Business analysis and strategy ppt

Touchstone 4: Organization Analysis & Strategic Recommendations

SCENARIO: Select an organization you are familiar with or have worked for (currently or in the past). You are tasked with analyzing the organization both internally and externally using some of the tools and frameworks you have learned in this course. You are also tasked with recommending changes to the organization’s strategy and structure, in addition to considering associated ethical implications. This assignment requires you to apply SWOT analysis, PESTEL analysis, Porter’s Five Forces of Industry Analysis, Porter’s Generic Strategies, and organization design concepts related to strategy-structure fit. You will prepare a slide deck containing your analysis and recommendations that could be presented to the organization’s Board.

ASSIGNMENT: Your presentation will be 11-14 slides long, not including the title and references slides. It must include the following slides:

· Title

· Executive Summary

· Organization Background

· Internal Strengths

· Internal Weaknesses

· External Opportunities

· External Threats

· Macro Environment Analysis: PESTEL

· Micro Industry Analysis: Porter’s Five Forces

· Generic Strategy Recommendations

· Organization Design Recommendations

· Ethical Considerations

· References

If you’ve never used a presentation tool like PowerPoint or Google Slides before, don’t worry! The assignment template below will help you create slides for a basic slide presentation. Then you’ll be able to practice using the presentation technology as you put the finishing touches on your presentation.

(SEE OTHER ATTACHMENTS: “Touchstone 4 Template” and “Touchstone 4 Sample”)

A. Directions

Step 1: Choose an Organization

Select an organization (for-profit or non-profit) that you are familiar with. It is especially important that you understand some of the inner workings of the organization; hence, you may find it easier to select a current or former employer.

Step 2: Create Presentation Slides

Use a presentation tool like PowerPoint or Google Slides to outline and organize your presentation. Your presentation must include the following:

Step 3: Add Speaker Notes

For this assignment, you are not actually giving a presentation, but rather just preparing a slide deck that summarizes your findings and recommendations.

An important step in the preparation of a speech is writing speaker notes. Speaker notes are notes added to a slide presentation as a reference for the presenter and can be found below each slide. For this touchstone, add your speaker notes to explain your analysis using information from your sources. If you were giving an oral presentation, these notes wouldn't be visible to your audience when you’re in Presenter View. But you would be able to see them, and they would guide you through your presentation.

Your speaker notes will be used to evaluate your project, so make sure you write in complete sentences and pay attention to spelling and grammar. Also, make sure you’re citing the information from your sources using in-text citations in APA style. These citations should include the author's last name and the year of publication for the source, for example, (Mitchell, 2014).

Most presentation software will automatically display a field for speaker notes. If using Keynote, you can access the speaker notes by clicking on View, then Show Presenter Notes.