Business Analysis Techniques for Organizational Strategy - Assessment Overview

Task

This is the second of two assessments for this course. For this assessment, you will complete a report that critically apply business analysis technique(s) to solve a business issue and justify the solution to suit the organisational strategy.

This is an individual assessment that you will complete in your learner-managed time, however, your teacher will provide opportunities during class time for clarification and guidance. All work must be completely your own and all literature used must be referenced appropriately using APA 6th edition. In order to pass this course, you must achieve a cumulative grade of at least 50%, across assessments one and two.

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Critically evaluate the evolution of the role of business analysts within an organisation.

2. Critically apply business analysis techniques to solve organisational issues in Aotearoa New Zealand.

3. Critically develop and justify solutions aligning to organisational strategy.

For this assessment, you will first need to choose a real-world organisation from the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. For the chosen organisation, conduct the following:

1.Evaluate the role of business analysts within the organisation and how it evolved with time

2.Identify contemporary organisational/business analysis issues and propose solutions to them

3.Critically apply a business analysis technique to justify the solution of a problem for its alignment with the organisational strategy.