Data Review Project Report Template
Data Review Project Report Template
Your Data Review Project Report should include the following elements:
Cover Page: Include the project topic, the course title, your name, the date, the instructor’s name, the client organization, and the contact person to whom the report is submitted.
Table of Contents: Include all headings, sub-headings, a list of figures and tables, a list of appendices, and right-justified page numbers.
Executive Summary: 1–2 pages, double-spaced, with the title Executive Summary: [Final project title]. Include the explicit, succinct purpose, focus of the project, the rationale for the project, the method to examine the data (data review), metrics for performance measurement, and a specific outcomes data summary statement. It is important that your executive summary reflects how the project added value to the organization.
Abstract: 500 words or less.
Introductory paragraph: Clearly convey the purpose and focus of the project, the order in which topics will be introduced, and a transition sentence to the body of the document. [Identify the condition that] contributes to [identify the adverse consequence] (source, year).
Review of the literature: Identify the authoritative sources used to justify the purpose and focus of your data review, summarized in short statements, with citations.
Body of the data review: Use headings and sub-headings, which should also be reflected in the table of contents. Customize the following examples of suggested content areas according to your project:
Focus.
Situational analysis: State the context for the project. What are the organizational considerations and context?
Rationale for engaging in the project.
Description of data measured for the project.
· Method or framework utilized.
· Units used to measure data. These must be explicitly stated, precise, and easy to locate.
· At least three visual data summaries displayed in charts, graphs, tables, or other format, with accompanying discussion.
Analysis of data and rationale for your interpretation. Are there limitations to your findings, obstacles to collection or interpretation of data, or potential for bias?
Analyze the validity and reliability of your data.
Recommendations for the future: Provide a minimum of two evidence-based recommendations supported by current (within the past 3–5 years) authoritative literature. Your recommendations should be realistic, within the organization’s capability, and should not be based upon uncertain funding sources, such as government grants, which might be discontinued.
Conclusion: Present your results and findings, recommendations, and leadership insights. Most importantly, your conclusion should include a clear statement about how the project added value to, and was aligned with, the organization.
Reference List: List relevant, credible, peer-reviewed sources in correct APA format. All links for web resources must be active (working). Wikipedia and secondary source literature are not acceptable for this report.
Appendices: Each appendix should have a letter and a title, as in this example, “Appendix A: Situational Analysis Using Porter’s Model.”
Note: Add, in an appendix, the balanced scorecard table that you had created in Assignment 1.
Signatures:
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Proposal Reviewer’s Signature and Date
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Learner’s Signature and Date
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