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“DruckerPro International” Projects: Team Assignment 1, 2, & 3. The Team Assignment has three parts:

1. Approach, methodology and key findings (due week 7): 15%

2. Completed paper from start to finish with recommendations (due week 10): 25%

3. Presentation (due week 11): 5%

Read your team’s case as found in Moodle Week 5 under one of Project One, Two or Three,

“DruckerPro. Your team are the consultants and will ensure research, diagnosis, and critical

analysis for the creation of recommendations regarding the case. You have access to

DruckerPro and Peyman Chalabi. The expectation is to communicate with Peyman

approximately once every 9 or 10 days as a team with questions prepared ahead of time, by

email or as instructed/recommended by DruckerPro.

Team Assignment 1: 12 pages maximum; APA style only required in Reference section.

Your team can be creative in their approach and paper, but with the expectation that they will

use the tools and learning from BUSI640 (and other courses where appropriate): this includes

but it is not limited to the various diagnostic tools and the Management Consulting Template.

The first paper is only a preliminary, start-up paper that should include (but not necessarily be

limited to) background/current situation; issue/opportunity to be solved; the scope; the

approach and methodology (ensure listing of steps to be undertaken), and the KEY FINDINGS

based upon the diagnostic tools the team chooses to utilize. Team Assignment 1 does not

include recommendations.

Team Assignment 2: This assignment has no page limit, but typically 45 pages minimum. All

sections must be APA. The final paper is the professional document for the client: “DruckerPro”

organization..

A suggested Table of Contents is listed beneath. The team can and should be creative/thinking

outside of the box in their final document, but the aspects listed in the example will be

important to include whether in similar titling/sub-titling or not. The layout is at the discretion

of the consultant team.

Assignment 3: The presentation should be a maximum of 14 slides including title page and

references; Maximum presentation time is held strictly to 15 minutes; 1 or more presenters can

speak at the discretion/choice of team- but all team members must be available for post-

presentation questions.

An example/sample table of contents is shown as a starting place for your team to consider and

assemble a detailed analysis and recommendations:

Optional Very Brief Cover Letter to “Your Learning”

TITLE PAGE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROACH & METHODOLOGY

KEY FINDINGS

• Strategy

• Finance

• Human Resources

• Information Technology

• Operations

• Marketing

SUMMARY FINDINGS

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Strategy

• Finance

• Human Resources

• Information Technology

• Operations

• Marketing

CHANGE READINESS ASSESSMENT

• Establishing a Sense of Urgency

• Forming a Powerful Guiding Coalition

• Creating a Vision

• Communicating the Vision

• Empowering Others to Act on the Vision

• Planning for and Creating Short-Term Wins

• Consolidating Improvements and Producing still More Change

• Institutionalizing New Approaches

CONCLUDING REMARKS

REFERENCES

APPENDICES (random samples only/depends on team choices)

APPENDIX A: Business Model Canvas/Business Model Circle

APPENDIX B: Diagnostic Tool(s)

APPENDIX C: Critical Issues Assessment

APPENDIX D: Evaluation of Possible Solutions

APPENDIX E: Recommendation Detail

APPENDIX F: Criteria Matrix for Prioritizing Recommendations