CIS5302 S1 2016
Presentation: search for examples of consulting company reports, your assignment should have a professional look and feel; put your name, student number, course and semester only on the cover sheet – the rest of the assignment should look like a professional Business Analyst’s report.
Word length: a guide is that for assignment tasks requiring a written response you would expect around 1 page for a task worth 10 marks; brevity and clarity is more important than volume of words. As noted above you should pay particular attention to use of subheadings, fonts and other ways of improving readability, Business Analysis is all about clarity of communication.
Assignment 3
Using the same case study you used in Assignment 2 and building upon the work you have already completed you need to undertake the following tasks:
TASK 3.01 Journal Continue your journal (a project log or diary) for this next Assignment. Use a table with columns for activity number, date, activity, description and status. The journal will serve as the diary of your project. The journal should be attached as an Appendix to your report (10 Marks)
TASK 3.02 Develop a one-page table of key requirements (product backlog)
from the perspectives of each of the stakeholders (user stories)
using Agile format “As a .... I want to .... so that..”). The Product
backlog should be in a spreadsheet format (10 Marks)
TASK 3.03 Provide an “AS IS” process using Business Process Modelling
Notation (BPMN) or UML (Unified Modelling Language) (10 Marks)
TASK 3.04 Develop a “TO BE” process using BPMN or UML (10 Marks)
TASK 3.05 Compare your As is and To be diagrams to prepare a briefing note for the Organisational change and Training Team regarding the anticipated
business impact of the system. You should make recommendations on how
these business impacts can be managed (20
Marks)
TASK 3.06 From a business perspective categorise the backlog using the MOSCOW requirement prioritization method (or other similar method – in which case you must name the method and give a reference) and identify the stories
that makes your minimum viable product (10 Marks)
TASK 3.07 Develop screen designs for two MUST stories created in Task 2.05 and identify any business rules; justify your design (10 Marks)
TASK 3.08 Write all acceptance criteria for these two stories to be done (10 Marks)
TASK 3.09 Write a Job Description for a Business Analyst to be recruited to join your
project (10 Marks)
Marking guide
10 (20) 9 (18) 8 (16) 7 (14) 5 (10) 3 (6) 0
High
Distinction: Distinction: Credit: Pass: Fail: Not
Submitted:
An outstanding attempt – well formatted and professionally presented piece of work. An excellent piece of work that meets all the specified criteria with very minor omissions or mistakes More than competently meets the criteria specified with only minor mistakes or omissions. Competently meets the criteria as specified with few minor mistakes or omissions. Satisfactorily meets the criteria. Did not sufficiently meet the criteria to pass. No attempt made or different from what is acceptable
Outstanding:
Assignment 4 (to be developed)
HINT – will be around developing a tender:
TASK 4.01 Presume you have completed a “waterfall method” processes of RFT,
evaluation of tenders and selection of a solution. Write the executive
summary of the Report to client where you explain the processes undertaken and recommend a preferred supplier (10 Marks)