Assignment Brief
As part of the formal assessment for the Strategic Management module for this programme you are required to submit an assignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing the module, you should be able to:
1. Apply a number of theoretical models and their potential for developing strategy and supporting strategic decisions.
2. Analyse theoretical developments in strategy.
3. Evaluate the process of strategy making in multinational organisations.
4. Assess the impact of strategy making in an increasingly volatile and turbulent environment.
5. Perform effectively within the professional environment. Work within a team, demonstrating interpersonal skills such as effective listening, negotiating, persuading and presentation. Be flexible and adaptable to changes within the professional environment. Appreciate the significance of and the difficulties in formulating and implementing strategy.
Individual Case Study Report
You are a management consultant that has been commissioned by an organisation to produce a report that investigates a formal strategic planning process and departmental / functional objectives to support business strategy within the telecommunication sector. Your individual case study report should base on the same client chosen for the in-class presentation. As a matter of fact, the strategy will be based on your review of the organisation's strategic planning needs and must be supported by your findings from research of relevant theories and models.
Your report should carefully address the following questions.
1. Evaluate whether a formal strategic planning process is suitable for your chosen organisation given the market its serves and if not why? [LO 1, 2 & 3].
2. Suggest possible ways how the organisation should determine departmental objectives to accomplish the proposed strategy. As part of a multinational organisation, how might the process "strategic planning" differ from a non- multinational firm? [LO 4 & 5].