Solved by verified expert:Email 1 Info:Attached is our old presentation which you will need to summarize in two slides. I also sent Email 2 Info:In the the last email the prompts are attached. What I need by Saturday is:1.) Presentation (2 slides summary of old presentation attached)2.) Paper (3 Pages)3.) Footnotes for each slide so we know what we are saying.The industry we chose is Walmart. If you have any further questions please let me know. Please make sure citations are included.Best
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Business 468
Professor Jim Hazy
Strategy Project – Part II
Business and Technology Trends
1) Technically savvy generation now entering the workforce & consuming public
Streaming media, YouTubing, TV series “binging”
Always connected lifestyle, e.g., live video streaming
The virtual workplace
2) “Internet of things”, e.g. situation awareness sensors/controls, drones, wearable
technologies
Consider also the impact of big data and data analytics
3) The merging of physical commence/retail with online content/selling, e.g.
“showrooming” and technology-augmented reality (Pokémon Go)
Smart phones/mobile applications
Big data/cloud computing
4) Changing market preferences including:
Increasing interest in healthy lifestyles,
The sharing economy, and
Customization of products/services to target individual tastes
“Green” and energy efficient products & services
5) Continuing uncertainty in the global political economy, especially with respect to
China
Rise of nationalist politics and potential for protectionist policies & taxes
Potential for global slowdown, perhaps even a recession
Political instability due to income inequality and mass migration
Business Strategy Team Presentation – Part II
Bus 468
Purpose
This assignment is designed to enhance your ability to work as a team to apply
business policy and strategy concepts through the analysis of current market and
technology trends that may impact your industry and your business.
Assignment
Your team has been formed as a “special task force” established by the President of
your business to study the impact of certain identified trends and to make
recommendations.
Your assignment is to research these various trends from the perspective of your
company and prepare an oral report and presentation that includes an assessment of
the implications of each trend, a discussion of alternative courses of action and your
recommendations.
Your team is given approximately four weeks to complete the assignment. A read-out
meeting with the senior management team (your class and instructor) is currently
being scheduled, but the date will be final. You must be ready with the final product
on that date.
Method
First, your instructor will provide your team with a list of market and technology trends
that may or may not impact your industry and your company. The impact may be
negative or positive in that the trend may threaten current markets or present
significant opportunities.
Second, individually you should each analyze all of these trends and gather as much
information as possible. It is a mistake to divide them up as you would be completely
dependent upon one individual’s research and perspective. This can be a dangerous
practice in business. This first phase is not about deciding on alternatives, but rather
on understanding and analyzing each trend as a group. You should allocate several
hours of research time for this individual activity.
Third, as a team, discuss each trend and try to reach a common understanding about
each trend including how and why it is relevant to your industry and company. This
“discovery” phase should result in each of the group’s members having a clear
understanding of each trend and what it might mean for your company. Assign a
scribe to take good notes about your discussion and insights.
Fourth, as a team, begin brainstorming about possible courses of action. What can the
company do? What alternatives are open for the company? What are competitors
likely to do? What about suppliers? What about customers? Will this trend lead to
any new competitors? If so, how are they likely to compete? Take copious notes.
Make sure the appointed “scribe” captures these ideas and then turns the raw material
into a “draft position paper” which should be distributed electronically to your group.
Other group members should add to and edit the “position paper,” including, for
example, instances of disagreement and dissenting points of view. Once all of these
ideas have been “merged” and organized by the scribe, this paper acts as the
statement of the group’s position on the identified trends and their implications.
Fifth, as a team, discuss possible alternative courses of action for your company.
Capture these ideas into the position paper.
These represent “possible
recommendations,” but they must be further tested through research.
Sixth, individually, do some additional research in the library or on the internet to test
the ideas you discussed in the team. First, did you describe the situation accurately?
Are there additional facts available that would support your argument? Second, do
any of the strategic issues you discussed hold up under this research? Do some
come into question? Which ones make the most sense? Gather some additional
facts to support your arguments.
Seventh, as a team, set aside an hour or so to prepare a rough draft of your
presentation that follows the suggested outline below. As you deliberate, first clearly
articulate the industry situation you are addressing using the facts and analysis that
your team has developed. Make certain you remain open to new information and new
perspectives. Include your team’s final recommendations as one of the last things you
do.
Eighth, once the presentation is finalized, take at least two hours to go over the
presentation as a team, revise it and rehearse the entire presentation. Check spelling,
punctuation, grammar, syntax and semantics. Choose an evocative title and prepare
your final version. Be certain that at least two members of your team have complete
versions of the presentation on flash drives. There is no guarantee that you will have
access to email in class.
Specifics
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The presentation is due in class on the date indicated on the syllabus.
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You must turn in a paper copy of the presentation AND your team position paper.
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The final version of the presentation should be well-written, carefully edited and
professionally presented. The presentation should be about 10-12 slides.
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Evaluation of the presentation will focus on the comprehensiveness of the report
about the topic, the depth of your analysis, your ability to link theory and business
principles with practice, and the clarity and organization of the presentation.
Suggested Outline
1. Introduction and Situation Description (1-3 slides)
o Open with clear statement of your charter and the market/technology
trends under study; make sure you give the listener a reason to care
about what you are about to say.
o Do not assume your audience knows what you have been doing for the
last four weeks – they don’t.
o Clearly describe the primary strategic challenges your company is facing
and offer your general recommendation for a response.
2. Strategic Situation & Analysis (5-6 slides)
For each trend:
o Describe the strategic situation implied by these trends in detail
o Describe the implications of these trends on your industry and company
o Describe how your industry and competitors are responding
o What alternatives are available for your company?
3. Recommendations (3-4 slides)
o Summarize your recommendations
o They should not be “solutions,” rather they should involve an action plan
intended to move the organization forward toward solutions
o Close with next steps
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