Financial simulation tool for Kunnan Taitoa Oy: the role of the financial management student
Kivimäki, Iris (2015)
Kivimäki, Iris
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015111216305
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015111216305
Tiivistelmä
This Bachelor’s thesis presents a simulation tool project, commissioned by Kunnan Taitoa Oy, a municipal financial service provider in Finland. The main goal of this thesis report is to introduce the reader to the simulation tool created during the project and to familiarize the reader with the tasks of the financial management student in the project.
The goal of the project was to produce a fully functional web-based simulation tool for financial planning. The purpose of the product was to provide a new service for the company to offer to its customers and to improve the financial planning of municipalities. The potential users of the simulation tool are the heads of municipalities and financial directors working in municipalities.
This thesis is divided in to three parts: a theoretical framework, project planning and project implementation. The theoretical framework of this thesis will revolve around business intelligence and project management. The part on project planning explains the reader how this project was planned and what the objectives at the beginning of the project were. The project implementation part explains the reader the work that was carried out by financial management students during the project and the different phases of the project. At the end of the thesis, the result of the project is introduced. The conclusions also include recommendations for the further development of the simulation tool.
The approach of this thesis is practice-based. The project of the thesis was conducted in a ten person team during the spring (April –June) and fall (August- October) of 2015. The team included two financial management students and eight business technology students. The project followed the SCRUM model. This thesis concentrates on the financial management student’s role in the project.
The outcome of the project simulation tool is called Talouspeli. It is a simulation tool meant for planning municipal finances. The simulation tool is easy to use, it is informative and visually pleasant. The client will add it as a feature to their future product called Portaali.
The goal of the project was to produce a fully functional web-based simulation tool for financial planning. The purpose of the product was to provide a new service for the company to offer to its customers and to improve the financial planning of municipalities. The potential users of the simulation tool are the heads of municipalities and financial directors working in municipalities.
This thesis is divided in to three parts: a theoretical framework, project planning and project implementation. The theoretical framework of this thesis will revolve around business intelligence and project management. The part on project planning explains the reader how this project was planned and what the objectives at the beginning of the project were. The project implementation part explains the reader the work that was carried out by financial management students during the project and the different phases of the project. At the end of the thesis, the result of the project is introduced. The conclusions also include recommendations for the further development of the simulation tool.
The approach of this thesis is practice-based. The project of the thesis was conducted in a ten person team during the spring (April –June) and fall (August- October) of 2015. The team included two financial management students and eight business technology students. The project followed the SCRUM model. This thesis concentrates on the financial management student’s role in the project.
The outcome of the project simulation tool is called Talouspeli. It is a simulation tool meant for planning municipal finances. The simulation tool is easy to use, it is informative and visually pleasant. The client will add it as a feature to their future product called Portaali.