Reference no: EM132945846

Download the Verint Form 10-K here, or use the Verint website, or search the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR site to locate the document should the hyperlinks have changed or are inoperative.

Part A (80% of the Assignment Grade)

Perform an analysis of Verint by drawing on the case material (as of 31 January 2018). Your analysis can include information prior to January 2018, but do not include any information, report, or discussion that is post January 2018. Bear in mind that as a strategic manager you do not have the benefit of foresight, and hence your analysis for this assignment must be confined to the period defined in the Form 10-K as of 31 January 2018.

Address the following in your analysis:

-Read the Verint Systems documents carefully, and identify and discuss the industry forces and other factors that have shaped the firm's direction and strategies. Support your assessment with relevant evidence drawn from the case material and strategic management theory.

-Identify and explain the strategic levels that the firm is expressing and assess whether the company has the competencies, resources, and capabilities to achieve its goals. With regard to the industry life cycle, comment on whether the strategies are appropriate to address the firm's opportunities and threats.

-Analyze and discuss the firm's complementary assets and its approach to maximizing these assets. Are its decisions and actions consistent with strategic management theory?

-Based on your awareness of the firm as revealed in questions 1-4, provide an assessment of the firm's strategic options, alternatives, direction, and outlook.