The situation: In your newly appointed role as a strategic planning advisor to the board of a company of your choice, you have an overall brief to achieve a more progressive approach to infrastructure optimisation as a route to incremental shareholder gains.
In this respect you have been asked to address the following tasks:
Task 1
Highlight the key areas of strategic change from a critical review of the organisational environment . You will be expected to justify this by using a range of analysis tools to assess the current position the organisation faces.
You would be required to state the top priorities as an agenda of items for board consideration and action both internally and externally.
Task 2
Drawing on relevant strategic choice models, critically discuss the ways in which the competency gaps could be addressed for future business sustainability and competitiveness.
Task 3
State how you would manage the required changes should your proposals be adopted and highlight the consequences if no action is taken.