Essay Assignment: Strategic Management
Length: 1,000 Words.
Instructions: one power point presentation which presents the organizations strategic planning via the 16 points covered in the weekly essays. Presentation is required to cover the topics adequately. Student will conduct a 10 minute oral presentation of the power point.
The 16 strategic analysis topics from the weekly assignments are as follows:
1. Describe the organization's mission and vision statements. Are they effective?
2. Describe the organizations business model (customer value proposition & profit formula).
3. Describe the organizations competitive advantage. Does it have a sustainable competitive advantage at present?
4. Describe the organization's financial and strategic objectives?
5. Consider the organization's macro-environmental factors PESTEL analysis and describe which two are most relevant to the organization's at present.
6. Consider the competitiveness of the organizations industry using the Five-Forces Model of competition, and describe which of the five forces is creating the strongest competitive pressure in the organizations industry.
7. Assess the organizations primary tangible and intangible resources using the VRIN test for sustainable competitive advantage.
8. Conduct SWOT analysis on the organization.
9. Describe the organizations current competitive strategy using the five generic strategies framework.
10. Describe what generic competitive type, from the five generic strategies framework, is being used by the organizations primary rival.
11. Describe whether the organization's is using an offensive or defensive strategy type.
12. Describe the organization's current merger, acquisitions, or outsourcing options/status.
13. Describe the organization's current or potential strategic approach to compete internationally.
14. Identify which of the organization's resources and capabilities make it attractive to compete internationally.
15. Describe the organization's current or potential diversification strategy options.
16. Identify how chosen diversification strategy options would lead to a strategic fit with the organization.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.