Consultancy Report for Anthony's Orchard
Overview:
Final Project for Financial and Performance Management, you will prepare and submit a consultancy report to the management of Anthony's Orchard, the company studied throughout this module. The company is considering expanding its product line to include apple juice. This expansion would require a significant investment in a piece of equipment known as an apple press. Your Final Project submission analyses this decision, and provides to company management a recommendation based on your analysis.
Develop various sections of this report through your work on Individual Assignments (IAs). You will compile these sections and make any refinements based on feedback received from your Faculty Member. You will also develop the additional sections required to complete and submit the Final Project.
Contents:
Your consultancy report should include the following sections:
• Executive summary
• Section 1: Financial Analysis
• Section 2: Analysis of the Investment
• Section 3: Developing a Balanced Scorecard
• Section 4: Assessing Benchmarking Efforts
• Section 5: Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion
Executive Summary (New)
In this section, you introduce the nature and purpose of your study. Summarise your study and its objectives, and briefly state your recommendations.
Section 1: Financial Analysis (Overview of the given case study organisation and its current financial situation)
Section 2: Analysis of the Investment (Future capital investment opportunities and strategic financial plan)
Section 3: Developing a Balanced Scorecard (Balanced Scorecard and performance indicators)
Section 4: Assessing Benchmarking Efforts (Gap analysis and benchmarking, including quality assurance techniques
Section 5: Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion
In addition to your Final Project, you should review and update your Personal and Professional Development Plan (PPDP) by adding at least one new goal connected to your learning in this module.
The Final Project is due the last day of this module.
To complete your Final Project, do the following:
1. Please submit the Executive Summary, Section 1-5, and the Appendices and Resources to the Final Project Part 1 submission link in the Final Project area on the course navigation menu.
2. Please submit the PPDP update to the Final Project Part 2submission link in the Final Project area on the course navigation menu.