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Business Intelligence / Data Analytics / Project Management
Business Intelligence and Data Analytics for Project Progress Evaluation
This assessment for the Data Analytics and Project Management for Business Intelligence module requires students to critically evaluate the progress of a live-style project through the application of business intelligence and data analytics techniques. Working as a group of Project Analysts, students select either a Convocation project or Concert project associated with Northumbria University London and prepare a professional presentation assessing its progress, stakeholders, deliverables and performance. The assessment begins with development of a clear project problem or opportunity statement, followed by identification and analysis of the key stakeholders and deliverables associated with the selected project. Students then use Business Intelligence and Data Analytics techniques to examine project progress and communicate findings through dashboards. The assessment permits the use of Microsoft Excel or other suitable software for dashboard development. A central part of the task is the creation and critical evaluation of a project dashboard. Students are expected to use realistic assumed or projected data where necessary, as the assessment is designed to test the ability to design, interpret and critically evaluate dashboards rather than the accuracy of real project data. The data should therefore be internally consistent, relevant to the selected project and capable of generating meaningful management insights. Students must also critically justify their chosen BI and analytics tools, explaining how the dashboard supports project monitoring and informed decision-making. The assessment concludes with recommendations for the successful implementation and use of a Business Intelligence or Data Analytics solution within the selected project. Academic references and relevant examples should be used to support the analysis. The marking criteria place the greatest 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, conclusion and recommendations, and presentation and referencing each contribute a further 10%. Higher-performing work is expected to demonstrate critical evaluation, meaningful dashboard insights, strong theoretical or industry justification and professionally presented recommendations. If the file you want to upload is the resubmission report instead Use the same University, Subject and Module Name, but change these fields: Title: Business Intelligence and Project Analytics: Individual Critical Analysis of Project Performance Assignment type: MS Technical and Scientific Writing Word count: 1,500–2,000 words Key topics: Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Project Management, Stakeholder Analysis, BI Tools, Dashboard Evaluation, Project Opportunity Analysis, Project Deliverables, Critical Analysis, Project Recommendations The resubmission is an individual written report in which the student selects only one area from the original project—Project & Opportunity Analysis, Stakeholders & Deliverables, Application of BI Tools & Techniques, Justification of BI Tools, or Conclusion & Recommendations—and develops it in depth. It should use the same Convocation or Concert project context while demonstrating independent critical analysis, reflection and application of theory.
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Business Management / Strategic Management
50,000 words
Starbucks Labour Relations and Unionisation: Strategic Business Consultancy Analysis
his Masters-level Business Project presents a strategic consultancy analysis of Starbucks, focusing on the company's ongoing labour-relations challenges, unionisation disputes and associated legal, operational and reputational implications. The project examines how employee relations and organised labour can develop from a human-resource concern into a wider strategic management issue affecting corporate governance, organisational performance, stakeholder trust and long-term brand value. The report follows the consultancy structure required by the Business Project assessment, beginning with identification of a current organisational challenge and the resulting issues affecting the client organisation. The official brief requires the selected challenge to be connected with current affairs, emerging industry trends and the organisation's wider business strategy. It also requires evaluation of both internal and external stakeholders and analysis using conceptual and numerical secondary data. In the completed project, Starbucks' labour dispute and unionisation environment are examined through several strategic-management frameworks. PESTLE analysis is used to assess political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental influences surrounding labour relations. SWOT analysis evaluates Starbucks' organisational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, while Porter's Generic Strategies considers the relationship between differentiation, competitive positioning and labour-management practices. The project also applies stakeholder analysis to groups including senior leadership, employees, unions, regulators, customers, investors and other external stakeholders. A major part of the analysis considers stakeholder power, interest, legitimacy and urgency. The assessment brief specifically requires students to identify internal and external stakeholders, assess their power and interests, and evaluate how the investigated business challenge affects each stakeholder group. The project concludes with evidence-based strategic recommendations designed to improve labour relations, governance and organisational resilience. Recommendations include strengthening good-faith bargaining, developing more consistent labour-governance practices, improving workforce systems and employee participation, incorporating labour-relations indicators into ESG and corporate reporting, and adopting a coordinated legal and reputation-management strategy. Overall, the work demonstrates the application of strategic management, stakeholder analysis, corporate governance, HRM and secondary-data evaluation to a contemporary organisational challenge. The official assessment requires recommendations to arise directly from the critical analysis and to explain how they create strategic value for the client organisation and its wider industry. The completed submission itself is titled Business Project and focuses on Starbucks; its contents include the organisational challenge, purpose of the report, stakeholder impact, secondary-data evaluation, and recommendations and conclusion.
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Management / Business Management
5,000 words
Principles of Management: AstraZeneca Management Analysis and Skills Development Report
This Masters-level Principles of Management assignment examines the management practices, organisational environment and managerial functions of AstraZeneca plc. The assessment is structured as a 5,000-word management report in which the student acts as a business consultant and critically evaluates how management theories, concepts and practices contribute to organisational performance and value creation. The work requires the application of relevant academic literature alongside case-study evidence and independent research on AstraZeneca. The first part of the assessment considers key management theories and practices. Students are expected to examine how management contributes to AstraZeneca's success, apply an appropriate dimension of the Competing Values Framework, and select an additional relevant management theory. Suggested theoretical perspectives include Scientific Management, Bureaucratic Theory, Administrative Theory, Contingency Theory and Total Quality Management, although students are encouraged to select theories most appropriate to the organisation rather than applying every available model. The assignment also evaluates AstraZeneca within the global business environment. Frameworks such as LoNG-PEST or Porter's Five Forces may be used to analyse global, national and local influences, including significant opportunities and threats. Students then critically analyse an internal organisational challenge and consider how the core management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling can be applied to address it. Supporting analytical approaches may include Value Chain analysis, VRIO and stakeholder analysis. A further component focuses on personal and professional development. Students complete a Personal SWOT analysis and construct a Skills Development Plan linked to future career aims. This is followed by a 500-word reflective statement examining personal management competencies, including self-management, problem-solving and decision-making. An appropriate reflective framework, such as Borton, Kolb or GROW, is applied to structure the reflection. Overall, the assessment integrates management theory, organisational analysis, global business considerations, managerial decision-making and reflective professional development. It is designed to demonstrate Level 7 critical analysis and the practical application of management concepts to a contemporary multinational organisation. The wider module covers management theories, stakeholder management, global management, planning and decision-making, human resource management, leadership, operations and finance for managers
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Business Management / Business Consultancy / Supply Chain Management
5,000 words
Digital Transformation for Sustainable Supply Chain Transparency at Unilever: Blockchain, IoT and AI
This MSc Business Consultancy Project requires students to undertake an evidence-based consultancy investigation addressing a strategically significant business problem within a selected organisation. The assessment is designed to replicate professional consultancy practice by requiring students to define a focused organisational challenge, critically analyse secondary evidence, apply relevant management frameworks, evaluate stakeholder implications and develop practical recommendations that create value for the client organisation. The final submission is a 5,000-word consultancy report, including a 500-word employability reflection. The reference project examines Unilever Plc and focuses on the challenge of improving transparency and traceability across its complex global supply chain. Particular attention is given to the potential application of Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support real-time traceability, predictive analytics, ethical sourcing, operational efficiency and sustainability performance. The project considers how digital transformation could support Unilever's sustainability objectives while responding to growing regulatory, environmental and stakeholder pressures. The consultancy report requires a structured analysis consisting of an executive summary, introduction, company/client overview, clearly defined business problem and consultancy focus, and detailed stakeholder analysis. Students then undertake an extensive data analysis and framework application section using two or three relevant theoretical models alongside credible secondary evidence, industry reports, company data, tables, charts or Excel outputs. Findings should be interpreted critically and linked back to appropriate strategic or management frameworks while incorporating ethical and sustainability considerations. The project concludes with three prioritised, actionable and evidence-based recommendations, including consideration of implementation risks, barriers and anticipated benefits. Students must also critically reflect on the employability skills developed through the consultancy project, including research, analysis, problem-solving, project management, communication, professional behaviour, ethical awareness and future career development. All academic and professional evidence must be cited using the Harvard Referencing System, with emphasis on credible and current sources.
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Business Intelligence / Data Analytics / Project Management
Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Dashboard for Project Progress Evaluation
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.
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