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LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA IN STRATEGIC

MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

Assignment Briefs

Issue: March 2019

Unit 01: Strategic Management

Unit Reference Number         A/616/2724

Unit Title                                  Strategic Management

Learning Outcome - The learner will:	Assessment Criterion - The learner can:
1. Be able to analyse key external influences on an organisation’s strategy.	1.1	Critically evaluate the position of an organisation in its current market.
	1.2	Critically analyse the effects of existing plans on an organisation.
2. Be able to appraise strategic options for an organisation.	2.1	Critically explore the relationship between, corporate, business and operational strategies.
	2.2	Apply strategic models and tools to develop strategic options for an organisation.
	2.3	Evaluate strategic options for an organisation.
3. Be able to evaluate various tools and approaches to a strategy implementation plan.	3.1	Create a relevant vision, mission and strategic goals for an organisation.
	3.2	Propose a suitable structure for an organisation that fits a strategic plan.
	3.3	Create a resourced strategy implementation plan.
4. Be able to develop and implement a strategic organisational change management plan.	4.1	Apply force field analysis to effectively distinguish forces of change.
	4.2	Critically evaluate various change management models.
	4.3	Identify relevant leadership and change agent skills to implement a strategic change in an organisation.
5. Be able to monitor and control the implementation of strategic plans.	5.1	Develop a monitoring and control system for the implementation of strategic plans.
	5.2	Design key success indicators in order to monitor the implementation of the strategic plan.
	5.3	Distinguish potential risks during implementation.
	5.4	Review the effectiveness of the strategic plan.

Scenario

There is no scenario for this assignment.

Task 1 of 3 - Business presentation (AC1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3)

Instructions:

Individually prepare a presentation critically evaluating the strategic plans of an organisation of your choice and propose strategic options. Your presentation is to be made to the board of directors and you should:

1.    Introduce your selected organisation, and evaluate its vision, mission and values statements with recommendations for any revisions you deem appropriate.

2.   Critically evaluate the organisations key headline data including, but not limited to, trends in financial performance, share price (where applicable)  market share, profitability and major competitors.

3.   Define  the  organisation’s  industry  and  explore  the  critical  macro-environment  forces  that influence it.

4.   Critically analyse the organisation’s competitive position in that industry.

5.   Present  a  SWOT  table  (or  equivalent)  and  critically  evaluate  the  organisations  current strategic position.

Delivery:

. 1x PowerPoint Presentation

. 1x Executive Summary (circa 400 words)

Submission:

. 1x PowerPoint Presentation Slides

. 1x Executive Summary (circa 400 words)

Referencing:

•    Each PowerPoint must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the presentation.

Task 2 of 3 - Essay (AC3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 5.1. 5.2 & 5.3)

Instructions:

Following your presentation, you should now prepare a new strategic plan:

1.   Critically  evaluate  the   relationship  between  the  organisation’s,  corporate,   business  and operational strategies

2.   Apply strategic models and tools to recommend strategic options for the organisation

3.   Evaluate  critical  success  factors/assumptions  that  underpin  the  strategic  options  you’ve developed

4.   Recommend and justify a strategic option and accompanying business objectives

5.    Identify change factors by completing a force field analysis for your selected organisation

6.    Identify the change agents and propose a suitable structure for the implementation of the plan

7.   Create a resourced implementation plan for the strategy, with a justified timeline for implementation

8.   Describe the potential risks during the implementation

Delivery and submission:

. 1x Portfolio with your force field analysis, structure, implementation plan, success indicators and potential (circa 2500 words)

Referencing:

•    Each section must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.

Task 3 of 3 - Reflective Essay (AC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, )

Instructions:

Critical evaluate the usefulness of change models such as Lewin, McKinsey 7s and Kotter for the selected organisation and recommend a specific model to support the strategic option identified in Task 3. You should also explain how you could be a change agent and identify the leadership and change agent skills you would need to display in order to make changes successful.

Delivery and submission:

. 1x Essay (circa 600 words)

Referencing:

•    Each section must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.

Evidence to be submitted:

PowerPoint Presentation - (1000 words equivalent).

Executive summary - 400 words.

Portfolio - 2500 words.

Reflective Essay - 600 words.

Unit 02: Strategic Leadership

Unit Reference Number                     R/617/5012

Unit Title                                              Strategic Leadership

LO Description:	AC Description
1. Understand the principles, concepts, differences, and approaches to contemporary leadership.	1.1	Explain the meaning and importance of leadership.
	1.2	Contrast the main approaches to the study of leadership.
	1.3	Critically evaluate the role of leadership in strategic management.
2. Understand how leadership influences individuals, teams and the organisation.	2.1	Critically compare the relationships between leaders of work groups, and leaders of teams.
	2.2	Distinguish between the influence of leadership on groups and teams, and on formal and informal groups.
	2.3	Critically evaluate the characteristics of an effective work group and team.
3. Understand the impact of leadership on organisational performance.	3.1	Assess the nature of organisation effectiveness and performance.
	3.2	Critically explore the main features and requirements of leadership development.
	3.3	Provide criteria for assessing an organisations strategic effectiveness from a leadership perspective.
4. Understand ethical decision making and organisational value.	4.1	Critically explore the exercise of leadership power and influence.
	4.2	Critically review the importance of ethics, values and corporate social responsibilities to an organisations value.
	4.3	Critically evaluate leadership and sustainability concepts and trends.

Scenario

There is no scenario for this assignment.

Task 1 of 3 - Case Study (AC1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3)

Instructions:

Individually prepare a case study about a business leader of your choice. Examples of business leaders might include Jack Welch, Ricardo Semler, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Dhirubhai Ambani, and Elon Musk to name but a few of many examples.

You have been informed that your case study will be used for training purposes and you should discuss theoretical  perspectives supported  by examples  about your chosen  leader contribution to their organisation.

The structure of the case study should include the following:

•     Background to the organisation and the business leader with a justification of your choice.

•     Explain the meaning of strategic leadership and importance to the selected organisation.

•     Contrast the main approaches to the study of leadership and the approach relevant to the organisation.

•     Critically evaluate the role of the leader in developing strategy.

•     Critically review  leadership values and ethics  in driving corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

Delivery and submission:

. 1x case study (circa 1500 words)

Referencing:

•    The case study must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the case study.

Task 2 of 3 - Essay (AC3.1, 3.2, 3.3,4.1)

Instructions:

Following your case study, you should now prepare an essay evaluating the impact of the business leader identified in task 1, on the organisation’s performance by addressing the following:

•    Assess the role of the business leader in driving organisational performance.

•     Critically explore the exercise of leadership power and influence.

•     Critically explore the main feature and requirements of leadership development for competitive advantage.

•     Provide the criteria for measuring for assessing an organisations strategic effectiveness from a leadership perspective.

Delivery and submission:

. 1x essay (circa 1500 words)

Referencing:

•    Each section must reflect any supporting Harvard style citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.

Task 3 of 3 - Business Presentation (AC2.1, 2.2, 2.3)

Instructions:

Individually prepare a presentation about teams and leadership. The presentation should address the following:

. Critically discuss the importance of teams and team leadership in organisational performance.

. Distinguish between workgroups and teams and the leadership thereof.

. Critically compare and contrast formal and informal groups within organisations and within wider society.

. Critically discuss the stages of group and team development and the role of leadership in maximising group and team performance.

Delivery:

. 1x PowerPoint Presentation

. 1x set of speaker notes supporting each PowerPoint slide (circa 500 words)

Submission:

. 1x PowerPoint Presentation Slides

. 1x set of Speaker notes (circa 500 words)

Referencing:

•    Each PowerPoint must reflect any supporting Harvard style. citations.

•   A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the presentation.

Evidence to be submitted:

•     Case study - 1500 words.

•     Essay - 1500 words.

•      Business Presentation (1000-words equivalent).

•     Presentation speaker notes - 500 words