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JWI 531 Financial Management Assignment - Enterprise Risk Management, Strayer University, USA
Overview - Successful financial management is not only about maximizing the upside potential and delivering better- than- average returns on invested capital (ROIC), it is also about identifying and protecting against downside risk.
No business is without risk, and no strategic or financial plan can guarantee complete protection. Still, financial managers must work with others in sales, operations, strategy, etc. to develop an understanding of the risks your organization faces. Or, as Jack would say, a "healthy paranoia" of what could go wrong.
This assignment invites you to consider how risk applies to Salesforce business, and to consider methods for mitigating those risks. For this assignment, you are to take on the role of a Risk Management Professional. In conducting your research, you have spent time looking at competitive and economic conditions and are now prepared to deliver your presentation to the Board of Directors. You have been asked to assess the risks presented in the last 10-K report and provide a recommendation to manage those risks. Your proposed solutions must be reasonable. You must present a plan to mitigate downside risk without being so conservative that it unduly impedes the strategic initiatives of the company to drive growth.
Instructions To prepare for this assignment:
Read sections from the Salesforce 2016 Annual Report. The sections to read are: "Risk Factors" (pages 12-30) and "Legal Proceedings" (pages 30-31).
Review a section from the analyst report, also found in your online course: "May the Force be With You: Wide-Moat Salesforce.com is the Newest Software Empire". The section to review is: "Pulling the Next Growth Lever: PaaS, AI, Internet of Things, and Beyond" (pages 30-33)./
Also review the Enterprise Risk Management Checklist provided in your online course. Then prepare the content for your presentation, using the following questions as a guide:
1. Financial Risks
a. What are the most important financial risks of Salesforce.com listed in the Annual Report and in the Morningstar Analyst Report?
b. How would you mitigate these financial risks?
2. External Risks
a. What are the most important external risks of Salesforce.com listed in the Annual Report and in the Morningstar Analyst Report?
b. How would you mitigate these external risks?
3. Strategic Risks
a. What are the most important strategic risks of Salesforce.com listed in the Annual Report and in the Morningstar Analyst Report?
b. How would you mitigate these strategic risks?
4. Operational Risks
a. What are the most important operational risks of Salesforce.com listed in the Annual Report and in the Morningstar Analyst Report?
b. How would you mitigate these operational risks?
Note - Need in PPT format. (2100 words) + Title slide + references slide with in-text citations.
Attachment:- Financial Management Assignment File.rar