Advisory Report
When advising in digital business engineering, it is crucial to substantiate recommendations with facts, data, or insights from previous phases. You must support your choices with, for example, research results, test data, best practices, business analysis, or relevant theory.
In addition to what you advise, how you present it on paper is also important. You must be able to write a clearly structured advice report, in which the business problem, analysis data, options, and final advice are presented clearly. This written skill means that you build your advice logically (introduction with context, analysis results, comparison of options, recommendation, and conclusion) and avoid or explain technical jargon.
In the context of digital business engineering, this could be a document for executives or stakeholders, in which you recommend a particular technological solution, process improvement, or digital transformation strategy with all underlying arguments. The advice report must also be understandable for the target audience (e.g., business manager versus IT specialist) and to-the-point.
Starting Points
Key Points
- Use a logical structure: start with context and problem statement, then present analysis/alternatives, and end with a clear recommendation.
- Base your advice on concrete findings (business metrics, research results, market analyses) and explicitly refer to them in your justification.
- Alternatives are substantiated and the pros and cons per alternative are clear, including considerations like cost, implementation time, and business impact.
- Write clearly and concisely; avoid unnecessary jargon and long, woolly texts.
- Check if the document is tailored to the reader's technical knowledge and business perspective.
- Ensure your advice document is visually clear (use headings, lists, possibly diagrams) so the reader can quickly understand the core recommendations.