BUA 3305: MIS Analysis and Design

Milestone 2: Industry Analysis Report, Interview Questionnaire, and Meeting Agenda ?Guidelines and Rubric

For this milestone, you will narrow your focus and confirm the specific small business or organization client for your Management Information System Analysis and Design Project Report. To gather some of the information needed to complete this project, you will perform industry research and then interview a contact from your small business or organization client. To complete this milestone assignment, review the Final Project document and then complete the following steps: Step 1: Narrow your focus for the final project. Reach out to at least one of the small businesses or organizations that you were considering focusing on for your final project in Milestone 1 to confirm that the company is available and willing to work with you. Step 2: Schedule an appointment date and time for conducting an interview with the small business or organization client who has agreed to work with you. Step 3: Review the Industry Analysis Report Requirements document and perform industry research on the small business or organization. You will use the information you gather through your research to write a concise overview (two to three pages) of the industry of interest in an Industry Analysis Report. Specifically, your Industry Analysis Report should address the following:

? Identify the small business or organization client that you will be focusing on for your final project ? Briefly address historically the nature of the industry and its potential growth opportunities ? Provide an overview of the industry competitors (factors to consider might include geographic growth, consumer base, price fluctuations,

past performance, and income projections) ? Describe the industry’s business models (i.e., their operations, revenue sources, customer base, products, and financing)

Step 4: Review the Final Project document and create at least three open-ended questions for each section of the project report, as well as any other open-ended questions that will help you gather the information needed to complete the final project requirements. Your interview questionnaire should consist of a total of at least forty interview questions.

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Step 5: Create a meeting agenda for a 30-60 minute interview appointment so that your contact will know what to expect and you will be prepared for the meeting. Be sure to include the following elements in your agenda:

? Identify the date and time of your interview appointment at the top of the agenda ? Outline how the agenda will be structured to include the following elements during the meeting: introduction of participants, formal

interview questions, and general summary and open Q&A session Guidelines for Submission:? Your milestone submission will consist of three documents:

1. Industry Analysis Report (submitted as a Microsoft Word document, two to three pages in length, double-spaced, 12 point type, with references cited in APA Style)

2. Interview questionnaire (submitted as a Microsoft Word document) 3. Meeting agenda (submitted as a Microsoft Word document)

Instructor Feedback:? This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center.

Rubric Criteria Exemplary (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Industry Analysis Report:

Identifies the small business or organization client.

N/A Does not identify the small business or organization client.

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Industry Analysis Report:

Describes historically the nature of the industry and its potential growth opportunities.

Describes historically the nature of the industry and its potential growth opportunities, but lacks in detail or clarity.

Does not describe historically the nature of the industry and its potential growth opportunities.

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Industry Analysis Report:

Explains an overview of the industry competitors.

Explains an overview of the industry competitors, but lacks in detail or clarity.

Does not explain an overview of the industry competitors.

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Industry Analysis Report:

Describes the industry’s business models.

Describes the industry’s business models, but lacks in detail or clarity.

Does not describe the industry’s business models.

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Interview Questionnair e

Includes at least 40 interview questions, with 3-4 open ended questions related to each section of the final project.

Includes less than 40 interview questions; or less than with 3-4 open ended questions related to each section of the final project; or questions are inappropriate.

Does not include interview questions.

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Meeting Agenda:

Identifies the date/time of your interview appointment at the top of the agenda.

N/A Does not identify the date/time of your interview appointment at the top of the agenda.

5

Meeting Agenda:

Outlines how the agenda will be structured to include the following elements during the meeting: Introduction of participants; Formal Interview Questions; and General Summary & Open Q&A Session.

Outlines how the agenda will be structured but does not include all of the following elements: Introduction of participants; Formal Interview Questions; and General Summary & Open Q&A Session.

Does not outline how the agenda will be structured to include the following elements during the meeting: Introduction of participants; Formal Interview Questions; and General Summary & Open Q&A Session.

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Mechanics No grammar or spelling errors that distract the reader from the content. All sources used are cited using APA Style, 6th ed.

Minor errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. All sources used are cited using APA Style, 6th ed.

Major errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content and/or errors made in citing sources using APA Style, 6th ed.

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Total = 100%