The Specification
Time and time again I tell clients that we need to work out and agree a detailed specification of the product to be delivered; normally met with a response of ‘oh just do what seems right.’
This is also the case with the coursework exercise that I’ve just been set of a module in Management – which I never really wanted to study anyway:
This should be answered in report style, with a clear introduction and conclusion. The answer should have a well written, well observed case study that includes the evidence you might draw upon in your analysis. I will be looking for:
A well chosen and relevant case study.
Clear analysis.
A link between your case and the stance you take in answering the question.
Tell me about the technology of the project/company and then provide an analysis of how accounting/finance may interact with the engineering/technological aspects of the case study.
A more vague description I’ve never seen.
Then again, what should we expect from a department that specialises in training managers…
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