Case Study Analysis
• Identify relevant information from the case
• Read carefully to examine missing information through
inferences and related information
• Integrates the information into conclusion
Business Case study
A business case study summarizes a real-life business issue
faced by a company and looks at how it may affect society
within a business context.
A case study is a research tool and can form part of the
research methods you will use in your final projects.
Objectives of CS
Inside case
Inside case
Case Study Analysis
Steps for case studies:
Step: 1 Read the case to examine/identify major and minor issues
Step: 2 Re-read the case
Step: 3 Link issues
Step: 4 Put the issues in context
Step: 5 Information generation
Step: 6 Find alternative solution
Step: 7 Weigh Alternative
Step: 8 Select the appropriate alternative
Step: 9 Keep Recommendations
Step: 1 Read the case to examine/identify
Major and minor issues
• Readings (Skim once, then read thoroughly)
• Indicate issues (underline, color ) highlight or underline
key facts, figures, stakeholders, and problems
• Identify the main issue or decision to be made
Step: 2 Re-read the case
• Re read and find key information
• Collect facts
• Find strategic issues
Focus on What exactly is being asked?
• Are you Analyzing a situation?
• Making a recommendation?
• Identifying problems?
• Look for action words i.e. Analyze, Evaluate, Recommend, Discuss, etc.
Step: 3 Link issues
• Read
• What is issue or problem?
• Why did it take place ?
• What controls ?
• What is going here?
Step: 3
• Business/Management i.e. SWOT, 5 Forces, 4Ps, IRAC
(Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion)Healthcare: SOAP
(Subjective, Objective, Assessment,
Plan)Psychology/Education: Theoretical frameworks
Step: 4 Put the issues in context
• Find issues in the context
• Find key dates and time or historical development of
industry, pre-liberalization, post liberalization, war,
revolution
• Changes of Salary , profit , price, cost, investment,
revenue, income, tax
Step: 5 Information generation
• Generate information about related industry.
• Find key strategies like (what strategies have been
adopted)
• Find key object from which other information's can be
incorporated
Step: 6 Find alternative solution
• Identify or generate alternative solution
• How of action ?
• What is change and leading (case and effect relationship)
Step: 7 Weigh Alternative
• Compare pros and cons of each alternative.
• Weigh benefits and cost
Step: 8 Select the appropriate alternative
• What is acceptable or right answer ?
• Define solution and arguments
Step: 9 Keep Recommendations
• Set of recommendation should address the problem that
had identified.
• Plan of action for management
• See realistic feasible answer for solution
• Reasonable prospect of success.
• Further company work implementation
Case Study Analysis
•How to conclude a case analysis?
•Analyze the brief background of the company
•Identification and listing of problems
•Analysis of Each problem
•Use of captions to Break Monotony
•Recommendation and its justification
•A catchy Wrap-up
Analyze the brief background of the company
• Begins with company background within hundred words
• Company history, service and product dealing, present
status
Identification and listing of problems
• This is followed with listing of the major issues in the case
in order of priority.
• Detail the problems with its relationship
Analysis of Each problem
• Analyze each problem with its situation
Use of captions to Break Monotony
• Use sub titles also to understand more breaking
monotonous to read
Recommendation and its justification
• Recommendation
• Suggestion to solve the problem
A catchy Wrap-up
• Can present clear picture of the problem and solution
• Summarize it in brief
Case Study Analysis
Guidelines for answering cases
• Identify the key issues, problems
• Answer the questions following the context
• Find Data and key information
• Search innovative as well as creative answer
