Assignment:
Choose a large company, such as Amazon, Apple, Disney, or Home Depot, or a company with which you are familiar to assess the planning function of management.
1. Identify the mission and vision statements of the company.
Mission
Vision
2. Describe the strategic, tactical, and operational plans employed by the company. Determine which types of managers create each type of plan.
Type of Plan Description Type of Manager
3. Evaluate the company's success in executing the three core processes of business: people, strategy, and operations.
People
Strategy
Operations
4. Perform an environment scan, or SWOT analysis, of your chosen company. Evaluate the current direction of the company against your analysis.