Reference no: EM133027877

Assessment Task 4: Operational planning monitoring and review project

Task summary
This assessment task requires you to monitor and review the operational performance for King Edward VII College and provide a report to the CEO.

Instructions

Carefully read the following information:

Assume that both new campuses are now in operation, and Performance Information is now available for review.

You have been asked to provide a report on the new campuses' performance to date.
The operational performance report should include a review of the costs associated with electricity, office supplies, and water, as a means of assessing the company's use of resources.

Complete the following activities:

1. Write an operational performance report.
Analyse the Performance Information relating to the new campuses, including:

Based on your analysis of the Performance Information, develop a short (approximately 1 page) report to the CEO that includes the following:
• A financial performance analysis that
o Calculates the net profit or loss for each campus
o Compares the performance of each campus
o Outlines financial performance based on the profit and loss figures
• Calculations of variances between actuals and budgeted expenses, noting that variances of up to and including 10% are acceptable, and do not need to be reported on.
• Suggests variances to the Operational Plan.

Use the Operational Performance Report Template to guide your work.

2. Prepare a draft an email memo to be sent to all staff (your assessor).
Based on your review of the expenditure on energy usage as documented in the Operational Performance Report, develop and send a memo to all staff with regard to effective and economical use of resources.

The purpose of the memo is to coach staff in using resources wisely, so you should include at least 10 simple actions that all staff can follow to conserve energy.

3. Take a screen shot of your folder and files.
The final part of this assessment requires you to demonstrate that you can file all of your records in a logical structure.
Ensure that you have an overall folder for your work, as well as sub folders if necessary.
All of the documents you have submitted for this assessment should be correctly named and filed.
The screen shot should show all the folders and documents.

4. Prepare a draft an email to be sent to the CEO (your assessor).
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite, business-like) style.

It should introduce and summarise the contents of the attachments. Attach your performance report and screen shot to the email.