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MBA – Information Management (IM)

Business Plan Format:

1. Cover Page (Name, course number, section, instructor name and the date)

2. Executive Summary

3. Table of contents

4. Industry Overview

5. Discussion of business

6. Analysis of business opportunity

· Marketing plan

· Financial Plan

7. Self- Analysis

8. Appendix

· Supporting documents

9. Bibliography/References

10. Submit your final project with any changes requested from your instructor.

Business Plan Components:

1. The industry: a brief overview and long-term outlook for growth

2. Discussion of your business:

· Company Name

· Mission statement

· Type of business—retail, manufacturing, service

· Proposed ownership/legal structure

· Unique product or service you will offer

3. Analysis of the business opportunity (marketing plan and business plan):

· Target market inclusive of potential customers and their location

· Location of your business

· Economic, demographic, and geographic factors which may influence the success of the proposed venture

4. Self-analysis:

· Actual personal experience, education and training in the area/ industry of proposed business

· Personal strengths and weaknesses which may help and hinder the venture.

· Personal development plan which should include details for addressing and overcoming areas of weakness

· Personal development plan for lifelong learning to keep up with ongoing changes in the marketing place.

Marketing Plan:

The marketing plan should address how you will differentiate your company from competitors. Frame your marketing plan to show potential investors what factors will make your product or service more desirable than those offered by the competition. The marketing plan should include:

1. Review industry size, trends, and target market segment.

2. A competitive analysis

· Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each primary competitor.

· Consider sales, quality, distribution, price, production capabilities, reputation, and products/services.

· Identify who leads the industry in terms of

· Price

· Quality

· Market share

· Outline how your product or service measures in the area of pricing and identify your competitive advantage.

3. Prepare a first-year and a 3-year sales forecast in dollars and units.

4. Briefly outline your sales and advertising plans.

Financial Plan

Financials demonstrate the viability of a business while they help justify the need for funding. In this section describe financial estimates and rationale which include financial statements and forms that document the viability of your proposed business and its soundness as an investment.

1. Prepare three-year projections for income, expenses, and sources of funds.

· Base predictions on industry and historical trends.

· Make realistic assumptions.

· Allow for funding changes at different stages of your company’s growth.

· Present a written rationale for your projections.

2. Indicate your startup costs.

· Detail how startup funds will be used to advance your proposed business

· List current capital and any other sources of funding you may have.

· Document your calculations.

· Use reasonable estimates and/or actual data (where possible). 

3. Create a cash-flow statement.

Research

In addition to conducting online research of journals, and Internet sources, you should consult sources such as the SBA, trade magazines, and organizations online and in your area to analyze your industry, customers, and the business opportunity.

Executive Summary

Once you have completed the detailed process of evaluating the proposed business opportunity and compiled all of the findings into a detailed project, you will need to create a 1-2 page summary of the proposed business venture. This summary should provide a short description of the business concept and include a brief summary of each section. Highlight your breakthrough idea by describing the unique aspects of your product or service. This summary should be the first section of your submission after the cover sheet. Although this is the first section, it is easier to complete this section once your project is complete and you have a clear picture of your overall work.

Appendix

This last section of your business plan section should provide documentation that your plan is well-researched, based on extensive research and reasonable assumptions. In addition, it should demonstrate that the proposed company is not entering a declining industry or market segment. Supporting documents : Compile supporting documents developed while creating the business plan and include them in the Appendix. Collect all data such as marketing reports, article reprints, etc. used to research and create your predictions, as well as any worksheets, forecasting data, calculations and statements used for the estimates. Include a copy of a recent financial statement for the business, if available.

References

This section allows you to identify all the reference materials you consulted in the preparation of your business plan. In order to ensure academic integrity, list all sources consulted.

Assignment Instructions

At this point, you have completed a number of sections for your project. Compile these into a final document, incorporating feedback from the previous week, and submit.

Instructions Week 1

Throughout BA647 you completed weekly assignments on GU’s project to replace its current learning management system. This Capstone project continues where BA647 finished and requires critical thinking and analysis skills related to the project. The final project in this course is to develop an overall plan for measuring success of GU’s new learning management system. This will help you analyze all aspects of a project and what is required to ensure project success. This culminates in a final capstone project and can be used as a portfolio for employers.

For this assignment, please write a one page executive summary on this project to include:

· Goals & Objectives

· Stakeholder Analysis & Impact

· Major deliverables and milestones

· Major issues and risks

Instructions Week 2

Please complete both Part 1 and Part 2

Part 1

One part of this course is completing the Capstone project, which continues where BA647 finished. A second part of this course is completing the business strategy game in weeks 2-6. This will give you experience in learning about the business operations once your company is operational. It will aid in learning how the decisions that you make will affect all areas of business. Please note that you will not be able to choose the product that you are producing and selling in the strategy game, however, you will be able to relate the business choices to your own industry. Completing the business plan and the business strategy game in conjuncture will give you a visionary perspective of the life cycle of your company.

To register your account, follow this procedure:

Schedule the Exam

Research the requirements to sit for the PMP Exam (both paper and online methods).

Write a 2 page paper.  In your paper include a discussion on the following:

· The amount of experience you must have to sit for the exam

· The amount of hours of project management training you must take before you sit for the exam

· The fees required to take the exam

· Download and fill out the "PMP Credential Application - submit it with your 2 page paper in the Appendix

Include a cover sheet and 2-3 references.  References should be obtained through the Grantham University online library.  You may use online resources for this assignment (not Wikipedia).  Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th ed., 2nd printing when writing and submitting assignments and papers

Final Paper - Design a Decision Support System (DSS)

Reading Instructions

· Read Chapter 7 & 8 of Decision Support Systems for Business Intelligence (2nd edition)

Capstone Performance Project

Congratulations! You have an opportunity to bid for a performance improvement job.

Submit a proposal consisting of a comprehensive evaluation of an organization. Please chose an existing organization from your current industry (could be your current employer). The evaluation should be 5-7 pages in length including a formal proposal. 

The submission must include the following sections: 

Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. 

Produce a Major Applied Research Paper (MARP) related to problems/issues in the area of Case Management nursing practice.

Produce a Major Applied Research Paper (MARP) related to problems/issues in the area of Case Management nursing practice.

Produce a Major Applied Research Paper (MARP) related to problems/issues in the area of Case Management nursing practice.

Produce a Major Applied Research Paper (MARP) related to problems/issues in the area of Case Management nursing practice.

The Effects of CPOE on Clinical Decision Support

After read The Impact of CPOE and reviewing contents from Module 6, submit a final paper to discuss the effects of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) on clinical decision support. Relate the topics to your own experiences. Use outside references if necessary. Your paper should be 1000-1200 words, using APA style formatting. Include the following topics in your paper.

1. How can CPOE systems meet the challenges of clinical decision support?

2. What types of clinical support can be provided by CPOE systems?  Give examples.

3. Discuss both positive and negative impacts of CPOE systems. Can you provide some suggestions to improve the CPOE systems? Identify the categories and provide detail

No final project/paper identified.

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