Assignment: Company Competitive Advantage: Part 1You are an IT analyst at XYZ Corporation, and the company has recently taken on a new client that wishes to understand how the organization can leverage its IT and IS functions as a form of competitive advantage. The company is small and would like to see some real-world evidence of this in order to arm themselves with information as they seek investors to grow their business. You have been asked by your manager, Farah Ahmad, to create a business analysis for the client company’s leadership in which you analyze the competitive landscape for a business and discuss the role of IT/IS in helping that company achieve a competitive advantage.First, you should select a company, research two of its competitors, and create a report to present to the client in which you analyze the business’s current competitive standing within its industry using at least two competitive analysis models/tools with a focus on the role IT plays in determining its current competitive posture; one of the models used in the analysis must be Porter’s Five Forces. It is recommended that you search the Internet to identify industries/companies for which a Porter’s Five Forces analysis have been completed prior to selecting the company on which you will focus your response. Part 1 of your business analysis should be 5–7 paragraphs in length and include at least two references from the Walden Library or other scholarly academic sources.Note: This Assignment consists of two parts. You will complete and submit Part 1 this week and you will complete and submit Part 2 in Week 6.To prepare for this Assignment:Review this week’s Learning Resources.Refer to the Academic Writing Expectations for 2000/3000-Level Courses as you compose your Assignment.BY DAY 7Submit Part 1 of your business analysis, to include the following:Part 1: Overview of Competitive Strategy for a Business Describe the company you selected for your analysis, as well as its competitive landscape, and explain why it can be characterized as a competitive business. (225–300 words, or 3–4 paragraphs)Identify at least one type of competitive strategy that this business uses, including specific examples/evidence to support your assertion. (150–225 words, or 2–3 paragraphs)

Discussion 6 (Using Lists to Persist Data): Google, responding to Apple's move in iOS development in the mid 2000s, was prompted to push the boundaries of Android. That push resulted in improved development tools (Android Studio); a design language that has become the distinctive hallmark for Android app development.  When compared to the web world where some popular apps could get away with mediocre design, why do mobile apps face a higher design bar?  Anytime you see data presented in a single-column format, whether it’s in the Settings app, the list of songs in the Music app, or the list of emails in the Mail app, those are examples of using a table which contains stored data being configured in different ways. Why is it important to persist mobile application data? Discuss six (6) ways that data can persist in Android Why is navigation using Lists an important aspect of mobile app development? Discuss how navigation using Lists in Android is compared to iOS (see Hand-out) To participate in this Discussion: Respond to the Discussion prompts. Then, read a selection of your classmate's postings. Reply to at least two classmate's posts