructured

o Source of Data & Purpose of Data

- Description of Data/ Information used from external resources (if any)

2. Analysis of Current Business, problem encountered, gap analysis and competitive

environment

- Analyze current business environment

- Analyze the competitive environment

- Identification of current / future problems

3. Proposed Business Analytical solution

- Discuss the business transformation scope

- The Business Intelligence architecture

o Business Intelligence Architecture Diagram and description

o Benefits of BI for the organization

- The Data Warehouse & Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)

o Data Warehouse Framework Diagram and description

o Descriptions on data sources, ETL, and data marts

- The Predictive Modelling

o Description of Data Mining Methodology selected

o Types of Data Mining Techniques proposed

o Benefits of predictive model for the organization

4. Identify the key roles / team who may be involved in this business analytic project

team

5. Justify recommendation with valid reference

- Produce hypothetical analysis of future status of the business if analytical solution is implemented

- Discuss the impact of proposed solution with reference to the organizations

productivity, business performance, revenue growth.

6. Conclusion