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BSBSTR602 Develop organisational strategies - Greenwich Management College

Assessment Task - Develop organisational strategies

Task - Implement the strategic organisational plan

You are a Business Development Manager, recently employed by ABC Contact Services Pty Ltd (Refer to Appendix 1 in Task 2).

The Managing CEO of the company asked you to:
• Perform an internal and external business environment analysis
• Review the vision, mission and values of the company for relevancy and currency
• Develop a strategic plan to support the achievement of strategic objectives
• Assist with the implementation of the strategic plan

This task will focus on the implementation and review of the strategic plan.

It has been designed to evaluate your ability to/competency in:

• Use performance indicators to monitor progress in implementing the plan and make refinements to plan
• Evaluate achievement of objectives at agreed milestones with relevant stakeholders
• Review effectiveness of the plan and consider methods for improving strategic planning processes

You are required to address the following:
• Task 3.1 Case Study
o Address the implementation and review of the strategic plan.

Complete the following activities:

Task 3.1 Case Study

You are implementing the strategic plan.
Assume that the following occurred (contextualise the scenarios based on your strategic plan when required):

Address the following:
1. Outline what monitoring activities were implemented to identify the issues outlined in the scenarios above.
Additionally, list the performance indicators that helped to identify the issues.

2. Address the following:
• Describe how each scenario impacts the realisation of the strategic plan.
• Outline how each scenario is addressed/managed.
3. Determine the changes/refinements that will be made to the strategic plan based on the scenarios.
4. Based on the scenario's impact on the strategic plan, evaluate the achievements of the strategic plan at the end of implementation (target Vs actual).
5. Develop a lessons learned report.
a) Consider the feedback below and the scenarios that occurred.

Feedback:
• Lack of project management knowledge across the organisation.
• Resistance to change from staff as they did not fully understand the reason/need for change.
• Delays in updating appropriate documents to align with changes.
• The marketing department failed to provide updated reports to the Board of Directors by due dates.
• Inconsistent communication approach across the organisation.
• The organisation showed resilience during challenging times.

b) Schedule a time with the trainer and assessor in week 5 of class. Meet with a classmate who will play the role of a pertinent stakeholder in the organisation.
This is a Role-Play
During the meeting (15 minutes):
• Illustrate how you managed the scenarios described in Task 3.1
• Review the target VS actual report
• Gather feedback on the effectiveness of the plan
• Ask for inputs into the lessons learned report (Template1)
The trainer and assessor will validate the meeting in the marking sheet and provide some feedback.
If you are absent from class, it is your responsibility to make alternative arrangements with the trainer and assessor to conduct the feedback session.
c) Develop a lessons learned report (Template 1), informed by your work in Task 3.1.5a and 3.1.5b.

Attachment:- Assessment Task 3.rar