A professionally written, 1 page report or less (single space) that provides 1 well-justified and valuable business recommendation. If you have 3 members, you will produce 3 recommendations in max 3 pages of report; if you have a group of 2, then 2 recommendations in 2 pages of report. Follow the example provided in class through the Intro to Pandas for Data Analytics Exercises (you will use the same dataset) and review the rubric for each recommendation carefully.

In support of Office Solutions’ goal to increase profits by 10% this year, we will recommend strategies for:

Improving upon the current discount strategy

Guidance:

Do:

Read the provided rubric, below, carefully. It will be used to grade both your report and your revised version. You can click on each criteria (in the left most column of the rubric) to see the expectations for each. 

Drill down in the data to investigate different angles and consider alternate explanations. If you discover a certain region has the highest art sales, that’s great! Now try to learn more about those sales. What customer type buys the most art supplies? Is there a seasonal effect on art supply sales? Is there a region where art supplies sell best? Use data insights to develop a compelling “story.” 

Consider the flow of your writing…are you leading your reader to your conclusion (your recommendation).

Pay attention to the quality of your writing. It should be professional, concise (pretend you have to pay for every word!), and grammatically correct with no spelling errors. Font and format matter too. 

Proof read carefully. Swap reports with a teammate and proof / grade each other’s reports. 

Read the examples provided.