Week 6 Learning Outcomes

Week 6 Learning Outcomes Description Private and Public sector organisations need to be aware of the environmental conditions within which they find themselves, both to ensure appropriate services are delivered now, and also to aid planning for the future. It is important to identify these environmental issues and understand the potential and likely impact they may have on an organisation. PESTLE is a tool which enables organisations to identify broad environmental forces external to the organisation. PESTLE usually stands for Political, Economic, Sociocultural, Technological, Legal and Environmental influences. A longer term view can be gained from scenario planning, which is often used in conjunction with PESTLE analysis under certain circumstances. In addition, SWOT analysis (the identification of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats within an organisation) is a way of bringing together internal analysis and external analysis (for example from a PESTLE analysis) to draw conclusions and inform the business strategy of an organisation. Guidelines for Completion The individual assignment is designed for you to reflect upon, and indeed to show off your knowledge about strategic management. The assignment is deliberately left open and flexible to allow you to be “creative” as per expectation of this course. Please use our e-library to search for references. Requirements: 1. Prepare a PESTLE analysis for a private or public sector organisation with which you are familiar. Provide an example for each of the PESTLE factors and state how each may impact on future service provision within the organisation. 2. Explain why scenario planning is used by organisations and describe the stages involved in conducting a scenario planning exercise. 3. For a private or a public sector organisation with which you are familiar prepare a SWOT analysis and explain the benefits of this tool. Rubrics See Appendix 1 Appendix 3: Rubric for Strategic Management - Guidelines Learner Name: -------------------------------------------Learner ID:-------------------- Date:------------------------ Marking Criteria Grade Quality of Strategic analysis Knowledge and understanding of course material Approach to alternative explanations and arguments Construction of argument Clear expression and use of academic conventions Approach to Language and data (where appropriate) A (Excellent) Strategic analysis to be original and clearly defined Demonstrates solid knowledge and understanding Demonstrates logical criticism Original, demonstrates creative thinking and coherence Very well organized and based on evidence and appropriately referenced Logical and Complete Interpretation and analysis B (Very good) Strategic analysis explanation is based on good research but lacks full understanding Comprehensive use of relevant body of knowledge Objective discussion of competing explanations and arguments Conclusions are drawn evaluated evidence, all sections contributing Very good structure, expression and ability to employ sources appropriately Very good Analysis, judicious interpretations C (Good) Strategic analysis is based on superficial assumptions and hunches Effective inferences from evidence/ideas/concepts and arguments central to the course Recognition and limited discussion of competing explanations Clear, sustained argument Good structure/ expression/referencing Analysis barely appropriate and related to course D-F (Poor-Fail) Irrelevant, unacceptable Very poor comprehension of material Very poor explanation and argument Demonstrating errors of judgment and understanding Very poor, many errors, not based on references Serious deficiencies    PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT :)