TASK DETAILS:
The report is suggested to follow a strategic management analysis and strategy plan template.
However, depending upon the word count, priority will have to be given to specific sections, which
are more or less relevant to your organisation and change necessary. The suggested headings are:
1. Executive Summary
Provides an overview of the whole report in a summary form of the following:
Company
Preferred Strategic Option
Justification
2. Analysis
The first stage is strategic analysis, where the aim is to achieve an understanding of the key
strategic issues, both externally and internally, that are likely to influence the performance of the
company into the future. Students are required to carry out extensive research to update the
information provided, in order for a full strategic overview to be formed.
2.1. Vision / Mission / 2.2 Objectives Analysis
What is the vision (where?)
What is the mission (how?)
What are the objectives (stages of how)
This sets the scene of the current strategy
2.3. Macro (or External) Environment
Use a range of analysis techniques to analyse the external environment
Concentrate on the opportunities and threats in the market place.
2.4. Industry Analysis
Analyse the industry with emphasise on opportunities and threats.
If in multiple industries which is the most attractive?
2.5. Internal (Capability) Analysis
Resources and Competencies
VRIO Analysis
Benchmarking
Activity Mapping
Concentrate on the strengths and weaknesses in the company.
2.6. TOWS Summary
What are the strengths and weaknesses?
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What are the opportunities and threats?
What are the opportunities available for the organisations strengths etc.
3. Strategic Plan
Using the previous analysis, create a new (or revise the previous) organisational strategy at the
corporate (and/or business) level.
3.1. Alternative Strategies
Based on the TOWs and analysis – what are the potential strategies?
Growth
Stability
Retrenchment
Concentration
Diversification
Portfolio adjustments etc.
3.2. Strategic Choice
Justifications for the proposed future strategy of the organisation. What is the strategy that makes
the most sense? Why? for example, fits the values
4. Conclusion
The purpose of the conclusion is to summarise and make final evaluative comments:
A brief summary of the main ideas presented.
Final evaluative comments on the relative importance of the arguments.
Comments on the ongoing significance of the topic as an issue that needs further discussion or
investigation.
5. References
The purpose of references is to show interaction with a wider body of literature. Use the Harvard
system to cite other articles and books, etc.
6. Appendices
Significant research will need to be conducted, this should be included in the appendices, but
summarised in the report. This could include:
Questionnaires/surveys
Interviews
News articles
Observations
Focus groups
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