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ASSESSMENT 1 BRIEF
Subject Code and Title MIS312 – Agile Business Analysis
Assessment Explorative Report
Individual/Group Individual
Length 1000 words (+/- 10%)
Learning Outcomes The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful  completion of the task below include: 

  1. a) Analyse organizational requirements as they apply to agile environments.
Submission Due by 11:55 pm AEST/AEDT Sunday end of Module 2.2 (Week 4)
Weighting 25%
Total Marks 100 marks

Task Summary 

For this individual assessment, you need to consider that a Success Coach has asked you to think  about what your career aspirations are. You have noticed in your desktop research that ‘Agile’ crops  up as a requirement in many of the adverts that you are interested in. You have been tasked with  looking at different Agile roles to get an understanding of what your future career prospects may be focusing on the three most frequently advertised Agile roles: Agile Business Analyst, Product Owner  and Scrum Master. 

A replica of this table is to be used for your initial analysis, and will need to be attached in the  appendices of this assessment to show your analysis skills in action:

Working through your study notes and course material, readings, and viewings use the table to capture both the activities that each of these roles do and the artifacts or documents that they create, generate, or contribute to for each Agile ceremony. This table will now form the basis of your career planning report. 

For each role – Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Agile Business Analyst – please write a succinct  paragraph: 

  1. A brief description of the role, what it does, and what it contributes to the team’s outputs. 2. What skills do you believe are most important for the role? 
  2. What skills do you already have for the role? 
  3. What skills you would still need to develop for the role? 
  4. What prior experience would make one best suited to the role? 
  5. What the next step up from this role would be as a natural career path progression? 

Your word count is limited, and you are encouraged to use tables or diagrams to represent items 2, 3, and 4 for the sake of brevity. 

In your final paragraph advise which of these roles you would be more likely to seek out and why. You need to back your answer with reasoning and ensure that it relates to the skill sets you have discussed in each paragraph. 

Context 

In this task, you will have to envision your future career and career prospects in the context of Agile roles, activities, and practices. 

Task Instructions 

Report Structure 

The report is brief and therefore will not require an executive summary or abstract. There is NO REQUIREMENT for an INTRODUCTION or CONCLUSION – your word count is precious and needs to reflect your capability to represent your thinking analytically and economically.  

Title page: should include subject ID, subject name, assignment title, student’s name, student number, and lecturer’s name. 

  1. Part 1 – Agile BA 
  • A brief description of the role, what it does, and what it contributes to the team’s outputs. 
  • What skills do you believe are most important for the role? 
  • What skills do you already have for the role? 
  • What skills you would still need to develop for the role? 
  • What prior experience would make one best suited to the role? 
  • What the next step up from this role would be as a natural career path progression? 2. Part 2 – Scrum Master 
  • A brief description of the role, what it does, and what it contributes to the team’s outputs. 
  • What skills do you believe are most important for the role?
    1. What skills do you already have for the role? 
    2. What skills you would still need to develop for the role? 
    3. What prior experience would make one best suited to the role? 
    4. What the next step up from this role would be as a natural career path progression? 3. Part 3 – Product Owner 
    5. A brief description of the role, what it does, and what it contributes to the team’s outputs. 
    6. What skills do you believe are most important for the role? 
    7. What skills do you already have for the role? 
    8. What skills you would still need to develop for the role? 
    9. What prior experience would make one best suited to the role? 
    10. What the next step up from this role would be as a natural career path progression? 4. Part 4 – Your selected future role

Layout 

The report should use font Arial or Calibri 11 point, should be line spaced at 1.5 for ease of reading  and page numbers on the bottom of each page.  

With the required diagrams due attention should be given to pagination to avoid loss of meaning and continuity by unnecessarily splitting information over two pages. Diagrams must carry the appropriate captioning. 

Assessment Attributes Fail (Yet to achieve minimum standard) 0-49% Pass(Functional)50-64% Credit(Proficient)65-74% Distinction(Advanced)75-84% High Distinction (Exceptional) 85-100%
Knowledge and understanding Understanding of the key concepts of Agile methods, processes and the Agile approach. 25% Lack of understanding of the required concepts and knowledge. Key components of the assignment are not addressed. Lack of application, and analysis of information to provide clear Limited understanding of required concepts and knowledge. Some of the key components of the assignment are not addressed. Limited application and analysis to provide clear recommendations. Adequate knowledge or understanding of the required concepts. A reasonable capacity to explain and apply relevant key concepts. Supports opinion and information substantiated by evidence from research to provide recommendations. Thorough understanding of the key concepts. Discriminates between assertion of opinion and information substantiated by robust evidence from the research/course materials and extended reading. Well demonstrated capacity to apply and analyse relevant information to provide clear recommendations. Highly developed understanding of the field or discipline/s. Systematically and critically discriminates between assertion of opinion and information substantiated by robust evidence from the research/course materials and extended reading. Recommendations are clearly justified based on the application and analysis of information.
Analysis and application with synthesis of new knowledge Demonstrates an understanding of the Agile roles, activities, artefacts and the Agile Manifesto 35% Limited synthesis and analysis. Limited application/recommendat ions based upon analysis. Demonstrated analysis and synthesis of new knowledge with application. Shows the ability to interpret relevant information and literature. Well-developed analysis and synthesis with application of recommendations linked to analysis/synthesis. Thoroughly developed and sound analysis and synthesis with application of pretested models and / or independently developed models and justified recommendations linked to analysis/synthesis. Highly sophisticated and creative analysis, synthesis of new with existing knowledge. Strong application by way of pretested models and / or independently developed models. Recommendations are clearly justified based on the analysis/synthesis. Applying knowledge to new situations/other cases.
Effective Communication (Written)20% Presents information. Specialised language and terminology is rarely or inaccurately employed. Meaning is repeatedly obscured by errors in the communication of ideas, including errors in structure, sequence, spelling, grammar, punctuation and/or the acknowledgment of sources. Communicates in a readable manner that largely adheres to the given format. Generally employs specialised language and terminology with accuracy. Meaning is sometimes difficult to follow. Information, arguments and evidence are structured and sequenced in a way that is not always clear and logical. Some errors are evident in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. Communicates in a coherent and readable manner that adheres to the given format. Accurately employs specialised language and terminology. Meaning is easy to follow. Information, arguments and evidence are structured and sequenced in a way that is clear and logical. Occasional minor errors present in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. Communicates coherently and concisely in a manner that adheres to the given format. Accurately employs a wide range of specialised language and terminology. Engages audience interest. Information, arguments and evidence are structured and sequenced in a way that is, clear and persuasive. Spelling, grammar and punctuation are free from errors. Communicates eloquently. Expresses meaning coherently, concisely and creatively within the given format. Discerningly selects and precisely employs a wide range of specialised language and terminology. Engages and sustains audience’s interest. Information, arguments and evidence are insightful, persuasive and expertly presented. Spelling, grammar and punctuation are free from errors.
Use of academic and discipline conventions Formal tone Meets the assignment brief regarding introduction, body and conclusion. No use of first party perspective Appropriate use of credible resources, Correct citation of key resources using APA style of referencing 20% Poorly written with informal tone and does not adhere to the assignment brief of the requirements for a cover letter. Demonstrates inconsistent and inadequate use of good quality, credible and relevant resources to support and develop ideas. No use of in-text references, or no reference list at the close of the report. There are many mistakes in using the APA style. Written as per the assignment brief. Demonstrates consistent use of credible and relevant research sources to support and develop ideas, but these are not always explicit or well developed. Little use of in-text referencing, or inadequate references consulted and added to references at the close of the report. There are some mistakes in using APA style. Written as per the assignment brief. Demonstrates consistent use of credible and relevant research sources to support and develop ideas. Good use of in-text referencing and appropriate number of references used and listed in the reference list. There are only minor errors in using the APA style. Well-written as per the assignment brief. Consistently demonstrates expert use of good quality, credible and relevant research sources to support and develop appropriate arguments and statements. Shows evidence of reading beyond the key reading. Very good use of in-text referencing. All in-text references match with references listed in the reference list. There are no mistakes in using the APA style. Expertly written as per the assignment brief. Demonstrates expert use of high-quality credible and relevant research sources to support and develop arguments and position statements. Shows extensive evidence of reading beyond the key reading. Excellent and meticulous use of in-text referencing with all in-text references matching with references listed in the reference list. There are no mistakes in using the APA style.