1. EPLC Business Case
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Date: <mm/dd/yyyy>TABLE OF CONTENTS
41Executive Summary
52Introduction
52.1Purpose of Business Case
53gENERAL Project iNFORMATION
53.1Problem Statement
53.2Background and Context
53.3Goals
53.4Scope
63.5Risks/Issues1 Executive Summary
[You will write the executive after you have completed the
business case. This section is included here as a placeholder.]2
Introduction
2.1 Purpose of Business Case
[A Business Case assists organizational stakeholders in making
decisions regarding the viability of a proposed project effort.
Use of a Business Case is considered standard practice
throughout private and public industry. The purpose statement
answers these questions (Schmidt, 2016):
· Why is the case being built?
· Who will use the case?
· For what purpose will the case be used?

2. · What information will be needed in order to accomplish this
purpose?
Below is some boilerplate that you can use to draft your purpose
statement. Replace the text in brackets with information about
your organization.]
This Business Case Analysis for [title of business case] includes
an objectively documented analysis, comparison of alternatives
and recommendation to address [describe a critical mission
need(s), requirement(s), gap(s), or problem]. It is being
submitted to the [decision authority name] for [purpose of the
business case]. Alternatives are compared based on [information
needed to accomplish purpose].3 gENERAL Project
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3.1 Problem Statement
[Define a problem or need your organization is facing using the
5W2H method you used in Application 2.]
3.2 Background and Context
[Provide any additional information about that context of the
problem that would help decision-makers better understand the
current situation. Include in this section a discussion of the
risks associated with addressing or not addressing the problem.
Specifically, discuss any issues related to political feasibility
and technological feasibility. Also, explain value implications
(issues related to accountability, integrity, and diversity)
associated with addressing the problem or need. Lastly, identify
the root causes of the problem using the 5 whys method.
3.3 Goals
[Explain the goals you hope to achieve by addressing the
problem or need. The goals may include the benefits of
mitigating the problem, increased efficiencies from addressing
the problem, or cost savings. If possible, provide measureable

3. goals. For example, rather than stating, “the goal is to save
money,” state “the goal is to reduce transportation costs in the
police department by 5%.” 3.4 Scope
[“The statement of scope places boundaries on the around the
analysis limiting the factors taken into consideration as part of
the analysis and the reach of proposed alternatives. For this
section, you need to define the boundaries of the proposed
project with respect to time, geographical area, functional area,
processes, users, or any other factor that would potentially
impact decision-makers” (DOD, 2011; 2014).]
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Discussion Question:
Choose one business intelligence (BI) tools discussed in
Chapter 6 that interests you. Conduct research on the Internet to
learn more about the BI tool. In your initial discussion post,
briefly explain what you learned to your group members. You
may also provide a list of references where others can learn
more about your BI tool. In your response post, review the post
of another group member and suggest 2 or 3 ways their BI tool
could be used to improve performance or enhance decision
making in an organization.
You must submit your post before being able to view the posts
of others. After submitting your response, evaluate the response
of one of your group members. Remember to be professional
and respectful in your evaluation.
Chosen Discussion topic
Visual Analytics: As discussed in previous sections, business
intelligence systems can provide business decision makers with

4. a wide variety of analyses to support decision making.
However, in the end it is still the humans who have to interpret
the output from these systems. With the growing complexity of
the underlying data (such as multiple dimensions, including
spatial dimensions), interpreting the outputs becomes extremely
challenging. Visual analytics (sometimes called visual data
discovery) is the combination of various analysis techniques
and interactive visualization to solve complex problems. By
combining human intelligence and reasoning capabilities with
technology’s retrieval and analysis capabilities, visual analytics
can help in decision making, as the strengths of both the human
and the machine merge.
Reference
Information Systems Today: Managing in the Digital World (8th
Edition) Joe Valacich and Christopher Schneider