EZ-Pleeze management – Strategy Formulation & Organizational Environment

SCENARIO EZ-Pleeze management has tasked you with preparing a presentation for senior executives based on the work you have previously completed (in Task 1 and Task 2). You will create a formal slide presentation with speaker notes that showcases and supports your strategic recommendations for the company. You will also be required to create an executive summary, to be given to senior executives, that highlights your presentation. REQUIREMENTS Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide. You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course. Note: You must receive a passing grade on Task 1 and Task 2 for this Business Strategy course before you will be considered for a passing grade on this task. Prepare a presentation and executive summary to generate support and resources for implementation of your strategic recommendations for EZ-Pleeze by completing the following sections: Presentation A. Create a slide presentation (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote) (suggested length of 8–10 slides) with speaker notes for the senior executives at EZ-Pleeze. 1. Discuss within your presentation the current state and the purpose of the company’s strategic plan. 2. Include the EZ-Pleeze SWOT analysis within the presentation. 3. Include a completed strategic planning implementation table within your presentation, using the attached “Strategic Planning Implementation Table Template,” that includes strategic recommendations, start dates, evaluation dates, and resources needed. a. Justify within the presentation the recommendations, timelines, and resources needed for EZ-Pleeze based on the completed strategic planning implementation table. Note: The slides in your presentation should include only the main points you wish to make, with more extensive information included in the presenter notes section of the presentation. Executive Summary B. Provide an executive summary (suggested length of 1–2 pages) for EZ-Pleeze senior executives that summarizes the purpose of the strategic plan, the SWOT analysis, and the strategic recommendations. C. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. File Restrictions File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( ) File size limit: 200 MB File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z RUBRIC ARTICULATION OF RESPONSE (CLARITY, ORGANIZATION, MECHANICS): NOT EVIDENT Responses are unstructured or disjointed. Vocabulary and tone are unprofessional or distract from the topic. Responses contain pervasive errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar. APPROACHING COMPETENCE Responses are poorly organized or difficult to follow. Terminology is misused or ineffective. Responses contain errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar that cause confusion. COMPETENT Responses are organized and focus on the main ideas presented in the assessment. Word choice is pertinent and clearly conveys the intended meaning to the audience. Responses reflect attention to detail. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote understanding and readability. A: PRESENTATION FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES NOT EVIDENT The presentation is not included or does not include any speaker notes. APPROACHING COMPETENCE The provided presentation does not include speaker notes for each slide or does not appropriately maintain a professional tone. COMPETENT The provided presentation includes speaker notes for each slide and appropriately maintains a professional tone for the company’s senior executives. A1: STRATEGY CURRENT STATE AND PURPOSE NOT EVIDENT The discussion is not included or does not describe the company’s strategic plan. APPROACHING COMPETENCE The discussion does not accurately identify the company’s mission and vision statements, does not appropriately describe the objective of the company’s strategic plan, or does not logically justify the strategic planning process in connection to the current state of the company and its desired future state. COMPETENT The discussion identifies the company’s mission and vision statements, describes the objective of the company’s strategic plan, and justifies the strategic planning process in connection to the current state of the company and its desired future state. A2: SWOT ANALYSIS NOT EVIDENT The SWOT analysis is not included. APPROACHING COMPETENCE The provided SWOT analysis is inappropriately formatted or does not include the company strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. COMPETENT The provided SWOT analysis is appropriately formatted for the slide presentation and includes the company strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. A3: STRATEGIC PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION TABLE NOT EVIDENT The strategic planning implementation table is not included. APPROACHING COMPETENCE The included strategic planning implementation table does not use the attached template or does not include strategic recommendations, start dates, evaluation dates, and resources needed. COMPETENT The included strategic planning implementation table uses the attached “Strategic Planning Implementation Table Template” and includes strategic recommendations, start dates, evaluation dates, and resources needed. A3A: JUSTIFICATION NOT EVIDENT The justification is not included. APPROACHING COMPETENCE The justification does not reference the completed strategic planning implementation table or does not logically explain all company recommendations, timelines, and resources. COMPETENT The justification logically explains all company recommendations, timelines, and resources based on the completed strategic planning implementation table. B: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NOT EVIDENT The executive summary is not included or is unprofessional in tone. APPROACHING COMPETENCE The provided executive summary does not accurately describe the overall objective of the company’s strategic plan, does not appropriately summarize the SWOT analysis, or does not appropriately summarize the strategic recommendations. COMPETENT The provided executive summary describes the overall objective of the company’s strategic plan, summarizes the SWOT analysis, and summarizes the strategic recommendations. C: SOURCES NOT EVIDENT The submission does not provide both in-text citations and a reference list for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. APPROACHING COMPETENCE The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and a reference list; however, the citations or reference list is incomplete or inaccurate. COMPETENT The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.