Preparation Make sure you are familiar with the organisation you are basing this assessment on and have read through the necessary background information. For the case study business, this is all of the documents included in the Simulation Pack. Once you have reviewed the documents, choose a research topic/task If you are using the case study, select one of the topics in the Research Statement in the Simulation Pack. If it's your own business or a business where you are working or are familiar with, have your business and research topic approved by your assessor. Complete Page 4 of your Project Portfolio for this unit. Read through the requirements of Section 1, 2 and 3 of your Project Portfolio. Plan and develop an applied research strategy