Assignment Submission Guidelines and Task Details

1.This assignment must be submitted electronically using Blackboard by 2pm on the submission date

2.To submit electronically you must upload your work to the e-submission area within the Blackboard module concerned. Simple instructions are provided within the module.

3.Please do not attempt to submit assignments direct to lecturers as this is not allowed and will result in a non-submission being officially recorded

4.You will receive a digital receipt as proof of submission. This will be sent to your Bucks e-mail address; please keep this for reference.

5.You are reminded of the University’s regulations on cheating and plagiarism. In submitting your assignment you are acknowledging that you have read and understood these regulations.

6.Late submission within 10 working days of the deadline will result in the mark for the assignment being capped at 40%. Beyond this time the work will not be marked.

7.You are reminded that it is your responsibility to keep an electronic copy of your assignment for future reference.

For this second assignment, you are required to produce a 3000 word written report. From your findings in CW1 you are to develop an innovation road map that outlines the preparation of the innovation process. This audit will factor in the wider, operational environment of both up and downstream suppliers and service providers, whilst developing a fuller picture of the organisation’s full innovation capacity.

This assignment tests the following Learning Outcomes for the module:

Apply an evaluative approach to a range of business data, sources of information and appropriate methodologies in identifying drivers of innovation within a business and its environments;

Analyse and illustrate how organisations and their leaders can successfully plan and prepare for innovation;

Critically discuss the importance of organisational knowledge, knowledge transfer and cross functional co-operation in order to analyse and assess innovation capability and blockages;

Actively engage in the identification of a new product/service for a chosen organisation and identify the key activities required for its successful development;

Conduct an innovation/organisational development audit appropriate for the introduction of the new product/service.

The Assignment Task:

This assignment leads on logically from the findings of CW1 and students are expected to use the same organisation as CW1

From your findings in CW1 you are to develop an innovation road map that outlines the preparation of the innovation process. This will factor in the wider, operational environment of both up and downstream suppliers and service providers, whilst developing a fuller picture of the organisation’s full innovation capacity.

Note:  Words used in applied models, tables; charts etc… within the main body of the report are NOT included in the report word count.   Content placed in the appendices MUST have a clear connection to the main body.  Any work copied and paste into the report and/or the appendices that is not discussed, analysed or mentioned will not be considered by the marker.

Suggested Report Structure.

Front Cover page

Executive Summary (NOT included in word count 400 words max)

Introduction, Purpose of the Report & Structure (200 words)

The Future of the Industry 2020 and Beyond (500 words)

The Organisations Innovation Requirements 2020 and Beyond (500 words)

Building the Future Innovation Capabilities for the Organisation (1,500 words)