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This assignment contains two (2) sections: Written Report and
PowerPoint Presentation. You must submit both sections for the
completion of this assignment.
Section 1: Written Report
Imagine you are the information technology specialist at your
organization. The CIO has asked you to give a presentation to a select
group of managers from different departments on business
intelligence (BI). He suggested that you start by writing a report that
would address the basics and bring the managers to the point of
understanding the need for business intelligence. Considering the fact
that the managers will be technical and nontechnical, you decide to
take the CIO’s advice. In your report, start with the basics and
conclude with a compare and contrast analysis of two (2) BI solutions.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Examine and explain the relationship between data, information, and
knowledge.
Define “strategic information” and explain its relationship to a data
warehouse.
Explain the role of decision support systems (DSS), Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP), and business Intelligence (BI) as they
relate to strategic decision-making within an organization.