Deliverable 5 – Business Management and Digital Fluency

Assignment Content

1. Competency
   Evaluate the role business technology plays in making business decisions.

   Student Success Criteria
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   Scenario
   As a CEO, you understand the importance of technology and the impact emerging technologies have on organizations. You realize that in recent years, emerging technologies have been on the rise. As a leader in your organization, it's your objective to increase the awareness of these technologies and how they impact the ability of your organization to make key business decisions. Create an Executive Summary for the VPs of your organization that explains how emerging trends in technology can help make key business decisions in all functions of the organization (IT, Sales/Marketing, R&D, and HR).

   Instructions
   Create an Executive Summary that explains how emerging technology trends can help leaders make key business decisions. In your summary, you will review one new technology created in recent years (e.g., Block chain, Artificial Intelligence, or Bitcoin) that can be utilized in decision making. You will review the selected new technology, including what it is and how it can be utilized within your organization. Also, within the Executive Summary you will answer the following questions:

   • How do emerging technologies impact digital fluency within organizations?
   • What is the impact of technology disparities on digital fluency?
   • What role does business technology play in a leader’s ability to make effective business decisions?
   • Your Executive Summary should include references that contain real-world examples and include APA citations where appropriate.
     NOTE - Be sure the document displays proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.