Assessment item - Creating a Big Data Strategy...Decision Making using Big Data
My use case is Walmart big data strategy.
The tasks
You are required to do market research and write a report on how Big Data can be used in Decision Support and Business Intelligence (DS&BI). You are required to select/ research a use case for Big Data Strategy. You are required to identify and create business strategy for Big Data use case. Business strategy should be mapped clearly to business initiatives, objectives and tasks. You should able to define required technology stack and required data and analytics architecture for Big data for DS&BI including the Master Data Management (MDM). You should able to address advanced analytics requirements necessary to support the business strategy they have selected. And the role social media plays in organisations decision making process. You are required to discuss Big Data Value creation process.
The report should address the followings:
1. Identify, create and discuss Business Strategy for a Big Data use case
2. Identify and align business initiatives, objectives and Tasks with the developed Business Strategy.
3. Identify and discuss the required Technology Stack.
4. Discussion on Data Analytics and MDM to support DS&BI.
5. Discuss support of NoSQL for Big Data Analytics.
6. Discussion on different NoSQL Databases and its use in Big Data use case you have chosen.
7. Role of Social media in organisations decision making process.
8. Discussion on Big Data Value creation process.
The Report - You will produce a report that aims to explain your Decision making using Big Data as per the layout and submission guidelines mentioned below.
Report Layout and Submission Guidelines- Students are advised to observe the word count limit to 3000 words.
- Title Cover Page with clear details of course title/name, student number/name, lecturer & tutor
- Introduction: Introduction must clearly define the aims of the report. Students should include following in the introduction:
Students need to define what they are going to talk about. Students need to show what they are trying to do with the selected use case ---the topic - the direction. Students should show what they are going to cover (and what they not, if required). Students need to give background information necessary to understand the report. Introduction must identify the project objectives.
1. Identify, create and discuss Business Strategy for a Big Data use case
2. Identify and align business initiatives, objectives and Tasks with the developed Business Strategy.
3. Identify and discuss the required Technology Stack
4. Discussion on Data Analytics and MDM to support DS&BI
5. Discuss support of NoSQL for Big Data Analytics.
6. Discussion on different NoSQL Databases and its use in Big Data use case you have chosen.
7. Role of Social media in organisations decision making process
8. Discussion on Big Data Value creation process.
Reflections and Conclusions -
Present your reflections about the decision making using Big Data (e.g. achievement and constraints).
Provide a brief summary of your findings
References (must complete by showing 5 references with their related in-text citations).