Execution of Strategy Amazon.com,Inc.

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Design a plan to implement a business strategy throughout an organization.
Designing and developing a business report has become an essential skill for professionals to
master.
In this Assignment, your business report will contain a company analysis of resources to aid in
the implementation and execution of strategy.
Your research, organization, planning, and critical thinking abilities will be critical in the
development of your business report and execution of the Assignment requirements.
Step 1: Explore the templates within MS Word that can be used to develop your Assignment
(search for business report templates). You may choose to design your own business report
without a template if you wish.
Step 2: Provide a brief synopsis of the company from your chosen case study. Include the
company name, industry sector, products, target market, and any other pertinent background
information.
Step 3: Identify and explain at least three of the company’s strategic priorities as indicated in
business documentation. If none exist, you must create them by analyzing the business situation
and using strategic management and leadership abilities.
• Write a broad statement of what is to be accomplished in relation to each identified strategic
priority. Be specific.
• Indicate how the accomplishment of each strategic initiative is monitored and measured.
• Identify by job title, the people that are accountable for the success of the strategic priorities
that provide direction for the work that needs to be done, and who monitors progress and how
progress is monitored.
Step 4: Analyze and explain the allocation of resources (financial, labor, capital assets, time,
supplies, etc.) within the company based on strategic priorities. Conduct research on the
company to learn more about the allocation of resources as necessary.
• Using the 5-W’s and 1-H analysis technique, explain the proper allocation of resources that will
help the company reach the identified strategic priorities.
• Explain how successful resource allocation is measured to ensure progress is being made.
State specific performance and time measurements to determine success.
• Identify by job title, the people that are accountable for the success of the allocation of
resources that provide direction for the work that needs to be done, and who monitors progress
and how progress is monitored.
Step 5: Analyze and explain the value chain activities of the company.
• Identify and explain the best practices and process management tools that drive continuous
improvement in the performance of value chain activities.
• Explain how the company value chain activities help reach the identified strategic priorities.
• Indicate how the achievements of value chain activities is monitored and measured.
• Identify by job title, the people accountable for the success of the value chain activities that
provide direction for the work that needs to be done, and who monitors progress and how
progress is monitored.
Step 6: Analyze information and operating systems that enable company personnel to carry out
their strategic roles proficiently. Conduct research to identify and make recommendations on
information and operating systems that may improve the company’s execution of strategy.
• Explain how your recommendations improve efficiencies to reach the identified strategic
priorities.
• Indicate how the effectiveness and efficiencies of information and operating systems are
monitored and measured.
• Identify by job title, the people accountable for the success of the information and operating
systems that provide direction for the work that needs to be done, and who monitors progress
and how progress is monitored.
Step 7: The goal of this implementation plan is to demonstrate your ability to apply effective
managerial leadership in achieving superior strategy execution. Aspects of the culture of a
company can be fragile and must be monitored at all times to ensure alignment with strategic
priorities.
• Analyze and explain the key features of the company’s corporate culture.
• Analyze and explain the role of the company’s core values and ethical standards in building its
culture and why they are important to reaching the identified strategic priorities.
• Analyze and explain how the company’s culture drives proficient strategy execution.
• Identify explain the use of incentives and rewards that encourage superior performance in
reaching the identified strategic priorities.
• Indicate how the effectiveness of the company culture is monitored and measured.
• Identify by job title, the people accountable for the success of the company culture that will
provide direction for the work that needs to be done, and who monitors progress and how
progress is monitored.
Step 8: Meet the following format requirements in this Assignment:
• Use a minimum of three academic research resources (including your textbook) to substantiate your thoughts, ideas, opinions, etc.
• Outline your business report with headings and subheadings to ensure you include all required
topics, and to control the flow of ideas for your reader.
• Your business report should be professionally designed using desktop publishing skills.