Throughout our journey in the program, you have completed many deliverables that could be added to a professional business portfolio to,share with future employers. It is recommended that you add one core assignment to the business portfolio in each course within the program. These assignments will demonstrate your strategic thinking in each area and they will also reflect your own growth and development. This will be your business portfolio assignment for this course.
Overview
Throughout this course, you have created assignments for a business consulting pitch deck. In your Week 3 assignment you shared important data and insights about your company. In Week 6 you analyzed the data and provided a targeted recommendation for the challenge or opportunity faced by the company. In this assignment, you will continue in your role as a hired consultant and compile an implementation plan that addresses communication, collaboration, motivation, and return on investment. This is your final (cumulative) pitch deck presentation.
Instructions
The goal of this assignment is to convince leadership at the company to accept your recommendation and implement the strategies in your proposal. Important: In this assignment you will combine the three assignments (PPT decks) into a single, final pitch deck that could be presented to your company leadership. Be sure you have made the necessary changes to your previous assignments based on instructor feedback. You will also include your Sources slides to include all resources used throughout the project. The assignment must be completed in the provided PowerPoint template.
Download and save the Week 9_Assignment_Template [PPTX]. • Follow the guidelines provided in the Strayer Library: SWS Guidelines for Slideshow Presentations. • Review the rubric carefully before you begin working on the assignment. • Review and incorporate the instructor feedback from your week 3 and week 6 assignments. Those slides will be incorporated into this deck and submitted as part of this assignment for the full presentation. • Using the template, complete seven additional slides that will be the final part of a pitch deck for the company that hired you as a business consultant. Each slide should include 1-2 paragraphs of speaker notes that will be utilized to explain the content to the company leadership. Important note: This final presentation will be 20 slides in total: five content slides from the Week 3 assignment [exclude the title slide], six slides from the Week 6 assignment [exclude the title slide], and nine slides from this assignment (which will also include some sections of the Week 7 communication plan). This includes a title slide and a cumulative sources slide.
- Slide 1: Title slide. Add the name of the company as a subtitle and your name and the date.
- Slides 2-6: insert the five content slides from the Week 3 Assignment – Gathering the Data.
- Slides 7-12• insert the six content slides from the Week 6 Assignment – Analysis and Recommendation.
- Slide 13: Describe the potential impact of not acting on the selected challenge or opportunity. Use data to support your conclusion. (Detailed explanation should be placed in the speaker notes.)
- Slide 14: Evaluate the potential return on investment (ROI) for acting on this challenge or opportunity. Use data to support your explanation. (Detailed explanation should be placed in the speaker notes.)
Slide 15: Create an implementation strategy that advises the company’s leadership on how to create a sense of urgency and shared mission around implementing the business consulting plan. (Detailed explanation should be placed in the speaker notes.)
ides 16-17 will come from your Week 7 communication plan activity. (Note: Be sure you have addressed and corporated instructor feedback.) - Slide 16: State the overall objective of the communication plan and the key stakeholders who are directly or indirectly impacted by the recommended strategy. Indicate if the stakeholder will be leading or following the change(s). (Detailed explanation should be placed in the speaker notes.)
- Slide 17: Determine the appropriate stakeholder communication channels to provide information and actively listen to concerns or recommendations. Explain how this is inclusive and motivating to the organizational culture. (Detailed explanation should be placed in the speaker notes.)
Slides 18-19 address the entire consulting plan. - Slide 18: Provide a timeline for the implementation of the entire business consulting plan (recommendation). Be sure to include important milestones and deadlines. (Detailed explanation should be placed in the speaker notes.)
- Slide 19: Summarize the next steps in the business consulting plan (recommendation) and specify the key individuals or departments responsible for executing and overseeing the implementation plan. This promotes accountability and clarity in the process. (Detailed explanation should be placed in the speaker notes.)
Slide 20 should include ALL sources used throughout the project (all three assignment submissions). Add a slide if needed. - Slide 20: Sources slides. Use three or more quality sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source slide at least one time within your assignment. (Note: The final sources slides should be cumulative to include all sources used in the three assignments.) 。 For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library.
Combine all of your slides from week 3, week 6, and this week’s assignment together into one singular PowerPoint presentation file. This is the full pitch deck for the business consulting plan (recommendation) that you would to the company leadership. (Note: See the guide in the resources section for help on how to reuse and combine slides would present into a PowerPoint presentation.)
Submit your completed assignment template/PowerPoint presentation file (PPT or PPTX) using the provided link in Week 9.
Produce writing that is clear and well organized and applies appropriate Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) style. Writing contains accurate grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
Note: Speaker notes are not visible in the Canvas preview but will be visible when the instructor downloads them for grading.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional Submit assignment