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- Strategic business goals of the organization
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- Objectives of the proposed BI application
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- Statement of the business need (business problem or business opportunity)
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- Explanation of how the BI application will satisfy that need (proposed BI solution)
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- Ramifications of not addressing the business need and not committing to the proposed BI solution
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- Cost-benefit analysis results
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- Risk assessment
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- Recommendations for business process improvements to the operational systems or to the operational business processes and procedures
The assessment report should also have a one- or two-page executive overview that summarizes the details of the report.