In this assignment integrate all the pieces of work you have drafted and formally turn it into the capstone strategy audit.
In previous assignments you performed multiple specified analyses of your company (or any company of your choosing). Those individual analyses provide the needed research to successfully complete the following LASA.
Part I: Strategy Audit Report
Using the tools and framework learned in class and throughout the program prepare a 15-page strategy audit of your company with a companion presentation. The strategy audit is a comprehensive analysis of the companys business strategy and operating performance and culminates in a series of recommendations for improving your companys performance based on the findings and conclusions of your analysis.
A strategy audit involves assessing the actual direction of a business and comparing that course to the direction required to succeed in a changing environment. A company’s actual direction is the sum of what it does and does not do how well the organization is internally aligned to support the strategy and how viable the strategy is when compared to the external market competitors and financial realities. These two categories the internal assessment and the external or environmental assessment make up the major elements of a strategy audit.
In your strategy audit:
You are to write this report as though you are a consultant to your company and are addressing the executive officers of this company. You will collect and analyze a large amount of data in producing your report but your final product will be condensed and focus on presenting your analysis findings and conclusions.
Your report should consist of the following sections in the given order.
The strategic issues list should integrate your SWOT analysis your Five Forces analysis and the organizational assessment and external environmental scan completed earlier during the course. These detailed analyses are the foundation for your final set of findings and recommendations presented to the executive team.
In developing your recommendations for addressing each strategic issue consider misalignments that might be apparent in different operating areas:
Your recommendations should fall into these general categories but should be specific in terms of scope and expected impact.
These sections have been completed earlier in the course and should appear as appendices:
Use information from your previous assignments to support your conclusions and recommendations and conduct additional research when needed.
Make sure you properly reference and cite so that the location of information is clear.
Submit your 15-page report in Word format.
Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Part II: Companion Presentation
Finalize the companion with a 10-slide Power Point Presentation that summarizes the audit and recommendations in a compelling manner that persuades senior management to explore and possibly implement your recommendations. The elements of the presentation should include the following:
ByWednesday May 17 2017 deliver your report and PowerPoint presentation
Apply APA standards to citation of sources.