H A Systems Analysis and Design
8
Consultant’s Report
Release Date:
Monday, January 06, 2014
Due Da
t
e: 7:00 p.m. EST Monday March 24, 2014
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This assignment uses the research and content of your presentation to develop a formal document to
submit to stakeholders/CEOs/CIOs/CFOs/supervisors from which they will make decisions for taking the
enterprise/corporation/project forward
as part of change management
.
This assignm
ent is different
in that it will be marked harder than the others, demanding a demonstration
of understanding of the critical distinctions of systems analysis and design we have covered so far.
Further, more will
be demanded of your skills as a writer and a communicator
in order to effectively
impart
the sa
lient points of your report, using the language of precision
as well as diagrams
to clarify
and convey the mental models you are using.
In essence, you want to
test
your report (T in PADIT) however formally or informally you choose, before
you submit it.
Work to c
lose your
feedback loop by giving your report to a colleague/friend/
”
parental
unit
”
to read and then reflect back what you have. Ideally, their descript
ion/retelling of your report will
match the message/purpose/goals you set out to achieve.
Parts of the Report
While there are standard parts of a report, you will want to personalize/stylize your report to reflect
your competitive advantage/value
–
add/bran
d
as a systems analyst/designer. For example, y
ou may
choose to use
CASE tools
and/
or
Dr.
Ben
S.
Graham
Jr.
’s Checklist (from Mary
)
to structure your report.
Included will be a list of deliverables which match the charter/agreement/proposal in order to mea
sure
success. This list is the metric against which you evaluate success. What is delivered in a “measurable”
fashion is the value
–
add. This score card /dashboard must be precise and concise. Identify what you
promised plus anything extra.
You will need t
o include description
–
rich quantitative and qualitative results as well as your
recommendations which are strategic and practical for future with a timeline/structure for review (e.g.
annual year
–
end review.
)
Understand that this report will be used and re
used
to help the corporation move forward.
You will need a project glossary which resolves any naming conventions/issues.
Use Mary’s Seven Steps to help you structure your report.
Incorporate
an executive summary,
a budget and a list of who is going to co
mplete tasks, along with a
timeline, all as appropriate.
Include an invoice for your consulting work with your stylized brand.
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