Topic: Caterpillar Inc.'s Vision

• Summarize your evaluation of the alignment between what Caterpillar Inc. is currently doing and their mission, vision, or values statement (Is Caterpillar living its statements? How is that demonstrated?).
• Recommend any changes you would make to Caterpillar Inc.'s mission, vision, or values statements to improve organizational goals (What statement changes would you make to clarify Caterpillar's intentions? What would that look like?).

Topic: Caterpillar Inc.'s Competitive Advantages and Disadvantages

• How would you summarize Caterpillar's strengths and weaknesses, given its competitive advantages and disadvantages? (Provide 3 of the most critical strengths and weaknesses, and briefly summarize.)
• Recommend operational changes to improve Caterpillar Inc.'s competitive advantages and business performance. (Briefly recommend changes to address each critical weakness.)
• How should the recommended operational changes be measured and monitored to assess effectiveness at improving competitive advantage and performance? (Briefly address specific metrics and monitoring procedures applied to each change.)

Topic: Caterpillar'sGlobal Strategy

• Summarize your assessment of Caterpillar Inc.'s global strategy and operational Implementation plan. (Briefly address the global strategy in place and how it is being implemented.)
• Recommend operational changes to improve Caterpillar Inc.'s global strategy and overall business performance. (Briefly recommend changes to address 2-3 critical weakness you see in the operational plan in place)
• How should the recommended operational changes be measured and monitored to assess effectiveness at improving performance? (Briefly address specific metrics and monitoring procedures applied to each change.)