Reference no: EM133177244 , Length: 1000 words
Assessment Brief
This formative assessment has been designed with the intention of providing students an opportunity to tackle tasks and answer questions to get feedback from their tutor, which will prepare them for the summative submission.
Task
Students are required to complete a 1000-word business report, covering the following key areas:
1. Introduction
2. Challenges / problems the client is facing: Identified issues with how this is connected to the current affairs. Plus, an examination of the problem from the consultant's perspectives
3. Purpose of the report
4. Stakeholder analysis - need to analyse how current issues are impacting on stakeholders.
You are required to show your understanding of the importance of strategy in business. You will also need to discuss how your project would impact stakeholders.
Business Consultancy Formative Assessment Structure
The following structure reflects a common way of organising final business reports. You are advised to follow this structure, but you can adapt it to reflect the exact nature and details of your project in liaison with in-class supervisors.
• BPP Declaration Page
• Title page
• Table of contents
• List of figures/tables/abbreviations - if required
• Introduction
• Challenges / problems the client is facing: Identified issues with how this is connected to the current affairs. Plus, an examination of the problem from the consultant's perspectives
• Purpose of the report
• Stakeholder analysis - need to analyse how current issues are impacting on stakeholders.
• Reference list
• Appendices (if required)
Introduction
You could write this section with three different areas. The first area can be used to explain the context of your consultancy report.
The second part could be used to briefly discuss the current issues in your selected company. This area will be the summary of next section but you need to set the scene here.
The final part of this section will need to include how the report will be structured, and what your readers can expect to take from your report.
Challenge / problems the client is facing
You could discuss existing or potential future issues caused by current affairs.
If you decide to discuss current / existing issue(s), you would need to evaluate why your chosen company [client company] has been facing these issues and connect these issues to current affairs.
If you would like to discuss possible future issues which might occur because of the current affairs, you would need to discuss, as consultant' perspective, why your client company might face challenges in future because of current affairs.
Purpose of the report
You would need to state the purpose of the report. You could explain why you are evaluating specific issues and how this would benefit your client company. Your purpose of the report should be justified by the identified issues established in the section 2. Your purpose of the report will form the question you later evaluate and suggest recommendations for.
Impact of Research on Stakeholders
In this section, you will firstly need to identify who your internal and external stakeholders are in relation to your report. You will also need to discuss how your project is connected to different groups of internal and external stakeholders, and finally evaluate how your project would impact these stakeholders.