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MANA 201
FINAL GROUP PROJECT
SUMMER 2023
OBJECTIVE
To apply your knowledge of strategic management to provide a solution to a real-world case
study.
This project will help you identify and provide specific, concrete solutions to the various
problems many organizations face today, based on the theory you have acquired throughout the
course. It will help develop the skills needed to identify the organizational problems, research
applicable theory and provide practical solutions. Furthermore, you will be developing skills
needed to accomplish a goal by working in a team environment.
PROJECT
Imagine that you are a management consultant group, fresh from completing an “Introduction to
Management” course at Concordia University.
A local company has put out an open call for all
consultant management groups to help them overcome a strategic management issue they are
current facing or an opportunity they can capitalize on.
Knowing what a great opportunity it
would be to provide this kind of service, you immediately answer the call.
Your group must be a
maximum of five
people.
Choose a company to provide a full analysis of
their situation.
The company can be a well-known company or a more local company.
You may
look at press releases that talk about companies undergoing some strategic issue or an
opportunity, or it could be a company that you know, who may benefit from your consulting
services.
You will be presenting a written report of your solution to the owner/manager of your chosen
company.
The project counts for 25% of your final grade in the course and consists of a written report –
due
June 20
th
, 2023.
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MANA 201
FINAL GROUP PROJECT
SUMMER 2023
WRITTEN REPORT
The written report should use Time New Roman font (size 12), with a cover page and 1-inch
margins. The project should be
MAXIMUM 2500 words (about 10 pages);
excluding the title
page and references), double spaced, and use APA style for referencing (this includes both in-text
citations and a reference/bibliography page).
The final written report will be due at the end of the semester –
June 20
th
, 2023
at 11:55pm
.
It
should be
UPLOADED
to Moodle as a PDF file.
The written report must incorporate:
-
Cover page
: Names and student numbers.
-
Introduction of the company
: Who are they, what are their products.
Don’t forget to
include their vision, mission and values.
-
Analysis of the case
: External analysis (PESTI, Porter’s five forces), internal analysis
(SWOT) and final problem statement.
-
Recommendation
: Includes the change analysis (chapter 12) used to choose your
recommendation.
-
Implementation
(Gantt chart)
-
Conclusion:
overall summary
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MANA 201
FINAL GROUP PROJECT
SUMMER 2023
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Written Report Criteria
Introduction
/5%
Was enough description of the strategic objectives presented to contextualize the issue?
o
Did it provide good background information to contextualize the company?
o
Did it include a complete description of the company’s mission, vision, and
values?
Analysis
/10%
Is the external analysis described clearly?
o
Supported with specific examples?
o
Are the theories used well understood and relevant?
o
Are the theories clearly presented and appropriately referenced using academic
sources?
o
Does the analysis show a clear understanding and good
integration/organization of the literature?
Are relationships between the
theories or frameworks/sources and the situation in the company pointed out
clearly?
Is the internal analysis described clearly?
o
Supported with specific examples?
o
Are the theories used well understood and relevant?
o
Are the theories clearly presented and appropriately referenced using academic
sources?
o
Does the analysis show a clear understanding and good
integration/organization of the literature?
Are relationships between the
theories or frameworks/sources and the situation in the company pointed out
clearly?
Was the issue/problem clearly identified and with enough detail?
Recommendation
/5%
Change Analysis
o
Was the model used clearly identified and described with enough detail?
o
Were examples given to support each element of the model?
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MANA 201
FINAL GROUP PROJECT
SUMMER 2023
Recommendation
o
Is there a good integration and organization of information to make a sound,
implementable recommendation?
o
Sources (from the case and outside sources) are used well to offer an evidence-
based recommendation?
o
Are the benefits of implementing the recommendation clearly stated? Does it
solve the issue/problem originally stated?
Have sources been used to show
how implementing the recommendation would help?
o
Are the difficulties/risks in implementing the recommendation clearly stated?
o
Are the ways to mitigate these difficulties also clearly stated?
Implementation
/3%
Is a sound implementation schedule present
o
Are graphs/timetables well used
o
Have they accounted for contingencies
Writing and Format
/2%
Excellent writing quality (spelling, grammar).
References are adequately reported (APA style).
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