Reference no: EM133618429

Homework: Business Consultancy

Task
Title Page

Executive Summary

Contents Page

Introduction (to report)

Situational Analysis of Case Study Organisation showing appropriate, logical analysis of secondary data including industry trends and leading to Problem Identification - a raising of the various issues identified by the situational analysis. Your primary data collection could go here to support the problem identification with (for example) customer or stakeholder views/input.

Title Page
BCP
CW1
Executive Summary

Table of Content

With page numbers, list of figures and appendices

Introduction
Of the company, its key details (location, vision, etc.)

Part A: Situational Analysis

External Analysis

Framework Deadline for Appendices Deadline for Report

Explain why you do an External Analysis (Reference to theory)
Compare the frameworks (Reference to theory)
Explain why you choose the one you use (Reference to above analysis)
Summarise the key points of your External Analysis

Industry Analysis

Framework Deadline for Appendices Deadline for Report

Explain why you do an Industry Analysis (Reference to theory)
Compare the frameworks (Reference to theory)
Explain why you choose the one you use (Reference to above analysis)
Summarise the key points of your Industry Analysis

Internal Analysis

Framework Deadline for Appendices Deadline for Report

Explain why you do an Internal Analysis (Reference to theory)
Compare the frameworks (Reference to theory)
Explain why you choose the one you use (Reference to above analysis)
Summarise the key points of your Internal Analysis

Problem Identification

This section should be based on the previous analysis

This could be done with a SWOT but you don't have to - you can just identify the problems from the previous analysis. Remember to connect the problem to a point or some points in the External/Industry/Internal Analysis

Ideas for Action

This section should be based on the problems you have identified above

This could be done as a TOWS/Ansoff Matrix but you don't have to - you can just provide solutions to the problems you have identified in the problem identification

Part B: Options

Introduction of tools for evaluating options (taken from Ideas for Action at the end of the Situational Analysis)

Business Case (Appendix 9)

This part evaluates how well each option fits into the strategy of the company

Option I: what part of the company's value proposition is enhanced by this proposal?

Option II: what part of the company's value proposition is enhanced by this proposal?

Option III: what part of the company's value proposition is enhanced by this proposal?

SAF Matrix (Appendix 10)

You can leave this until after the presentation

Cost/Benefit Analysis (Appendix 12)

You can leave this until after the presentation

Introduction to Project (supported by Project Charter - Appendix 13)

Analyse the Scope (Supported by WBS in Appendix 14)

The important thing to remember in the following three parts - Scope, Schedule and Budget - is not to describe what already is clear from the Appendix. Try to analyse. For example, in the Scope, try to analyse which activities are the key ones. In the Schedule, try to analyse possible bottlenecks and milestones. And in the budget, try to analyse how to keep costs as low as possible while guaranteeing the quality of the service delivered.

Analyse the Schedule (Supported by Gantt and CPN in Appendices 15+16).

Analyse the Budget (Supported by Budget in Appendix 17).