Why did the cafe change its till data?
A cafe changed how it records sales last year. Why?
Some reasons came from inside: the owner opened a second cafe. Some came from outside: a new law on receipts, and a rival that took card payments by phone.
Change always has a trigger. An analyst who spots it early can plan the data to match.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Trigger | the event that starts a change |
| Restructuring | changing how teams and managers are arranged |
| Diversification | starting to sell new kinds of things |
| Rebranding | changing the name, look or image of a firm |
| Recession | a time when the economy shrinks and people spend less |
| Inflation | prices going up across the country |
| Demographics | facts about a population, such as age and where people live |
| Zero-day vulnerability | a flaw that attackers know about before the maker has a fix |
| Legislation | laws made by the government |
| Sustainability | meeting needs without harming the planet for the future |
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By the end of this lesson
Note
I can name what triggered a change in an organisation and say if the trigger is inside or outside.
Starter: what you already know
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Starter: what you already know
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Internal triggers come from inside
These come from choices the organisation makes: restructuring (new teams), expansion (growing bigger), downsizing (getting smaller), and new strategic objectives.
A new objective may be diversification (new products), rebranding (a new look), or additional features or services.
Check: what is the internal trigger?
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Check: what is the internal trigger?
4 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.