Developorganisational strategies

KnowledgeActivity

1. Using a profession you are familiar with, outline two pieces of legislation that must be considered when devising codes of practice or policies.

2. Identify three factors that may affect the strategic direction.

3.Explain the process of business capability mapping.

4.Explain how comparing your organisation's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats with those of your competitors can be beneficial.

5. Identify two key features of a cooperative venture.

6. Identify the four steps for undertaking a cost-benefit analysis.

7. Explain the purpose of a due diligence process.

8.Explain who the implementation of risk management strategies can help an organisation promote its intellectual property rights and identify other risks.

9. When using SWOT analysis, do you think something can constitute both as an opportunity and a threat

10. Using the PEST analysis, explain how political factors can impact business performance.

11. For an industry that you are familiar with, identify three sources of information that you may consult when researching the market, your competitors, and your customer base.

12. Explain what factors an organisation may use to help establish its vision and values.

13. Explain how clarifying the mission can help to develop organisational values.

Activity

Refer to Case Study E - Communicating the strategic plan

CaseStudyE-Communicatingthestrategicplan

Shuhel has been contracted to design and oversee landscape gardeningand pool installation project for a client. Then the client has requestedthe garden be completely remodelled, with separate rockery anddecking areas. The client also wants a fibreglass swimming pool and spa,for which Shuhel will be recruiting an exterior company that specialisesin poolinstallation tocollaborateon theprojectwith him.

Shuhel has approached a reputable pool company and received quotesfor two slightly different pools to give his clients a choice for the finalproduct. Shuhel has a contact at the company called Mary, and she willbe overseeing the install. Shuhel has already recruited a landscaping firmto carry out the groundwork and has a site supervisor called Luca to runthe teamon site.

Shuhel's clients have requested that the project take no more than sixweeks, and Shuhel is to present his proposed strategy to them in 5working days. All stakeholder have agreed that the time frame is realisticfor theproject.

Shuhel's proposed strategy is to excavate the ground for the pool, thenlay the decking and do the heavy work in the garden before the pool isfitted in week 3. This will then leave two weeks to execute the lighterwork in the project; digging the rockery and planting, fitting outsidelighting, creating the seating area. There will be two days allowed forclosing, with three days for dealing with disruptions or issues that mayariseto ensurethebaselineis notexceeded.

1. You will play the role of Shuhel, and you should work with four peers who will play the role of relevant stakeholders. Present the information outlined in the Case Study to your stakeholders.

Activity 4B

1. Explain what is meant by developing initiative.

2. Explain the importance of fostering initiative.

3. Outline two techniques for developing initiative within a workforce.

Activity 4C

Scenario A

Positive Connections is a web-based marketing company. They are a small team comprising of Anna, who is the manager and deals with most of the customer's initial enquiries. Adam and Jasmine are marketing executives. Adam is very experienced within his role and has been training Jasmine on the job. Jasmine has limited experience but is very competent in social media presence and runs several clients social media accounts for them. Dele is their web designer, he has many years of experience and has worked with Anna from the company start-up.

They have been approached by a client who wants them to promote their catering services whilst making some adjustments made to their website. The owners of the company do not feel that they have enough time to utilise social media effectively and want this to be a priority for the positive connections team. They feel that the website should link to their social media

pages but do not have the skills to do-this themselves. The company also wish to have fortnightly contact by email or phone call and wish to have a point of reference within the company.

Positive connections have agreed with the catering company to set a target of increasing their client base by 10% within a year and will pay the company

$400 a month. They have agreed to a one-off charge of $750 to make the changes to the website. To hit the 10% target, the marketing team need to be recruiting four clients a month who spend an average of $1600 per event.

1. Referring to Scenario A, what type of group is the team presented in the scenario?

2. Referring again to Scenario A, assign two relevant tasks to appropriate members of the team. Provide a written explanation of why you have assigned that task to that individual and how you think this is appropriate.

Activity 4D

1. Explain the purpose of key performance indicators.

2. Explain what a balanced scorecard is.

3. Explain how balance scorecards and KPI's can monitor and improve productivity.

Activity 4E

1. Refer to the project timeline below. Explainhowthetimelinesets milestonesfortheprojectandsuggestwaysofevaluatingtheachievementoftheprojectusingthesemilestones.

1. Identifytwopotentialbenefitsofimplementingmilestones.

1. Explain the purpose of a performance report and how this can contributetowardsevaluatingperformance.

Activity 4F

1. Identify two benefits of reviewing the planning process.

2. Identify three factors that must be taken into consideration when making suggestions for future improvements.