Task 1 – The external environment.
You are to analyse the impact and influence the macro environment has on your chosen organisation and its business strategies.
In your answer you are to use;
i. PESTLE model for environmental analysis
ii. Ansoff’s growth vector matrix to analyse the organisation’s strategic positioning
Task 2 – The internal environment and organisation capabilities.
Continuing with your chosen organisation, conduct an assessment of the organisation’s internal environment and its capabilities.
In your answer you will need to;
i. Explain what strategic capability means
ii. Apply the ‘VRIO/VRIN’ model to determine the strategic capabilities possessed by your chosen organisation
iii. Identify the organisation’s strengths and weaknesses
Task 3 – Analysing the telecommunications sector.
For this task you are to evaluate the competitiveness of UK’s telecommunications sector using Porter’s five forces model. Your answer should show clearly analyse;
a. Bargaining power of buyers
a. Bargaining power of buyers
c. Threats of new entrants
d. Threats of substitutes
e. Rivalry within the market
Task 4 – Understanding and interpreting strategic direction
Using Bowman’s strategy clock model, analyse the strategic direction and options available for your chosen organisation.