9001SMGT Strategy development And Implementation Report Assignment

Subject Code & Title :-  9001SMGT Strategy development And Implementation Report |
Assessment Type :-  Assignment
Summary :-
In the first assessment you used Porters Five Forces VRIN and SWOT analyses to identify strategic issues and priorities that need to be addressed for the organisation to be competitive.
9001SMGT Strategy development And Implementation Report Assignment

It is now time to think about the strategy development and implementation process that will deliver superior value to customers more efficiently than rivals.

Learning Outcomes (LO)
1. Demonstrate advanced understanding of contemporary strategic management theory concepts and principles (LO#1).
2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of how strategy formulation & strategy implementation processes work in contemporary organisations (LO#2).
3. Conduct an in-depth analysis of the internal and external environment using appropriate strategic management concepts and tools (LO#3).
4. Evaluate different strategic alternatives and suggest an appropriate and ethical pathway for a business to build and sustain competitive advantage (LO#4)
5. Demonstrate ability to synthesise a range of business and management concepts when undertaking strategic analysis (LO#5)

Task :-
Building on your analysis in the first assessment, recommend competitive strategies (e.g., broad low-cost strategy, focused low-cost strategy, broad differentiation strategy focused differentiation strategy, best cost strategy) for the current competitive conditions.

Then identify complementary strategic actions to maximise the overall strategy.

Finally examine the role of ethics culture sustainability or leadership in relation to your recommended competitive strategy and strategic actions.

9001SMGT Strategy development And Implementation Report Assignment

Procedures :-
Your report needs to address the following requirements:
1. Recap the organisational and industry context (250 words).
2. Briefly explain the strategic issues from your analysis in the first assessment and identify the key issues the organisation should prioritise and why (450 words).
3. Recommend and justify competitive strategies to address the prioritised strategic issues for the organisation in the current competitive conditions
4. Identify and evaluate complementary strategic actions that should be taken to strengthen the organisation’s competitive position and overall strategy (e.g., offensive, defensive, first mover strategy, blue-ocean strategy, merger acquisition or strategic alliance)
5. Select and discuss two areas the organisation should consider in the implementation of the recommended strategy and complementary strategic actions
1. Ethics
2. Organisational culture
3. Leadership
4. Sustainability
6. Conclude the report

9001SMGT Strategy development And Implementation Report Assignment

Requirements :-

Note: All written assessments should be submitted as Word files (.docx) (Word is available from your AIB Office 365 account).

1. The required word length for this assessment is 2000 words (+10% tolerance)
2. In terms of structure, presentation and style you are required to use:
o AIB standard report format
o AIB preferred Microsoft Word settings – see the AIB Style Guide

3. This assessment requires you to use a minimum of six (6) contemporary academic sources in addition to your textbook.
You may also use current company industry government and media sources to support your statements but these will NOT count toward the minimum required credible academic sources for your assessment. Most web-based sources are not sufficiently rigorous and credible for use in academic assessments and will NOT count toward the minimum required credible academic sources for your assessment.
For further guidance refer to Scholarly academic & peer-reviewed journals.
4. You must appropriately acknowledge all sources of information in your assessment with the AIB Harvard author-date style of referencing – see the AIB Style Guide and Assessment Policy.
5. The introduction page, executive summary (not required) table of contents not required reference list and appendix.

Grading criteria and feedback
Your assessment will be marked according to the following grading criteria:
 Criterion 1: Overview (10%).
 Criterion 2: Recommendations (25%).
 Criterion 3: Discussion (25%).
 Criterion 4: Critical evaluation (20%).
 Criterion 5: Theory, concepts principles (10%).
 Criterion 6: Communication, presentation, structure, and language (5%).
 Criterion 7: In text-citations and referencing (5%).