$.$ Please perform a Five Forces industry analysis of the relevant industry for AES $($please also define what industry you are concluding AES is in$).$

$2.$ Please perform a PESTEL analysis for the relevant industry for AES.

$3.$ Please use $1$ and $2$ to make clear conclusions about the average profitability of the relevant industry AND the main reasons for that average profitability. Please make some comparisons to other industries we have seen in cases during the course.

$4.$ Please use the tools from the course to outline the strategy that AES has been using under CEO Gluski. What have been the major moves? What have been some of the detailed tactics? Please map the important components of the strategy to the PESTEL and Five Forces opportunities or challenges they address.

$5.$ How successful has the implementation of the stated strategy been? Please be detailed.

$6.$ Please evaluate AES$$ recent approach towards shareholders and customers. What have they done right? What might you question?

$7.$ Please evaluate the performance of AES over the period of Gluski$$s leadership as reflected in the Exhibits. What are the positives and negatives?

$8.$ What lessons should we take away from an analysis of AES$$s overall strategy and its implementation?