Part 1 - A business case for digital transformation

Part 1 - A business case for digital transformation

Word count: The overall word count is 2,000 words.

Summative Assessment Brief

Develop a digital transformation business case for your organisation or a client of

your choice at a business functional level (ideally not in IT); The business case is an individual assignment; The business case is more than a business analysis assignment; The business case should be approximately five pages in length, but no more than

2,000 words; Demonstrate the strategic role of digital technology in business; Make realistic projections of opportunities and risks; Present these in a compelling way that would attract funding and support from your

organisation or client; Illustrate the application and engagement of three or more of the frameworks or

models or concepts delivered in this module; Contextualise your analysis and findings for your organisation or client industry.

Focus area

You may select any area within the remit of your organisation or your client. Note, you will

be evaluated on the quality of your work rather than the size of opportunity you identify.

Remember that less is more. Some potential areas you may wish to consider include

5G

Artificial intelligence

Blockchain

Centralise, consolidate, modernise, integrate and standardise technologies

Cloud-Based Services (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS)

Commercial drones

Digital helpers

Digital Twins

Edge computing

Immersive Experience - Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) and

Mixed Reality (MR)

Any other area you can think of! (Tech Trends 2020: Prepping for Disruptive

Innovation, 2021)

Note: your chosen area will need to change your organisation operations in the future.

Produce a 2000-word digital transformation business case (Word document) that credibly

identifies and evaluates the impact of either one disruptive technology affecting your

organisation. The business functional digital transformation business case must

demonstrate the valid use of concepts learned from this module and include insights

about how your organisation exploits disruptive technology and how you can enhance

organisational performance in this regard through effective leadership and management

skills considering ethical and corporate social responsibility dimensions (refer to leadership

theories and relevant good industry practices in your analysis).

This part of the assignment also requires in-depth demonstration of the application of your

learning on the development of your programme portfolio, documenting the technological

or digital strategy creation process and evidencing your critical exploration of the topic

area.

Appropriate academic and industry sources (Journals, Conference Papers, White papers,

Books, etc.) should be used throughout (and Harvard referenced) to provide evidence of

an in-depth understanding of the area and justification for the decisions taken. Seek to

search for ideas and concepts that help you make your assessment highly specific to your

organisation. Where necessary, use appendices for supporting evidence.

In addition to standard professional business case elements (executive summary,

environmental analysis, organisation problems or opportunities definition, costings/savings

of options, intangible benefits, risk analysis and recommendations) the business can

include the following sections (Mkinen, 2017):

Your organisation digital vision

Strategic Roadmap

Digital Disrupter/s Analysis using suitable digital tools

Digital Disrupter/s Analysis using suitable generic tools

Potential Cost Saving

Discussion with people in your organisation about the pain points and opportunities

[60 marks]

Part - 2: Personal Reflection (Personal Leadership Plan)

Word count: The overall word count is 1,000 words.

Part 2 of this assignment documents your personal views on what leadership means to

you and what specific leadership competencies you want to develop over your time in this

programme personally. Your plan to develop these competencies should incorporate the

digital transformation business case that you feel passionate about and will leave your

legacy at your current organisation. Make this work come alive to illustrate your

commitment to it by:

Briefly comparing then applying one or more suitable reflective models to evaluate

your experiences around leadership and your progress within this module.

Briefly comparing then applying one or more leadership models to evaluate your

leadership skills.

Applying a relevant professional leadership tool to assess your skills in this area.

Identifying the specific leadership skills you want to develop further during your time

as a postgraduate degree apprentice - your "future vision;"

Identifying non-technical skills or abilities that you need to acquire and means to do

so; Spelling out an action plan to further develop these skills; Addressing how you will prioritise or choose between activities and demands on

your time, according to your stated goals;Faculty of Engineering & Environment Technical and Digital Leadership

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Checkpoints, metrics, deadlines or processes of self-evaluation to ensure you make

progress on the above items; Naming key contacts (allies, mentors, advisers, teammates, supporters) you will

need to find or recruit to pursue your vision; Explaining the rationale for why you have selected these skills; Indicating your assessment of where you are at today with respect to these skills -

your "current reality;"

Establishing clear, measurable indicators to track progress during this time.

To meet this module learning objective - KU3, IPA3, PVA2 and PVA3 is to synthesise a

personal leadership plan for action. Create a plan of action and learning that demonstrates

how you will use your deep understanding of leading digital transformation in your

organisation to improve your own personal performance outcomes.

Use this opportunity to orient yourself to make the best use of your time on postgraduate

degree apprenticeship and beyond. Consider what forms of leadership you will need to

exercise in the future, and how you can practise and prepare for digital transformation and

operations. This may also include:

To synthesise your plan, you may want to use or consider the following:

Your own past and current personal development journey

New concepts encountered or experiences in this module and programme

Other life experiences which you havent yet revisited in the module

This module workshop activity

Your personal insights when writing up part 1 of this assignment

Quotations or references from literature, art, movies or other sources that mirror

your own thoughts.

Your personal leadership plan should demonstrate a depth of thought and show that you

have translated those deep self-examination guidelines, which are practical and useful in

your daily decisions. Start by reflecting on what have you learnt about leadership,

technology and strategy from a business perspective that you can use to achieve highly

personal performance outcomes. You might wish to consider the following:

What are the most important concepts and analytical insights in helping you

develop? Why are they important given your personal development within thespecific organisational context you work within?

How can you convert these insights into areas for your personal development, and

how would they link to organisational outcomes? Make sure they are actionable and

realistic, even if challenging.

Consider what feedback you have received from stakeholders and your course

mate. How does it affect your analysis and behaviour?