LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

Scenario

There is no scenario for this assignment.

Task 1 of 3 - Business presentation (AC1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3)

Instructions:

Individually prepare a presentation critically evaluating the strategic plans of an organisation of your choice and propose strategic options. Your presentation is to be made to the board of directors and you should:

1.    Introduce your selected organisation, and evaluate its vision, mission and values statements with recommendations for any revisions you deem appropriate.

2.   Critically evaluate the organisations key headline data including, but not limited to, trends in financial performance, share price (where applicable)  market share, profitability and major competitors.

3.   Define  the  organisation’s  industry  and  explore  the  critical  macro-environment  forces  that influence it.

4.   Critically analyse the organisation’s competitive position in that industry.

5.   Present  a  SWOT  table  (or  equivalent)  and  critically  evaluate  the  organisations  current strategic position.

Delivery:

. 1x PowerPoint Presentation

. 1x Executive Summary (circa 400 words)

Submission:

. 1x PowerPoint Presentation Slides

. 1x Executive Summary (circa 400 words)

Referencing:

•    Each PowerPoint must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the presentation.

Task 2 of 3 - Essay (AC3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 5.1. 5.2 & 5.3)

Instructions:

Following your presentation, you should now prepare a new strategic plan:

1.   Critically  evaluate  the   relationship  between  the  organisation’s,  corporate,   business  and operational strategies

2.   Apply strategic models and tools to recommend strategic options for the organisation

3.   Evaluate  critical  success  factors/assumptions  that  underpin  the  strategic  options  you’ve developed

4.   Recommend and justify a strategic option and accompanying business objectives

5.    Identify change factors by completing a force field analysis for your selected organisation

6.    Identify the change agents and propose a suitable structure for the implementation of the plan

7.   Create a resourced implementation plan for the strategy, with a justified timeline for implementation

8.   Describe the potential risks during the implementation

Delivery and submission:

. 1x Portfolio with your force field analysis, structure, implementation plan, success indicators and potential (circa 2500 words)

Referencing:

•    Each section must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.

Task 3 of 3 - Reflective Essay (AC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, )

Instructions:

Critical evaluate the usefulness of change models such as Lewin, McKinsey 7s and Kotter for the selected organisation and recommend a specific model to support the strategic option identified in Task 3. You should also explain how you could be a change agent and identify the leadership and change agent skills you would need to display in order to make changes successful.

Delivery and submission:

. 1x Essay (circa 600 words)

Referencing:

•    Each section must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.

Evidence to be submitted:

PowerPoint Presentation - (1000 words equivalent).

Executive summary - 400 words.

Portfolio - 2500 words.

Reflective Essay - 600 words.

Scenario

There is no scenario for this assignment.

Task 1 of 3 - Case Study (AC1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3)

Instructions:

Individually prepare a case study about a business leader of your choice. Examples of business leaders might include Jack Welch, Ricardo Semler, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Dhirubhai Ambani, and Elon Musk to name but a few of many examples.

You have been informed that your case study will be used for training purposes and you should discuss theoretical  perspectives supported  by examples  about your chosen  leader contribution to their organisation.

The structure of the case study should include the following:

•     Background to the organisation and the business leader with a justification of your choice.

•     Explain the meaning of strategic leadership and importance to the selected organisation.

•     Contrast the main approaches to the study of leadership and the approach relevant to the organisation.

•     Critically evaluate the role of the leader in developing strategy.

•     Critically review  leadership values and ethics  in driving corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

Delivery and submission:

. 1x case study (circa 1500 words)

Referencing:

•    The case study must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the case study.

Task 2 of 3 - Essay (AC3.1, 3.2, 3.3,4.1)

Instructions:

Following your case study, you should now prepare an essay evaluating the impact of the business leader identified in task 1, on the organisation’s performance by addressing the following:

•    Assess the role of the business leader in driving organisational performance.

•     Critically explore the exercise of leadership power and influence.

•     Critically explore the main feature and requirements of leadership development for competitive advantage.

•     Provide the criteria for measuring for assessing an organisations strategic effectiveness from a leadership perspective.

Delivery and submission:

. 1x essay (circa 1500 words)

Referencing:

•    Each section must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.