INFORMATION SYSTEM

 
Overview:
We will be using the case titled “Managing with Analytics at Procter & Gamble.”  You can buy the case from the HBR.org website or Ivey (see the Course Syllabus for more information). 
Instructions
Read the case and write a short analysis that answers the following questions.  The write-up should answer all the questions thoughtfully and completely, and should include your perspective based on your education, work and personal experience, and the material covered thus far in MGT 450.  The analysis must follow the specific format described below.  This is an individual assignment and all work  correctly cited.
Analysis contents
The analysis should answer the following questions:
1.  What is operations research? (In your own words!)
2.  What was Passerini and McDonald’s vision for IDS?
3.  How was data stored and managed at P&G?
4.  Why did they decide to embed IDS analysts in business units?
5.  What was the impact of all this data focus on the culture at P&G?  Do you think it changed the way decisions were made?
6.  Google is another data-driven company.  They are pioneers in a field called people analytics.  What is people analytics, and why are companies interested in it?
7.  Explore the Google re:Work site:  https://rework.withgoogle.com/.  Pick a case study, either one of Google’s (https://rework.withgoogle.com/blog/) or one from another company (https://rework.withgoogle.com/case-studies/).  Describe the question that the company wanted to answer, how they answered it, whether action was taken based on the data, and what the result was.
8.  In your life, do you ever make data-driven decisions?  Describe one.
Formatting requirements
1.  The document should be 3 pages in length (excluding figures and citations) or as long or short as it needs to be to thoughtfully and completely address the topics listed above.
2.  Formatting:
a.  Title should be 18pt font, Calibri bold.
b.  Section titles should be 12pt font, Calibri bold.
c.  Text should be 12pt font, Calibri
d.  Document should be SINGLE SPACED using .75” margins all around
e.  Feel free to use this document as your template!
3.  Save your report as a Microsoft Word document in docx format
Logins to access the book to use: use the book for chapter 1-5.username: [email protected]password:Leen700700w&link: https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/user/signin 

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