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IS3005_Assessment_Template.docxAssessment Template: Company Competitive Advantage Analysis
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Walden University, CBE Information Systems in Enterprise, Organizational Competitiveness and IT, IS3005
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Part 1: Overview of Competitive Strategy for a Business
Company Information
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs), describe the company you selected for your analysis, as well as its competitive landscape, and explain why it can be characterized as a competitive business.
Competitive Strategies
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), identify at least one type of competitive strategy that this business uses, including specific examples/evidence to support your assertion.
Part 2: IT and Competitive Advantage
Information Systems and Competitive Business Strategies
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs), illustrate the company’s use of information systems as part of its competitive business strategies.
Analysis of Competitors: Part 1
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 225–300 words (3–4 paragraphs), analyze the company and its two competitors through the lens of Porter’s Five Forces.
Analysis of Competitors: Part 2
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 225–300 words (3–4 paragraphs), analyze the company and its two competitors through the lens of one additional competitive analysis model or tool.
Company Comparison
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs), compare the three companies in light of your two completed analyses, including a discussion of which tool you feel was more useful in helping you to determine the competitive position for your selected company.
Competitive Posture
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), present your analysis of the current competitive posture of your selected company.
References
Include appropriately formatted references to at least four scholarly sources to support the statements made in your report. Please refer to the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist for more information.
