Project Deliverable 5: Capstone Final Project And Presentation

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a final capstone project plan and a closing process PowerPoint presentation. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for.

Section 1: Final Capstone Project Plan

You are now in the final stage of the capstone project development. All previous documentation should be combined into one (1) document that will serve as the statement of work for the project. Your goal is to have the CEO of your chosen company and his leadership team approve your strategy recommendations. The presentation should be very detailed in order to address potential concerns and provide support your recommendations. However, the executive team is only interested in a thirty (30) minute summation. Therefore, you also must create a compelling executive summary that is supported by your detail that convinces the executive team that it should move forward with your recommendation.

1. Develop a twenty to thirty (20-30) page project plan in which you:

 

a. Write a two to three (2-3) page executive summary in which you provide a high-level technical overview of your project where you address the following from the case study:

i. Strategy Development

ii. Innovation and Competitive Analysis

iii. Exploiting Innovation

iv. The Organization’s Response to Change

b. Combine all previous documentation for Project Deliverables 1-4 in which you provide all aspects of the strategic management process into the project plan.

 

c. Compile all the quality resources from the previous deliverables. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Section 2: Closing Process PowerPoint Presentation

In addition to your detailed executive summary, you must present your findings to the executive team and the venture capital group that along with the executive summary will convince everyone that your solution is optimal.

Your PowerPoint must have speaker notes and these speaker notes must be written as if you were presenting this project to your client. A template is provided for your use. You can modify the template based on your professor’s instructions. Do not omit any information from the template because the information aligns with the rubric. Note: The template can be found here.

2.      Prepare a nine to fifteen (9-15) slide presentation in which you:

a.      Include a title slide and a slide in which you provide the purpose and objectives of the presentation.

b.      Examine your chosen company’s competitive environment.

c.      Determine your chosen company’s main strengths and weaknesses.

d.      Determine and evaluate two to three (2-3) strategies to exploit its innovation breakthroughs.

e.      Recommend a strategy for your chosen company.

f.       Advise key strategic implementation approach.

g.     Include a summation slide in which you provide the key takeaways for the CEO.

 

Your presentation must follow these formatting requirements:

• Use the PowerPoint presentation template that can be found in the online course shell. Your professor will inform you if the template can be modified.
• Provide a references slide. The Reference Slide must follow APA format.
• Create Speaker Notes to accompany each slide that emphasize and embellish the key points to the stakeholders. Please be clear and thorough as if you are actually presenting.

 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Demonstrate an understanding of the need for strategy and methods for developing a business strategy within an organization.
• Apply analytical, technical, and research skills to assess and measure the value of organizations.
• Examine competitive analysis strategies through the use of frameworks.
• Determine competitive advantage strategies that fit an organization.
• Assess methodologies and approaches to adapting organizations for the changing strategic environment.
• Analyze competitive forces across dynamic and mature environments.
• Assess value creation strategies by using a framework adaptable to the strategic environment (e.g., vertical integration, global strategy, and multinational corporation) that an organization operates in.
• Analyze strategies for exerting the internal leadership needed to drive the implementation of diversification and corporate strategic initiatives in order to improve operating excellence.
• Assess external growth strategies and the trends in strategic management in a competitive environment.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues related to business strategic management.
• Write clearly and concisely about topics related to business strategic management using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

  Running head: INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 1

  INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 2

  Innovation and Competitive Analysis for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

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  Innovation and Competitive Analysis for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

  The Porter’s Five Forces of Competition

  To analyse the competition in the supply chain in the American market, the use of the Porter’s Five Forces will be favored. This is where the poser of the supplier, the buyer power, and the competitive rivalry, threat of the substitute products and threats of the new entry are analysed. Walmart is a retail juggernaut that has overseen a continuous six-year upward surge and recorded staggering grosses of over $486 billion in the concluded fiscal year on January 2015. This was a $10 billion increase from the amount recorded for the 2014 fiscal year. The store giant has thousands of stores in the U.S alone, a factor that has seen the firm move up the Gartner’s annual ranking to 13th in the list of the best performing supply chain organizations. The greatest weapon that has been put to use by Walmart is its ability to engage in mammoth purchasing business hence shaping the behavior of its suppliers and subsequently pushing the costs down (Michaux, Cadiat, & Probert, 2015). The last few decades have seen Walmart rise to take the leading centre stage due to its unmatchable supply chain management that has enabled it to continuously have an improvement when it comes to investing millions of USD into the emerging technologies. This has enabled the store to capture a good portion of the e-commerce market. The rise of the Walmart store is directly attributed to three very strong elements shown buy the organization. They include, being in total control over its own fleet of trucks; strict practices when it comes to distribution; and the use of technology.

  Two innovative and technology trends that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. or its competitors introduced

  The Walmart Stores using the strength of the internet to help it with connecting online. The organization has gone all out by embracing the use of technology so as to develop adequate understanding of the possible shift they have been recorded in the technological industry and in retail. A greater portion of the technology being used by the organization has been split into two distinct parts. We have the Walmart Technology that has Bentonville as its base and oversees building and the technology for management for the organizational, stores. On the other side, Global eCommerce, that is situated in Silicon Valley, which is in charge of the development of the e-commerce technologies and is in charge of running the sites.

  In terms of innovation, Walmart is known for the milestone acquisitions when it comes to technology. In fact, the organization has overseen a staggering 12 acquisitions over the last three years only. This has enabled the organization to develop a competitive advantage over its rivals thin the industry. For instance, acquiring the Vudu streaming video service was a milestone on innovative skills that was shown by the organization in the general practise. Through this, the organisation has been able to maintain feasibility and expected market impact by firms. Further, cementing the position of Walmart as the leading retail store in the whole world.

  Assessment of the situations for the company (Capabilities and resources)

  One of the most significant capabilities that the organization has shown over the last couple of years is its ability to bring in fresh blood into its mainstream. This has enabled it to incorporate fresh talent and hence leading to an improvement on the product quality for the organization. Further, the use of Torbit by the organization has enabled the acceleration of its website and ensure that the site is made faster. The use eCommerce business has overseen an increase of sales in the organization by USD billion in this financial year alone. This is a staggering 3% of all the sales being used by the organization, while the general eCommerce accounts for about 10% of the whole of the retail.

  Whether the company’s organizational structure supports or impede its ability to innovate and be a successful company

  The structure used by Walmart greatly supports its bid to be the leading retail store in the whole of the United States. The greatest goal that the firm has had for quite a while is to ensure that the customers are engaged in the best way possible regardless of whether they are engaging on online stores or off it. This is facilitated by the ability of the organization to incorporate the Data Café that is very fundamental ensuring that the whole process is achieved. This is an appreciation for Collaborative Analytics Facilities for Enterprise, that allows for enhance analytics, like the recent focus that has been shown on the data visualizations regarding Sam’s Club.

  References

  http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/none/324483-how-walmart-uses-technology-to-connect-online-retail

  http://www.usanfranonline.com/resources/supply-chain-management/walmart-keys-to-successful-supply-chain-management/#

  Michaux, S., Cadiat, A.-C., & Probert, C. (2015). Porter’s five forces: Stay ahead of the competition. Place of publication not identified: 50Minutes.