All sources of information must be referenced using “Harvard referencing” where a reference listing should be included at the end of the assignment
management
Description
1. Appendix
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the figures, tables, diagrams etc. should be numbered
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Label sketches properly and neatly.
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Use size A4 paper.
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Do not forget to sign the plagiarism statement on the cover sheet
of your assignment.
· Please note that plagiarism is treated as a serious offence and therefore the work you
produce must be individual and original although may work
in groups in some instance
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All sources of information must be referenced using “Harvard referencing” where a reference listing should be included at the end of the assignment
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· Failure to re-submit the previously marked
assignment with the re-submitted
assignment will mean that results cannot be released for the respective unit.
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Scenario
There is no scenario for this
assignment.
Task
1 of 3 – Business presentation (AC1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3)
Instructions:
Individually prepare a presentation
critically evaluating the strategic plans of an organisation of your choice and
propose strategic options. Your presentation is to be made to the board of
directors and you should:
1.1 Introduce your selected organisation,
and evaluate its vision, mission and values statements with recommendations for
any revisions you deem appropriate.
1.2
Critically
evaluate the organisations key headline data including, but not limited to,
trends in financial performance, share price (where applicable) market share,
profitability and major competitors.
1.3 Define the organisation’s industry and
explore the critical macro-environment forces that influence it.
1.4
Critically
analyse the organisation’s competitive position in that industry.
1.5 Present a SWOT table (or equivalent)
and critically evaluate the organisations current strategic position.
Delivery:
§
1x
PowerPoint Presentation
§ 1x Executive Summary (circa 400 words)
Submission:
§
1x
PowerPoint Presentation Slides
§
1x
Executive Summary (circa 400 words)
Referencing:
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Each
PowerPoint must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.
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A
comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the presentation.
Task
2 of 3 – Essay (AC3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 5.1. 5.2 & 5.3)
Instructions:
Following your presentation, you
should now prepare a new strategic plan:
2.1 Critically evaluate the relationship
between the organisation’s, corporate, business and operational strategies
2.2
Apply
strategic models and tools to recommend strategic options for the organisation
2.3 Evaluate critical success
factors/assumptions that underpin the strategic options you’ve developed
2.4
Recommend
and justify a strategic option and accompanying business objectives
2.5
Identify
change factors by completing a force field analysis for your selected organisation
2.6
Identify
the change agents and propose a suitable structure for the implementation of
the plan
2.7 Create a resourced implementation plan
for the strategy, with a justified timeline for implementation
2.8 Describe the potential risks during
the implementation
Delivery
and submission:
§ 1x Portfolio with your force field
analysis, structure, implementation plan, success indicators and potential
(circa 2500 words)
Referencing:
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Each
section must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.
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A
comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.
Task
3 of 3 – Reflective Essay (AC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, )
Instructions:
3.1 Critical evaluate the usefulness of
change models such as Lewin, McKinsey 7s and Kotter for the selected
organisation and recommend a specific model to support the strategic option
identified in Task 3. You should also explain how you could be a change agent
and identify the leadership and change agent skills you would need to display
in order to make changes successful.
Delivery and submission:
§ 1x Essay (circa 600 words)
Referencing:
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Each
section must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.
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A comprehensive
Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.
Evidence to be submitted:
·
PowerPoint
Presentation – (1000 words equivalent). Executive summary – 400 words.
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Portfolio
– 2500 words. Reflective Essay – 600 words.
