Project Report: Key Business Functional Areas Analysis and Evaluation

This project report delves into the analysis and evaluation of key business functional areas, strategic management, leadership, and innovation within a changing environment. The student critically assesses their strengths and weaknesses in areas such as communication, time management, and problem-solving, outlining obstacles and strategies for improvement. The project covers cognitive intellectual skills, transferable skills in critical evaluation, and the application of research techniques to complex business situations. It also addresses legal, social, ethical, and professional issues pertinent to information systems, and demonstrates professional skills in a work-related context. The student reflects on their progress, seeking support from colleagues, online resources, and senior executives to enhance their knowledge and skills throughout the project's duration. The project aims to improve the student's ability to deal with organizational issues, produce solutions and action plans, and apply problem-solving strategies within the context of business information systems and information technology.

Knowledge and understanding
Evaluate and critique the range of activities within the key business functional areas
and their interrelationship and interconnectedness;
STEP1
My Strengths
 Good communication skills helped me
to interact with all the staff members
to gather information about key
business functional areas.
My Weaknesses
 While evaluating the range of
activities I was not able to take
effective decisions which resulted in
very high time in completion of the
task.
What obstacles might get in my way?
 The obstacles that might get in my
way are lack of details about business,
weak relations with staff members etc.
What do I need to do to achieve this goal?
 In order to achieve the goal I am
required to work hard and try to
complete all the activities on time.
How can I improve my chances of meeting
this goal
 In order to meet the goal I can
improve the chances by checking my
work on regular basis so that I can
attain my goal.
Where can I find support if I need to?
 If I need any support then I can take
help of colleagues and top level
executives of organisation.
STEP2
 How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the beginning of second semester)
I have progressed so far appropriately with the help of my skills such as
communication, problem solving etc. All of them helped me to reach my goal.
STEP3
 How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the end of second semester)
In order to reach the goal I have taken help of my colleagues and senior executives of
organisation so that I can progress so far in the project.
SAVE
Analyse theories and concepts of strategic management, leadership and innovation
within a changing environment.
STEP1
My Strengths
 While working for the attainment of
this goal I tried to handle all the tasks
critically so that I can understand the
concepts of strategic management.
My Weaknesses
 Weak time management affected my
work as I was not able to complete all
the tasks on time.
What obstacles might get in my way?
 The obstacles which might get in my
way are lack of information about the
theories and concepts of leadership,
strategic management and innovation.
Due to this I may have to face the
What do I need to do to achieve this goal
 In order to achieve the goal I am
required to analyse all the theories and
concepts in detail so that I can apply
them within a changing environment
of the organisation.

challenge of gathering appropriate
information.
How can I improve my chances of meeting
this goal
 In order to improve my chances of
meeting the goal I can take help from
online websites which are having
detailed information about the theories
and concepts.
Where can I find support if I need to
 If I need support then I can get it from
online sources and experienced
individuals of organisation.
STEP2
 How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the beginning of second semester)
In order to progress so far I have worked hard and tried to find the things which are
required to be developed by me.
STEP3
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the end of second semester)
 I have progressed so far by enhancing knowledge of mine about different concepts
and theories of innovation, leadership and strategic management within a changing
environment.
SAVE
Cognitive intellectual skills
Deal critically with organisational issues and be able to produce solutions and action
plans.
STEP1
My Strengths
 Cognitive intellectual skills of mine
helped me to deal with organisational
issues and find solutions for them.
My Weaknesses
 When I was trying to find best
solutions for the problems I get
confused and it affected the
effectiveness of my work.
What obstacles might get in my way?
 Weakness of finding more than one
solution for a problem might get in my
way because it will affect resolution of
problem appropriately.
What do I need to do to achieve this goal
 I am required to analyse all the
problems faced by the organisation
properly so that I can achieve this
goal.
How can I improve my chances of meeting
this goal
 By taking help of senior and asking
them to contribute in the process of
finding solutions I will be able to
improve my chances of meeting this
goal.
Where can I find support if I need to?
 If I want any support then I can
contact with the top executives of
organisation they will be able to guide
me to achieve the goals successfully.
STEP2
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the beginning of second semester)
 I have progressed through my effective cognitive intellectual skills which has guided
to respond the organisational issues properly.
STEP3
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the end of second semester)

 I have progressed with the help and support of seniors and lecturers of mine who
have guided me through out the project.
SAVE
Transferable skills
Critically evaluate information, arguments and concepts.
STEP1
My Strengths
 My ability of analysing all the
information and concepts is very good
which has helped me to evaluate the
arguments, information and concepts
in critical manner.
My Weaknesses
 When I was working on the
achievement of this goal I go confused
due to large amount of data and it has
affected the evaluation.
What obstacles might get in my way?
 Lack of details for critical evaluation
may create obstacles for my goal
because due to this I wont be able to
perform my tasks properly.
What do I need to do to achieve this goal
 In order to achieve the goal I have to
gather detailed information, arguments
and concepts so that I can evaluate
them in critical manner.
How can I improve my chances of meeting
this goal
 Improvement in the chances of
meeting this goal could be improved
by checking my work twice so that
possibility of error in the evaluation
could be decreased.
Where can I find support if I need to?
 I can get support from the department
of the organisation which is
responsible to keep all the content
which is required for critical
evaluation.
STEP2
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the beginning of second semester)
 For the purpose of progression I have attended all the classes in college in order to
enhance my knowledge and skills for performing critical evaluation.
STEP3
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the end of second semester)
 In order to progress my work I tried to conduct details critical evaluation of all the
information, concepts and arguments so that my goal could be achieved.
SAVE
Research information about complex business situations and apply qualitative and
quantitative techniques to it, in a project context.
STEP1
My Strengths
 My skills of researching are very good
which has helped me to analyse the
information about complex business
situations and applying qualitative and
quantitative techniques.
My Weaknesses
 I have lack of knowledge about
qualitative and quantitative techniques
of research which has affected my
ability of applying them on business
situations.

What obstacles might get in my way?
 Lack of knowledge of about
techniques might create obstacles in
my way of reaching to my goal
because it will stop me to apply the
techniques properly.
What do I need to do to achieve this goal
 For the purpose of achieving the goal I
am required to enhance my knowledge
about the research techniques and
gather details of business situations.
How can I improve my chances of meeting
this goal
 Chances of meeting this goals could be
improved by increasing skills of
researching and gathering detailed
information.
Where can I find support if I need to?
 I can get support from online websites
to gather information of complex
business situations and take help of
experienced individuals to guide me so
that I can apply the techniques.
STEP2
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the beginning of second semester)
 I have progresses so far with the help of support of lecturers and classmates of mine
who have always helped me whenever I am in trouble or confusion.
STEP3
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the end of second semester)
 In order to progress so far I have tried to complete my work on time and effectively
so that higher score in the project could be acquired by me.
SAVE
Subject-specific skills
demonstrate an awareness of key legal, social, ethical and professional issues pertinent
to information systems, and their use in the business environment
STEP1
My Strengths
 It has developed by knowledge about
different issues that might affect the
business environment.
My Weaknesses
 I was not aware of such issues which
has increased my work of analysing all
of them in detail.
What obstacles might get in my way?
 Lack of knowledge and information
are the main obstacles that might get
in my way.
What do I need to do to achieve this goal
 I am required to study about all the
key legal, social, ethical and
professional issues to achieve this
goal.
How can I improve my chances of meeting
this goal
 I can take help of individuals having
vast knowledge of the issues which are
required to be demonstrated by me to
for the purpose of improving my
chances of meeting the goal.
Where can I find support if I need to
 I can get support from experienced
people having detailed information
about the key legal, social, ethical and
professional issues.
STEP2
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the beginning of second semester)
 I have progressed so far by paying attention towards my studies and classes which
has helped me to enhance knowledge.

STEP3
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the end of second semester)
 By working on this project I have progressed so far as it has resulted in vast
knowledge of mine.
SAVE
select and applying appropriate problem-solving strategies in the context of business
information systems and information technology
STEP1
My Strengths
 My string problem solving skills
helped me to find and apply
appropriate strategies that may help to
deal with problems.
My Weaknesses
 I have lack of knowledge of
information systems and technology
which has taken very high time in the
identification of problems regarding
them.
What obstacles might get in my way?
 The obstacles that might get in my
way is lack of experience of working
with information systems and
technology.
What do I need to do to achieve this goal
 This goal could be achieved by
practising my work continuously.
How can I improve my chances of meeting
this goal
 Chances of meeting the goal could be
improved by enhancing knowledge
about information systems and
technology.
Where can I find support if I need to?
 If I need support then it can get from
external sources such as experienced
persons who have working experience
with information technology.
STEP2
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the beginning of second semester)
 I have progressed so far with the help of continuous efforts of mine in gathering
information regarding the concepts which can help me to reach career goals.
STEP3
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the end of second semester)
 I have progressed so far by taking help of seniors of mine who can guide me to
complete my projects on time.
SAVE
demonstrate professional skills in a work-related context (including e.g. presentations,
report-writing, ability to work as part of a team)
STEP1
My Strengths
 It has resulted in increased skills of
mine in giving presentation, writing
and working in teams.
My Weaknesses
 Fear of public speaking has may affect
my engagement level in the work as
all the time I had fear of speaking in
front of so many people.
What obstacles might get in my way? What do I need to do to achieve this goal

 My weak skills such as fear in
speaking public might get in my way
of demonstrating other skills.
 I am required to attend all the classes
on regular basis so that I can achieve
my goal.
How can I improve my chances of meeting
this goal
 Continuous practices for presentation,
reading, writing etc. can improve my
chances of meeting this goal.
Where can I find support if I need to?
 I can get support from lecturers if I
require it in future.
STEP2
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the beginning of second semester)
 With the help of attending regular classes and support of classmates and lecturers has
helped me to progress so far.
STEP3
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the end of second semester)
 I have progressed so far by working on weak skills of mine and trying to overcome
all the weaknesses.
SAVE
to identify, specify, analyse and evaluate business problems within a business
information systems environment
STEP1
My Strengths
 This goal has created opportunities for
me to develop my skills of analysing
and evaluating business problems.
My Weaknesses
 My knowledge about information
system is very low which is one of the
key weakness of mine and influenced
me while trying to achieve this goal.
What obstacles might get in my way?
 The only obstacle which might get in
my way is lack of knowledge of
information systems.
What do I need to do to achieve this goal
 I am required to increase my
knowledge of information systems.
How can I improve my chances of meeting
this goal
 The chances of meeting this objective
could be increased by getting proper
direction from an experienced person.
Where can I find support if I need to?
 For the purpose of support I can
contact with the in charge of IT
department of college who can help
me to enhance my knowledge.
STEP2
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the beginning of second semester)
 I have progressed by attending all the classes and reaching the college on time in
difficult situations also.
STEP3
How have I progressed so far? (To be completed at the end of second semester)
 With the help of support of all the IT staff and other individuals I have progressed so
far.
SAVE