Use your selected company from Weeks 1-2 for this week’s assessment.

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Wk 2 – Apply: Organizational Analysis

MGT/526 v1

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Wk 2 – Apply: Organizational Analysis

Instructions

Complete the worksheet based on your chosen organization. Use Business Source Complete and your selected company’s website, annual report, and other available sources.

Part 1: Organization Information

Organization

Define your chosen company and its industry.

The identified company for this project is PepsiCo. It is a Multinational corporation in the industry of food and beverages. The company operates in the food and beverage industry.

Mission and Vision

Identify the mission and vision of the organization.

Mission	“To provide consumers around the world with delicious, affordable, convenient, and complementary foods and beverages from wholesome breakfasts to healthy and fun daytime snacks and beverages to evening treats.”
Vision	Be the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose

Organizational Initiatives

Outline 1-2 major initiative for this organization. What are they currently doing to support these initiatives?

· One of the major initiatives of the company is to help combat climate change. The company is doing this by reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its supply chain system

· It is advancing human rights. The company is the capabilities, scale, and influence to advocate for respect for human rights across the world.

Organizational Plans

Describe the plans employed by the organization. Determine which types of managers create each type of plan.

Type of Plan	Description	Type of Manager
Strategic	These are the specific results or goals provided to all departments for their achievement in a particular period.	Line Managers
Tactical	This concerns what each of the lowest units of the organization needs to do to achieve the goals of the organization and how to achieve them.	Supervisors
Operational	These are plans used by mid-level managers or heads of departments to determine how they would achieve the goals.	Heads of departments

SWOT Analysis

There are various factors within the external environment of an organization that impacts its strategy.

Analyze the organization’s SWOT analysis. Identify the internal and external factors. Include a link to the SWOT analysis in the Reference section of this worksheet.

Internal Factors	STRENGTHS · Strong brand · Significant global presence · A highly diversified portfolio WEAKNESSES · Overreliance on food and beverages · Some products are seen as unhealthy Some products have failed
External Factors	OPPORTUNITIES · Expanding e-commerce · Increased alliances and partnerships · Possibility of developing more healthy food options for THREATS · Consumers are continually running away from foods that they feel to be unhealthy · Stiff competition Changing government laws and regulations

Part 2: Evaluation

Evaluate if the mission, vision, planning process, and SWOT analysis meets the current needs of the organization. Include the following in your evaluation:

· Describe the unmet need, (not limited to product or service, can be new demographic, new mode of delivery, etc.).

· Analyze your competitive advantages.

· Based upon the SWOT analysis, is there another business that is doing something similar that can be referred to? Provide examples.

· If there is not another business, describe how what you’re doing is a unique product or service offering.

· Propose a competitive business initiative to address the unmet need.

· Create a high-level timeline and operational steps necessary to implement your solution.

I did not see where any of the above four aspects were discussed in the paper.

One of the strengths of the company is that its brand is strong and has an international presence. It is difficult to find a part of the globe that is not penetrated by this product. Additionally, the company has a highly diversified product portfolio. The diversification of the company's product portfolio allows it to fit in many markets. However, one of the weaknesses of the company is that it relies on food products. Besides, there are some of the company's is seen by many people to be unhealthy. It is also important to note that there are some products of the company that have failed to have the desired impacts on the market.

Many opportunities are open to the company, and it can use them to advance its commercial agenda—one of the opportunities in e-commerce. The expansion of e-commerce platforms provides the company with an opportunity to expand its market. Secondly, there is an opportunity for the company for partnerships and alliances to enhance the company's visibility across the world. However, there are also threats that the company faces. One of the most significant threats is the reality that many consumers are continually avoiding the products of the company out of the feeling that they are not healthy. The company also faces stiff competition from many companies in the market.

The strategic needs of the organization within a changing global environment

From the SWOT analysis above, it is evident that the environment in which the company operates keeps changing and it necessary to adopt certain measures to align the company to the changes. One of the strategic needs of the company is to find a way of figuring out how to develop products that align with the health needs of consumers. Many consumers believe the products of the company are not healthy, and they are seeking better options. Secondly, the company needs to make sure that it develops strategies that will help it to exploit the expanding opportunities in the e-commerce sector. The company's presence in the e-commerce platforms would allow it to increase its interactions with its clients while at the same time expanding its supply chain systems.

References

PepsiCo SWOT Analysis https://bstrategyhub.com/pepsico-swot-analysis/

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