Stakeholder Analysis

MGMT 1120 Course Project Instructions

Instructor:                   Judy Kovacs                 Sections:          O01

Project Plan = 5%

Case Report = 15%

Total Course Project Value = 20% of Final Grade

Instructions

You will be completing Parts 1 through 5 in small groups (4 maximum) and submitting a project plan and a written report.  The assignment starts with part 1, a Project Plan (5%) Parts 2-5 are the report (15%), which will include an executive summary, table of contents, introduction, a conclusion, and headings for each of parts 2-5. One Project Plan and one Report will be submitted for each group.   Please see the formatting instructions at the end of this document for more details.

To complete this project, you will be reading and analyzing ONE of the following cases:

1. Olymel: Strategic Expansion in the Pork Industry – https://www.iveycases.com/CoursepackView.aspx?id=28152
2. Diamond Estate Wines & Spirits –  https://www.iveycases.com/CoursepackView.aspx?id=28153

For more instructions regarding retrieving the case study, please go to the end of this document.

Your group will act as consultants to the organization presented in the case. To help this organization, you will

1) identify the major problem/decision facing the organization,

2) complete internal and external analyses that you have learned in the course to make sure you understand and can apply important information from the case that relates to solving this problem,

3) identify three feasible alternatives to solving the problem/decision, and

4) recommend ONE solution to the organization, including an action containing specific steps to completion.

Be nice to your group members.  Learn to work together.  If you decide to switch groups (for whatever reason), your group must email the instructor a Team Memo with a list of the new team member(s). Your instructor may allow groups to fire group members right up until the day the project is due. 

If you wish to fire a team member your group must do the following:

• inform the group member who is being fired and discuss this with them before they are fired formally;
• inform your instructor via email that your group is firing a team member – and tell your instructor who you are firing; and
• submit a Team Memo with the revised team information.

Part 6 is at the conclusion of the project.  For this, each student will submit his or her own individual reflection for Part 6, on the same day that the group project is due.  These will be submitted as part of an Appendix at the end of the report.  Please see the Part 6 Instructions for more details.

The following pages have a more detailed breakdown of each of the parts.

Part 1: Create a PROJECT PLAN for your Report. = 5%

1. Your objectives for the project (both group and client).
   • What has your “consulting group” has been hired to do and what they are expected to achieve by their “client”. What are your deliverables for a) your client and b) your group?
2. Your action plan for ALL PARTS 2-6 of the project, including a project schedule, what tasks will be completed, and how those will be assigned among group members.
   • Includes the following:
     • Break the project down into A LIST OF SPECIFIC TASKS – What tasks need to be done to complete this project?
       • Titles such as “Write report” are too broad. What will your group have to complete to create their report?  What research, editing, formatting, proofreading is needed and who will do these tasks?  Who will create the title page, table of contents etc?  Who is responsible for getting the citations done correctly?  Who will upload the report and the appendix?  Who is responsible for the various parts of the written report?
     • Who is responsible for each task? Who is the back-up for each task?  Who is the supervisor for each task?
     • Timetable with dates of tasks to be completed
     • This MUST be in a table.
     • See example on Moodle.

3. A contingency plan considering the ways you will address potential problems.
   • Your group must make a list of all the things that could go wrong with your project – from your point of view as a group of students, and from the point of view of your “client” and the project you are working on for them
   • You must come up with ways to either solve the possible problem or diminish its effects.
   • You must assign a person in your group to be responsible for dealing with each problem.
4. Your PROJECT PLAN needs a title page, table of contents, references page, introduction, conclusion, and all group members must sign the title page or provide a signature page at the end of the report.
5. Remember your FINAL REPORT needs a title page, executive summary, table of contents, references page, introduction, conclusion, upload the report and all group members must sign the title page or provide a signature page at the end of the report.
6. The PROJECT PLAN will be due in the Project Plan drop box by 4:30 pm on FEBRUARY 26, 2021

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Part 2: Case Study FINAL REPORT = 15%

1. Read the case.
2. Identify the problem that management needs to solve.
   1. What priority decision needs to be made?
   2. Make sure you describe the nature of the problem and why it is important.
   3. What impact will this decision have on the organization and other stakeholders?

Part 3: Perform all these analyses to help you determine what factors are important for management to consider in making this decision:

1. SWOT analysis
2. CREST analysis
3. Porter’s 5-Force Analysis
4. Stakeholder analysis

For each of these analyses, introduce the topic, and present the analyses (use a table or lists if this helps to make the information clearer). Then, write a brief paragraph after each analysis summarizing the highlights of that analysis you think are most relevant to this decision. You will need more information about your client’s industry or about environmental factors, so you will have to do some research.  You will need at least 5 (five) sources (Wikipedia and the Dictionary do not count as sources.)

Part 4: Based on your analyses, identify 3 (three) possible decisions you might offer to your client. In other words, what are three reasonable alternatives that management might choose to pursue to help solve this problem? (Don’t forget to consult Chapter 10 as you consider strategic options.)

For each of these three options, identify what you perceive to be the pros and cons of pursuing each alternative. Use the information you discovered in your analyses and course concepts to guide you and try to list as many as you can think of. Resist the urge to decide too soon!!! Try to remain objective as you consider each alternative.

Part 5: Choose one solution you think is the best option for the organization and create an action plan for that option.

1. Why do you believe this is the best option for the organization? Defend your choice.
2. Different groups may make very different recommendations!
3. Develop a step-by-step action plan to carry out your decision.
   1. Your action plan should include specific steps for each of the four management functions: Planning, Leading, Organizing, and Controlling.
   2. Make sure the organization will be able to measure results and evaluate how the plan will work in the future.

This concludes the portion of the assignment that you will be working on as a group.

Part 6: APPENDIX

This section will be submitted in a separate dropbox from your course project.  Each student’s response to PART 6 will be combined into a separate Appendix as one Giant File and submitted into the drop box by ONE team member.

REFLECTION (individual submissions = each person in the group does this separately)

A:  Reflect on and answer the following questions regarding this course project:

1. As you did the actual work of the project, what did you discover about the plan you created at the beginning of the project?
   1. What did you plan for effectively?
   2. What did you miss in your planning process?
   3. If you could start over again, how would your project plan be different?
2. What were your strengths as an individual team member? What were your weaknesses?
3. How did your group handle situations that were “unplanned”? Was your group teamwork effective or ineffective, and why? How would you assess your individual contribution to the sense of team?
4. Did you meet your group objectives for this project (in the absence of knowing your final grade)? Did you meet your personal objectives? Did you meet your planned targets?

B:  Peer and Group Assessments + Contract Documents

1. Complete a self- and peer-assessment. Do not forget to include an explanation for your ratings. Use evaluation form titled “Group Project Peer Evaluation Form” in the Course Project Documents and Instructions section on Moodle.
2. The evaluation MUST be handed in with your report.
   1. These must be all handed in at the same time as part of the Appendix uploaded as part of your case study report.
3. Your group MUST also complete and hand in a Team Contract – template is in the Course Project Documents and Instructions section on Moodle.

4. Lastly, each group member MUST complete a separate Time Log. Use the template in the Course Project Documents and Instructions section on Moodle.  All Time Logs will have the following elements:
   1. Tasks completed
   2. Length of time to complete each task
   3. When each task was completed
   4. Total time spent on project by each project member
   5. Signatures of each team member on each Time Log, indicating everyone has agreed to each other’s Time Log entries. These signatures may be applied to the Time Log electronically.
   6. If a student does not submit a Time Log, the instructor will assume that student has not participated in the Group Project and will receive a mark of zero.

Your group must upload an electronic version of your project report.  The REPORT and APPENDIX must be uploaded into the appropriate drop boxes located in the Course Project Drop Boxes section on Moodle and shown in the box below.  Report (Parts 2-5) and Appendix (Part 6) are due by 4:30 pm on MARCH 26, 2021.

LATE PROJECT REPORTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Formatting Requirements

Create this document following the format requirements as outlined below. Make sure that you are citing any outside sources properly (using in-text citations and a reference page).

You must submit your project parts using APA format, which includes:

• 1-inch margins on all sides
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Double spacing
• Indented paragraph style
• All outside sources – whether quoted, paraphrased, or summarized – must be cited using both in-text citations and a reference page.
• Word formatted headings are to be used, where appropriate.
• Page numbers

Required parts of a REPORT include:

• Title page including names of group members, name of the case, date of submission, instructor’s name, course name and section number;
• an executive summary; (not needed for the Plan)
• a table of contents;
• headings and subheadings throughout the body of the report
• an introduction and conclusion;
• recommendations; (not needed for the Plan)
• references page and
• finally, uploading the plan, report and appendix.

THE PROJECT REPORT AND PEER EVALUATIONS / TIME LOGS / REFLECTIONS ARE DUE BY 4:30 PM ON:

MARCH 26, 2021.

 LATE PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  WHATEVER HAS BEEN UPLOADED / SUBMITTED BY THE DEADLINE IS WHAT WILL BE MARKED AS YOUR TEAM’S GROUP PROJECT.  MARKS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR MISSING REPORT PARTS.

Marking Guides/Rubrics

Project Plan Marking Guide/Rubric

THE PROJECT PLAN WILL BE DUE IN THE PROJECT PLAN DROP BOX ARE DUE BY 4:30 PM ON FEBRUARY 26, 2021.  LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Project Report and Appendix Marking Guide/Rubric

THE PROJECT REPORT AND APPENDIX WILL BE DUE IN THE APPROPRIATE DROP BOXES ARE DUE BY 4:30 PM ON MARCH 26, 2021.  LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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