ECON case study

I. Executive Summary

II. Problem Statement

a. In your problem statement, you might consider including a review of the key issues (or categories of key issues), the protagonist, and your root cause analysis (if necessary).

III. Root Cause Analysis

a. Key issue category 1

i. 5 Whys/RCA

b. Key issue category 2

i. 5 Whys/RCA

c. Key issue category “n” (if there are “n” categories of key issues)

i. 5 Whys/RCA

IV. Alternatives – Generate alternatives “mindful” of the root cause

a. Alternative 1

i. Critically examine the costs and benefits or the merits of alternative 1

b. Alternative 2

i. Critically examine the costs and benefits or the merits of alternative 2

c. Alternative “n”

i. Critically examine the costs and benefits or the merits of alternative “n”

d. Synthesis

V. Solution/Recommendation Set – Your solution should be “derived” from an analysis of alternatives

a. Recommendation 1

b. Recommendation 2

c. Recommendation “n”

VI. Implementation

a. Implementation consideration 1

b. Implementation consideration 2

c. Implementation consideration “n”

VII. Concluding Statements