From the very beginning of the class, while youve been working as member of a team you have, also, been tasked with formulating individual thoughts as to what you would do differently if working on the project, alone. At this point you will be required to capture those thoughts and submit them.
Individually, you will complete an Extended Executive Summary of 500-750 words. Extended in that you must offer detailed comments on each element of the Strategic Case Analysis, while the teams Executive Summary will be the highlights (key points) of each section. The intent here is to allow you enough opportunity to prove your grasp of the tools and concepts as you present, both in writing and in a 6-9 minute video, your findings and recommendations for the case you and your colleagues spent the last seven weeks developing. While it is not necessary for you to spend time explaining the points of differentiation between you and your team members, it is very important that you do explain how you came to the conclusions and recommendations you are submitting.
Do the following:
Complete an Extended Executive Summary by providing detailed comments on each element of the Strategic Case Analysis you completed with your CLC group. Where appropriate among the various elements of the Strategic Case Analysis, address the following points:
Recommend strategic plans to improve the companys competitive advantage.
Explain how leadership skills can be used to encourage innovation to improve the company.
Recommend specific decisions company leadership can make in order to capitalize on untapped business opportunities.
List the sources you used to inform the development of your strategic case analysis as well as the sources that inform your suggestions in points a-c above.
Create an 6-9-minute video presentation of your extended executive summary. Do the following:
In your video address all the points required in the instructions above. Make sure to clearly and persuasively articulate the business decisions you recommend.
Also, in your presentation refer to your individual assignment in Topic 3. Explain how your companys practices contribute to the greater good, or not. Explain how elements of a Christian Worldview could inform its practices to better contribute to the greater good.
Use PPT or other visuals to support your video presentation.
Refer to the information on pages 353-354 of the David text to help you develop your presentation.
Be sure to cite three to five relevant and credible sources in support of your content. Use only sources found at the GCU Library, corporate websites, or those provided in Topic Materials.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
Benchmark Information
This Benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
Master of Business Administration
1.1: Create strategic plans to improve an organizations competitive advantage.
1.4: Practice leadership skills necessary for encouraging innovation within organizations.
2.1: Perform relevant, industry-specific research.
3.3: Make informed decisions in order to capitalize on business opportunities.
3.4: Clearly and persuasively articulate business decisions to relevant stakeholders.
David 353-354 page reference
6. Develop confidence in using quantitative tools for analysis. Being a business major, never shy away from quantitative analyses. Exude self-confidence when speaking.7. Strive for excellence in writing. Avoid typos and sloppiness. Neatness is important.8. Pay attention to detail. Be meticulous. Employers want careful, meticulous employees.9. Do not merely recite ratios or present figures. Rather, develop ideas and conclusions concerning the possible trends. Use figures to support what your team is recommending.10. Emphasize the Recommendations and Strategy Implementation sections. A common mistake is to spend too much time on the external or internal analysis parts of your paper or presentation. The recommendations and implementation sections are the most important parts.11. Throughout your case analysis, emphasize how your proposed strategic plan will enable the firm to gain and sustain competitive advantage.12. When working as a team, do most of the work individually. Use team meetings mostly to assimi-late work. This approach is most efficient.13. During the presentation, keep good posture, eye contact, and voice tone, and project confidence. Do not get defensive under any conditions or with any questions. Ask the audience to point out any mistakes seen or any work that is unclear.14. Capitalize on the strengths of each member of the group; volunteer your services in your areas of strength.15. Think of your case analysis as if it were really doing this for a company. For example, do not invest much time describing what the firm has been doing; spend considerable time describing what needs to be done. After all, this is what the firm would have paid you to do, they likely al-ready know what they are doing.16. Develop a case-presentation style that is direct, assertive, enthusiastic, and convincing; be con-cise, precise, fluent, and accurate.17. Enjoy strategic management and your project while you can; it may be several years before you are playing CEO again.18. Let someone else read and critique your project file and your presentation several times a few days before you deliver a written project or present a project orally.19. Include this project on your resume and include that you gained experience using business stra-tegic planning software.20. Apply for a full-time job at the case company for which you prepared a comprehensive strategic plan.21. For every slide you show in an oral presentation, point out how the information supports your recommendations for the firm.22. Make certain that your key external and internal factors are actionable, quantitative, comparative, and divisional (AQCD) to the extent possible.
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