All of assignment one does not need to be completed in full, I already lost the points for not doing it. I just added it because it shows what the instructor wanted for this assignment and the next assignment due.
Assignments:
1. Identify in 350 to 525 words what the plan does well, in addition to areas for improvement.
Discuss whether the plan:
- Clearly states where the organization is going and how it will get there
- Evaluates the organization’s external and internal environments
- Includes a people plan and addresses achievement of a diverse workforce
- Includes corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability
Submit the plan and its citation to your faculty member for approval. This will be used in Wks 4 and 5 of the course.
2. Using your analysis of the strategic plan from the Wk 2- Strategic Plan Research assignment, complete the following:
Analyze in 350 to 525 words the:
- Purpose of the strategic plan
- Key objectives:
- Market development and how your ideas fit
- Process improvement
- Development of people
- Product/service – How do you deliver? Is there a way to improve quality over time to differentiate?
- Key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure performance over time
3. Create a 5- to 7- slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, with speaker notes and visuals on each slide, that will sell your identified improvements to the strategic plan, based on your Wk 4 analysis.
Include the following:
- Summarize the threats and challenges you have identified within the current strategic plan.
- Determine how to execute the strategic initiatives in order to address the threats and challenges.
- Explain proposed process improvements.
- Assess whether additional resources are needed.
- Describe how resources should be used in the application of the strategic plan.
- Utilize KPIs to justify the financial investment and to measure the success of the proposed improvements to the strategic plan.
- Justify your recommendations based on anticipated Return on Investment (ROI).
