{"id":24947,"date":"2023-07-21T21:23:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-dal-is-an-iterative-cycle-of-phases-used-by-analysts-and-organizations-to-address-organizational-challenges\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T21:23:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:23:59","slug":"the-dal-is-an-iterative-cycle-of-phases-used-by-analysts-and-organizations-to-address-organizational-challenges","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-dal-is-an-iterative-cycle-of-phases-used-by-analysts-and-organizations-to-address-organizational-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"The DAL is an iterative cycle of phases used by analysts and organizations to address organizational challenges."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"margin-top: 30px; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.8rem; cursor: auto;\">Scenario<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You are a data analyst for a business organization that serves local nonprofit organizations with products and services. Your supervisor has assigned you to work with a client that has a business problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A nonprofit partnership, Two Sisters, Inc., is looking to determine where a majority of their donors live. They have asked questions such as the following:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Which geographical areas within the United States do most of our donors come from?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Are there areas of the country from which we don&#8217;t see any donors?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do our social media posts or fundraisers calling for donations reach these areas with few or no donors?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In this case, the stakeholders are your supervisor and Two Sisters, Inc., which is providing insight and feedback on the business problem.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 30px; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.8rem; cursor: auto;\">Prompt<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The stakeholders have asked you to outline your approach to addressing this business problem.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Begin by<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">creating a diagram, or visual, of the phases of the DAL<\/span>. Your diagram must include clear labels and the appropriate arrows.\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 28px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please note: You may choose to use whichever tool you wish to create your diagram. Save a copy of your diagram to your computer by taking a picture, taking a screenshot, or saving a copy of the image. You can insert your diagram into the template by following these<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">instructions<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In your diagram,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">briefly describe the key points of what occurs during each phase<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Next, consider your role as a data analyst in this scenario.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Select one phase of the DAL and describe a data analyst\u2019s role in this phase<\/span>. Be sure to explicitly state which phase you chose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scenario You are a data analyst for a business organization that serves local nonprofit organizations with products and services. Your supervisor has assigned you to work with a client that has a business problem. A nonprofit partnership, Two Sisters, Inc., is looking to determine where a majority of their donors live. 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