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Case Study: Pandemic Alignment

Assignment Guidelines

The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented changes and impacted many industries and organizations. Budget constraints and staffing cuts forced businesses to make tough decisions, but there can also be an opportunity for reorganizing and realigning the way they do things. In some cases, this may mean doing more with less. In others it may mean drastic and disruptive changes. Enterprise architecture is a dynamic process; we must be ready to constantly adapt our strategies to succeed. This necessitates the following:

1. Determine an actionable business strategy.

2. Determine the business models and capabilities to support that strategy.

3. Determine the technology solutions and architecture needs to realize this strategy.

In this assignment, we’ll perform an analysis to do all three of these tasks.

Select a company that was particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Provide some background on what they do and how their situation has changed. Determine what enterprise architecture they had going into the pandemic. Then perform either a (1) quantitative, (2) functional, or (3) portfolio analysis, to help identify issues with their strategy and suggest actions going forward. Refer to Chapter 9 of Enterprise Architecture at Work for details on each method. You are encouraged to create any necessary visual aids to help "sell" your recommendations.

Your final analysis report should be a minimum of two to three pages (750 words).

Parameters

· The assignment should be double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, with one-inch margins

· Use APA for citing references and quotations

· See the case study rubric below for more details

Rubric

Case Study Rubric

Case Study Rubric

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLiterature Research & Review

5 pts

Accomplished

Excellent research with clearly documented associations between problems or questions and key course concepts and good use of sources.

4 pts

Meets Expectations

Range: 3 to 4. Good research with documented associations between problems or questions.

2 pts

Satisfactory

Range: 1 to 2. Limited research with documented associations between problems or questions.

0 pts

Needs Improvement

Incomplete or missing research and resources.

5 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis of the Case

5 pts

Accomplished

Identifies and addresses all the main issues in the case study. Insightful and thorough analysis of all key issues.

4 pts

Meets Expectations

Range: 3 to 4. Insightful analysis of most of the key issues. Identifies and addresses most of the main issues in the case study.

2 pts

Satisfactory

Range: 1 to 2. Reasonable analysis of some of the issues. Identifies and addresses some of the main issues in the case study.

0 pts

Needs Improvement

Incomplete or missing analysis.

5 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAddressing Questions

5 pts

Accomplished

Addresses all of the questions highlighted in the case study assignment.

4 pts

Meets Expectations

Range: 3 to 4. Addresses most of the questions highlighted in the case study assignment.

2 pts

Satisfactory

Range: 1 to 2. Addresses some of the questions highlighted in the case study assignment.

0 pts

Needs Improvement

Addresses none of the questions highlighted in the case study assignment.

5 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeObservations and Recommendations

5 pts

Accomplished

Well-reasoned and logical observations supplemented with effective, detailed recommendations.

4 pts

Meets Expectations

Range: 3 to 4. Solid observations supplemented with some supplemental recommendations.

2 pts

Satisfactory

Range: 1 to 2. Limited observations supplemented with little or no supplemental recommendations.

0 pts

Needs Improvement

Incomplete or missing observations.

5 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting Skills

5 pts

Accomplished

Writing is totally free of grammar and spelling errors. Clear, concise and creative presentation of ideas and properly referenced.

4 pts

Meets Expectations

Range: 3 to 4. A few spelling or grammatical errors exist. Most ideas are clearly presented and references are used.

2 pts

Satisfactory

Range: 1 to 2. There are multiple spelling or grammatical errors. Some ideas are clearly presented. References are sporadic or not used.

0 pts

Needs Improvement

There are frequent spelling errors and grammatical mistakes. Ideas are hard to follow. References are not used.

5 pts

Total Points: 25