Assignment1-Business Analysis
Business Analysis
Assignment1: Business Analysis& Business Case Statement
Hongyan Zhang
There are two important factors which heavily make influence on the quality of a final solution or product, they are related to the issues of why and how. “Why” is problem which is the rationale why your solution or system is needed.“How”is the approach or method which will determine how well in quality level that your solution or system is.They are the needs that should be determined before system requirement analysis.So , a business case is an opportunity of a project, which is gotten through the steps as follow: problem recognition , objective determination, the best solution choice based on optional approach （solution in general）analysis , feasibility analysis and recommendation making . Those tasks will help determine the rationale why your solution or system is needed. Requirement analysis c an’t be started before the rationale of project is determined. System requirement can be treated as a solution to business needs. That is why I designed the assignment1 as the teaching task to enhance your abilities of contract attainment.
There are two parts in this file, part1 is the guidance to conduct you find your opportunity step by step .Part2 is the template to content framework, which tell you what outcomes you should produce and document.
一．The Process of Your Work
Aim
Based on the result of Assignment1, you have clearly defined the organization which was your investigation object , you should start your work of business analysis in order to determine the scope and objectives of business change project ,the problems deeded to be solved ,feasibility of the problem-solving ,the recommended option of the solution ,and the solution documented in business
case.Bearinmindthatthetargetaudienceofthebusinesscaseisusuallytheclientorsenior managementwhowillapprove/rejecttheinvestmentproposal.
Activities
1.Background statement
https://www.wendangku.net/doc/b51523976.html,anization Definition (chosen as the object of your investigation)
3.Analyze the context of Business system and determine the problems, the
requirement or expectations of stakeholders for your business change defined in business case.
4.Identifythebenefitsoftheprojectintermsofmeasurableorganizationalvalue(MOV)--
‐TheMOVisthegoal
oftheITsolutionandisusedtodefinethevalues(benefits)thatyourprojectwillbringtoy ourclient.Itwillalsobeusedtoevaluatewhetheryourprojectwasasuccesslateron.Not
e:ifyouhavedefinedthefitcriterionforyourprojectwellinAssignment1,theywouldfor myourMOV.Ingeneral,theMOVshouldspelloutthefollowing:
1)Thearea(s)ofimpact:Financial,Customer,InternalProcesses,GrowthandLear
ning?Others?
2)Thepotentialvalue(s)oftheITSolution:Better?Faster?Cheaper?DoMore? You
should do your value analysis of your potential solution based on every
impact area above.
3)Appropriatemetricthatsetsatargetandexpectation.
4)TimeFrame forAchievingtheMOV.
5)SummaryoftheMOVinaClear,ConciseStatement,orTable.TheMOVshouldfoc
usontheorganization,notthetechnologythatwillbeusedtobuildorsupportthe
ITsolution.
5.Performresearchonviableoptions.Tosimplifytheassignment,yourteamneedsonlyto
researchonthesesolutionoptions:COTS,OpenSource,CustomizablePackageandIn‐h ousedevelopment.KeepevidenceofyourresearchandsubmititasanAppendix (Using the standard of citing you have learnt from information
retrieveing) .Theoutcomeofthisactivityshouldbeadescriptionofthepotentialsolutio noptions(e.g.PackageABCprovidedbyCompanyXYZ,orOpenSourceFramework123, etc.)thatwouldmeettherequirementsyouhavedeterminedinAssignment1.
6.Performhigh--‐levelOptionAnalysisonalloptionsresearchedinordertoeliminateallb
utoneoptionsdiscoveredfromActivity2above.Thecriteriayouusedinperformingthis stepshouldinclude,butnotrestrictedtothefollowingfactors:
1)ObjectivesMet
2)LevelofRequirementsMet
3)LevelofConstraintsMet
a. Solution
b. Project
4)High--‐levelImpactonStakeholders
5)High--‐le velCostComparison
6)High--‐levelRiskComparison
7)KeyassumptionsmadeintheComparison
7.PerformadetailedOptionsAnalysisfortheremainingsolution.Tosimplifytheassignm
ent,yourteamwillconsidertheROIandRiskanalysisfortheoptionidentifiedinActivity4 aboveagainstthebasecase(ofdoingnothing--‐theas--‐issolution).
8.Makearecommendationforyourchosenoption.Youwillneedtomakeastrongconfide
ntrecommendationbasedontheaboveanalysisaswellasanyothersupportingconside rationsthatareappropriateforyourcase.
The template of Assingment1 outcomes gives the guidance to document the final outcomes of your analysis. You should learn how to analysis business and how to state your results in industrial standard. The outcome of Assignment1 will be the input of your second assignment—Assignment2: Technical solution. So the
quality of this outcome will severely influence on the next assignment. You
should carefully chose your problem and clearly define the MOV—your project
goal and the scope the areas your solution will support.
二．The Content of Your Outcomes
Outcome Name: Business Case Statement
Executive Summary
Note:a succinct one page summary of the business problem, the key constraints and requirements, the solutions considered, the recommended solution, and the ROI.
1.Section1 Background
1.1Background
1.2Organization Definition
1.3Context of Business System
1.4Problem,Requirements&Constrains.
Note: This is where some adjustments to the requirements could be made
2.Section 2 Measureable Organizational Values
2.1. Area(s) of impact
2.2. Potential Value of the IT solution
2.3.Time Frame for achieving the MOV
2.4. Summary of MOV (in a table format)
3.Section 3 Solution Options
3.1. Overview of research
Note: Criteria used, the method used, key guiding criteria (this could be
constraints or requirements)
3.2. Option1
3.3. Option2
3.4. Option 3
Note: Here should be description of specific option and not option type (e.g. Microsoft Word 2008,and not off--‐the--‐shelf package)
4.Section 4 High--Level Option Analysis
Note: this should be done for the 3 options identified in Section 3 + the option of doing nothing)
4.1 Objectives Met
4.2 Requirements Met
4.3 Constraints Met
4.4 Impact on stakeholders
4.5 Costs
4.6 Risks
4.7 Summary and conclusion
5.Section5 Detailed Option Analysis
5.1 Base case revenue and cost drivers
5.2 IT case revenue and cost drivers
Note: Make sure all figures are justified—either based on figures obtained from the client organization or reasonable assumptions made
5.3 ROI
5.4 Sensitivity Analysis (optional)
5.5 Conclusion
6.Section6 Recommendation and Conclusion
6.1 Summary of solution
6.2 Summary of ROI
6.3 Recommendation
Note: Be confident in your recommendation.
Appendix Evidence of research on the various options