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MBA 705 Milestone Five Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: For the capstone assessment, you will create a business implementation plan and audiovisual presentation for the product, service, or idea you have been developing throughout your MBA coursework. In Milestone Five, you will submit the assumptions and contingency planning, in which you will clearly explain the assumptions you have made in creating your business implementation plan, any factors that may affect those assumptions or the success of the project, and how you have planned for those contingencies. At a minimum, you should discuss any cross-cultural, economic, and geopolitical factors that may impact the business environment and concept; how you will ensure that the project operates in a legally and ethically compliant environment, including relevant laws, regulations, or patents or permits that may need to be obtained; plans for incorporating stakeholder and customer diversity into planning and implementation of the concept; and the role corporate social responsibility will play in the implementation of you concept. Critical Elements:

 Explain the assumptions you have made in creating your business implementation plan, including a discussion of any factors that may affect the assumptions or success of the project, and how you have planned for those contingencies.

 Discuss any cross-cultural, economic, and geopolitical factors that may impact the business environment and concept.

 Explain how you will ensure that the project operates in a legally and ethically compliant environment, including relevant laws, regulations, or patents or permits that may need to be obtained.

 Outline plans for incorporating stakeholder and customer diversity into planning and implementation of the concept.

 Discuss the role that corporate social responsibility will play in the implementation of your concept.

Academic Honesty and Plagiarism Throughout this capstone you will draw from many of your previous courses, including assignments and artifacts. You will continue to build upon these projects and ideas throughout the capstone. This is an essential part of your academic career, so it is important to avoid plagiarism, specifically self-plagiarism. Please review the Academic Honesty and Plagiarism Library Guide as well as the article What Is Considered Plagiarism And How to Avoid It for more information on the proper steps to take for citation. Southern New Hampshire University requires all students to adhere to high standards of integrity in their academic work. Activities such as plagiarism and cheating are not condoned by the university. Review the full Academic Honesty Policy for more information.

Guidelines for Submission: Your draft must contain all of the elements listed above. It should be 5 to 8 pages in length (excluding the title page, references, and appendices) using 12-point Times New Roman font, with one-inch margins. You may include summary pictures, charts, graphs, or other explanatory diagrams as needed to successfully explain the concept and implementation, but should use appendices for detailed supporting documentation. Your paper should follow APA guidelines. You must include at least 5 scholarly sources. Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Not Proficient (0%) Value

Main Elements Includes most of the main elements Does not include any of the main elements 15

Critical Thinking Provides logical conclusions and defends with examples

Does not provide logical conclusions 15

Assumptions Explains the assumptions behind the plan and includes a discussion of any factors that may affect the assumptions or success of the project and contingency planning

Does not explain the assumptions behind the plan and include discussion of any factors that may affect the assumptions or success of the project

12

Cross-Cultural, Economic, and Geopolitical Factors

Discusses cross-cultural, economic, and geopolitical factors that may impact the business environment and concept

Does not discuss cross-cultural, economic, and geopolitical factors that may impact the business environment and concept

12

Legally and Ethically Compliant Environment

Explains how the project will operate in a legally and ethically compliant environment, including relevant laws, regulations, or patents or permits that may need to be obtained

Does not explain how the project will operate in a legally and ethically compliant environment, including relevant laws, regulations, or patents or permits that may need to be obtained

12

Stakeholder and Customer Diversity

Outlines plans for incorporating stakeholder and customer diversity into planning and implementation of the concept

Does not outline plans for incorporating stakeholder and customer diversity into planning and implementation of the concept

12

Corporate Social Responsibility

Discusses the role corporate social responsibility will play in the implementation of the concept

Does not discuss the role corporate social responsibility will play in the implementation of the concept

12

Articulation of Response Submission does not have critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%