Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Dashboard for Project Progress Evaluation

University:

Northumbria University London

Subject:

Business Intelligence / Data Analytics / Project Management

Module:

Data Analytics and Project Management for Business Intelligence

Level:

Masters / Postgraduate

Assignment Overview

This group assessment requires students to act as Project Analysts and critically evaluate the progress of a university project using business intelligence, data analytics and project management techniques. The scenario is based on Northumbria University London planning two major events: a Convocation and an associated Concert. Students must select one of these projects and assess its progress through a professionally structured presentation. The assessment requires students to begin by defining the main problem or opportunity associated with the selected project. They must then identify and analyse the project's key stakeholders and deliverables. A major component of the work involves evaluating project progress using suitable business intelligence and data analytics techniques and developing an appropriate dashboard, which may be created using Microsoft Excel or other suitable software. Students must not only present the dashboard but also critically analyse and justify its design, selected metrics, analytical methods and usefulness for project monitoring and decision-making. Because the projects are treated as already being in progress, students are permitted to create assumed or projected data to demonstrate their dashboards. The assessment does not primarily evaluate the accuracy of real project data; instead, it assesses students' ability to design, present and critically evaluate meaningful dashboards. Any assumed data should therefore remain realistic, internally consistent and relevant to the selected project. The presentation should conclude with evidence-based recommendations for the successful implementation and use of the proposed business intelligence or data analytics solution. Academic references and relevant examples must support the presentation, and a single reference list must be included. Assessment weighting places particular emphasis on application of BI tools and techniques (30%), followed by stakeholders and deliverables (20%) and justification of BI tools (20%). Project and opportunity analysis, conclusions and recommendations, and presentation/referencing are each worth 10%. The final assessment is a 15-minute group presentation followed by a 5-minute question-and-answer session. Every group member must contribute to the presentation. The PowerPoint submission is made electronically through Turnitin. Do not select Harvard automatically for this one. Unlike the previous Roehampton brief, this Northumbria brief requires academic references and a reference list but does not state a specific referencing style in the uploaded document.