Strategic Implementation Plan for the Executive Board of an Organization

Notes for students:

1. Electronic copy of assignment must be submitted through the Turnitin software.

2. This assignment will be marked electronically and results available online through Grademark in Turnitin within 3 weeks of the submission date.

3. 10% of marks are awarded for satisfactory use of language and/or good presentation.

4. 5% of marks are awarded for satisfactory referencing and/or presentation of a bibliography where either is required. Note that all referenced work should be obtained from credible sources.

5. Students should ensure that they comply with Glyndwr University’s plagiarism policy.

6. Students should make correct use of the Harvard referencing method.

Learning Outcomes Tested in this Assignment:

3. Critically analyse strategic perspectives and competences and position an organization based on strategic analysis

4. Identify ways in which an organization acquires and retains a competitive advantage via accurate strategic selection

Would students please note that achievement of the learning outcomes for this assessment is demonstrated against the assessment criteria shown below (which are not necessarily weighted equally).  

All marks/grades remain indicative until they have been considered and confirmed by the Assessment Board

Using the same organization as assignment 1 prepare a strategic implementation plan for the executive board of the organization. Complete suitable analysis and set out your report as below.

1.Critically analyse the selected organisation by carrying out a PESTLE Analysis to provide a strategic framework for understanding external influences on a business. Identify a potential new strategy(s) from this.  

-Ensure that your PESTLE analysis is well researched with cited references within the text. Diagrams/Table may be used.

2.Drawing on the PESTLE analysis results and new strategy(s), identify a core challenge(s) in implementing the new strategy.  

-Your answer should discuss the impact the challenge may have on the organisations vision, values and organisational objectives.

-Identify their resources and capabilities to implement the strategy.

3.Propose clearly justified strategic objective(s) and action plan to support the introduction and growth of the new strategy discussed above.

-Make sure to identify the type of strategy (e.g. porters generic strategies)

-Discuss how their resources and capabilities will help them achieve this

-Discuss the impact on the organisation for implementing the new strategy

Evidence of academic reading together with full and correct Harvard referencing is expected at level 6.  It should be noted that an absence of theory to support the submission restricts the mark that can awarded.  See marking criteria for indications.