You are required to prepare a completed business case, supplemented with change management advice to support the investment and adoption of a particular emerging technology, to support the ongoing performance of FMG.
You should prepare this report as if you were presenting it to an executive decision maker of FMG, for the purpose of making strategic and investment plans.
You are required to identify an opportunity for an investment into emerging technologies to support improved performance of FMG.
In Part 1, you are required to:
• Provide an introduction of the FMG including the following details:
• When the company was established;
• The size of the organisation by revenue and number of employees;
• A description of the industry it operates within, as well as its primary products, value proposition and key competitors;
• A brief description of its recent history, highlighting any major successes or challenges it has dealt with.
• Utilising the provided course materials, prepare a business case to support the investment into a selected digital tool, technology, or methodology which you believe will provide a benefit to that organisation. In doing so, you should include the following:
o Selection of 2-3 emerging technologies that are relevant to the organisation
o Be sure to interpret the opportunity/challenge, provide a brief description and rationale for your selection.
• A weighted evaluation of each of these opportunities or challenges for their potential benefits (or drawbacks) for the organisation.
• A description of the recommended investment into emerging technologies, with a set of use-cases for the organisation:
• You may choose to include example case studies of other organisations to support your recommendations.
• You may also choose to provide a critique of varying investment opportunities across tools and technologies to better justify your final recommendation.
• Discussion of the expected benefits or risks of the investment, alongside the relevance and importance for the organisation within its wider context.
• Clear articulation of likely barriers to adoption and effectiveness of the selected investment.
Part 2
In Part 2, you will need to provide change management advice to best support the successful investment and adoption of your recommended emerging technologies.
As a supplement to your report in Part 1, research 2 – 3 relevant case studies of organisations who have either successfully or unsuccessfully deployed new emerging technologies within their organisation. Based on your findings, report the following:
• Discussion of challenges experienced during to the adoption of the emerging technologies.
• A recommended leadership approach for the selected team / organisation to adopt to best support the recommended changes, including any key communication or change management activities which may be valuable.
• Any other recommended change management plans (including contingency plan) to enable a successful outcome from the recommended use of emerging technologies.
Assessment Submission Requirements:
1. Your assessment is to be written in a business report format.
2. Include a minimum of 5 suitable journal articles or other references that support your research. You can search the AIM Library database or use some of the ones provided in the Additional Resources section under each topic in myABS or in the Unit Guide.
You may also have to research other online industry related articles to support your research.
3. Your report must be 3,500 words +/- 10%.
Note: The executive summary, table of contents, tables and reference list are not included in the word count.
4. Appendices and tables may be used to clarify and support your arguments but should not be used to circumvent the word count limit. If you use appendices, please use these sparingly.
