Business portfolio and dynamic capability slide presentation

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Assessment 1 Information

Subject Code: MBA501

Subject Name: Dynamic Strategy and Disruptive Innovation

Assessment Title: Business Portfolio and Dynamic Capability Slide Presentation

Assessment Type: Presentation - 25 slides

Weighting: 30 %

Total Marks: 30

Submission: Turnitin

Due Date: Week 10

Your Task

You are required to review an organisation case study including statistical information on business unit performance and current market conditions. The case study to be shared among students in week 7.

Assessment Description

The case study will also include information regarding the organisation’s current capacity to respond effectively to change.

You must then prepare a Business Portfolio and Dynamic Capability Slide Presentation using the following headings:

A. Business Portfolio Analysis

Plot each business unit on a BCG matrix, GE-McKinsey matrix, and Synergy matrix.

B. Business Portfolio Recommendations

Provide recommendations to the organisation for the strategic management of each business unit with explanations for each recommendation.

C. Dynamic Capability Analysis

Prepare an assessment of the organisation’s dynamic capability including its capacity to:

1. Identify and assess opportunities 2. Mobilise resources 3. Transform and reconfigure strategic assets

D. Dynamic Capability Recommendations

Provide recommendations to the organisation for enhancing overall dynamic capability with explanations for each recommendation.

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Assessment Instructions

o Should not go beyond 25 slides.

o Slide/s should be allocated for references – these slides will not be considered in the slide count (25).

o Incorporate journal articles, prescribed text, other books, etc. into the analysis.

o You are not expected to research the different industries mentioned in the case study. The focus should be on researching, analysing, and applying portfolio management and dynamic capability related theories, concepts, and scholarly views.

o Concepts relevant for this assignment will be in workshops 7 and 8.

o Need to use the notes pane to explain the points/ analysis indicated in the slides. The

write up in the notes pane should not exceed 150 words per slide. Use the notes pane only when it is necessary.

o A sample slide template (structure and key slides) will be shared with the case study.

o Study the attached assessment rubric carefully.

o Watch the assignment briefing webinar conducted by the Subject Coordinator – refer

subject welcome message from the Coordinator for the date and time.

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Assessment Marking Guide

Criteria Fail below 50% Pass 50% - 64% Credit 65%– 74% Distinction 75%-84% High Distinction over 85% Business Portfolio analysis (7)

Understanding of

concepts and appropriate plotting

of companies

Weak understanding of portfolio management related concepts and incorrect plotting of

companies

Basic understanding of Portfolio management concepts. Plotted the

companies correctly to some extent but the analysis is

incomplete or lacks depth.

Demonstrated an adequate understanding of portfolio concepts and sufficient application. Plotted

the companies correctly and justified the analysis with some

literature integration.

Good understanding of portfolio management related concepts.

Correctly plotted the companies and provided an extensive analysis by justifying and integrating journal

articles, prescribed text, other books, verified websites, etc.

Demonstrated a very good understanding of Portfolio

management related concepts. Comprehensive analysis with a

significant number of scholarly views and literature integrated into the

analysis.

Business Portfolio recommendations (5)

Integration of literature and justification

Insufficient justification of recommendations.

Basic recommendations and insufficient justification. Some

evidence of research.

Sufficient indication of recommendations. Provided

adequate justification and some literature support.

Recommendations are in line with the analysis.

Provided sound justification for the recommendations. Integrated journal articles, prescribed text, other books, verified websites, etc. to some extent.

Comprehensive recommendations are covering multiple aspects.

Provided very good justification. Evidence of extensive research and analysis: journals, prescribed text, other books, verified websites, etc.

Dynamic Capability analysis (7)

Understanding and

integration of Dynamic Capability concepts/literature into the analysis

Insufficient understanding of dynamic capability related concepts. No evidence of

research.

Basic understanding of dynamic capability related

concepts but limited application. Some evidence of

research but the analysis is superficial.

Sufficient integration of dynamic capability related concepts. Applied

the concepts to the case study company adequately and

integrated literature into the analysis.

Demonstrated a good understanding of dynamic capability related

concepts. Integrated journal articles, prescribed text, other books, verified websites, etc. into the analysis and

applied the concepts well.

Demonstrated a very good understanding of dynamic capability

related concepts. Presented arguments based on journal articles, prescribed text, other books, verified

websites, etc. Comprehensive application of concepts.

Dynamic Capability recommendations (5)

Sound

recommendations with justification

Recommendations are missing or insufficient

justification.

Recommendations are very general in nature. Insufficient justification. Some evidence

of research.

Sufficient indication of the recommendations. Provided

adequate justification and some literature support.

Recommendations are in line with the analysis.

Provided sound justification for the recommendations. Integrated journal articles, prescribed text, other books, verified websites, etc. to some extent

in the justification.

Comprehensive recommendations covering multiple aspects. Provided very good justification. Evidence of extensive research and analysis: journals, prescribed text, other books, verified websites, etc.

Structure (6)

Adherence to KBS

referencing guidelines and slide construction skills;

amount of text, logical use of

images, colour schemes, fonts, use of slide space, notes

pane, and professional feel to

slides.

No structure to the assessment. The Slides are

text-heavy, busy, and audience unfriendly (colour

schemes, fonts, layout, efficient use of slide space,

etc.). Non-adherence to KBS referencing guidelines.

Followed KBS referencing guidelines sufficiently. Slides are reasonably professional; somewhat text-heavy, busy

but audience-friendly. Utilised the notes pane adequately.

Followed KBS referencing conventions sufficiently. Slides are

good; sufficient amount of text, used slide space efficiently, colour schemes, fonts, etc. Utilised the

notes pane adequately.

Good slide construction skills. The right amount of text supported by notes in the notes pane. The slide

deck is audience-friendly. Followed KBS referencing conventions well.

Audience friendly slide deck with very good slide construction skills. Utilised slide space effectively and

integrated images, fonts, colour schemes, etc. in a professional

manner. Followed KBS referencing guidelines well and used the notes

pane well.