Freedom is not the permission to do what you like; it's the power to do what you ought.” – Os Guinness 

“I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won’t last out the year.” –Editor in Charge 1957 Business books for Prentice Hall

Prepare a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation with speaker’s notes for senior leadership of a Federal Government agency of your choice that outlines a strategic plan for implementing a data analytics solution to a problem or challenge that you have identified.  You will have time for a maximum of 20 slides to present the plan. Use the notes section to guide your presenter through the presentation. Begin by clearly stating the challenge that you propose to resolve.  Make your case for adoption of the project.  Follow with a clear annotation of the life cycle of the project to manage the expectations of the leadership.

• Business case evaluation
• Data identification
• Data acquisition and filtering
• Data extraction
• Data validation and cleansing
• Data aggregation and representation
• Data analysis
• Data visualization
• Utilization of analysis results

Your presentation should report new and emerging technologies in TWO of the critical areas listed above. Describe the technologies and their proposed applications. Consider the implications of these developments for leadership policy and planning. Please be sure to explain how these technologies will enhance corporate operations on a multi-national scale. What must leadership do now to prepare for the technological innovations you describe? Offer concrete recommendations for action. Your speaker’s notes should incorporate resources and references.

The course objective for this project includes your ability to demonstrate appreciation for the potential impact of technology on leadership thought and action. Provide sufficient reasoned masters-level information for senior leadership to make a decision regarding both your proposed action and its associated impacts.

Make sure you provide:

• A presentation that shows understanding and application of technological concerns and benefits of data analytics.
• A clear and reasonable display of leadership, application of technology, and innovation stewardship of Government resources. 
• A clear, reasonable, and complete discussion of critical the leadership may expect upon successful completion of the project.
• Clear, reasonable, and complete set of speaker’s notes with appropriate references.
• Clear, reasonable, and complete set of recommendations ending with a call for action by the organization's senior leadership based on acceptance of the presentation
• Insights as to how to prepare leaders and their organizations for future technological developments

In addition to your slide deck, provide a one-page executive summary of your presentation to provide the head of the department with the essence of your proposal.