STRAMAN DARADAR CaseAnalysisCriteria

Section I. Synthesis 1. 2. 3. 4. Description and Standard SummaryoftheCase Definethesituation Identifythemainissuesandtheactionsordecisionsthatneedtobetaken. Maximumoftwo(2)slides. Max Credit 5

II. PointofView

1. Determinethepointofviewthatwillbetakenrelativetothecase. 2. Thepointofviewtakenmusthavetheauthorityandcontexttodecideortakeaction. 3. Maximumofone(1)slide. 1. Cleardefinitionofthemainstrategicproblemthatneedstobeaddressed(actionor decision). 2. Theremaybeminorproblems,buttheyareseenincontextofthemajorproblem. 3. Statedinanopenquestionform. 4. Maximumofone(1)slide. 1. Theobjectivesarethegoalsyourgrouphopestoachieveasaresultofyour analysis,developmentofalternatives,andfinalrecommendation. 2. ItshouldbeSMARTorevenSMARTERasmuchaspossible. 3. Onemaingoalisenough.Otherobjectivesmaybenecessary,dependingon situation.Keepitshort. 4. DONOTCREATEOBJECTIVESFORTHECOMPANY. 5. Maximumofone(1)slide. 1. AnalysisoftheCasefollowingtherigorsofstrategymanagement(analysis, formulationandexecution),whereapplicable. 2. Analysisisexpectedtobefocused,logical,andrational. 3. CasefactsSHOULDNOTberepeatedassuch,butalreadyinthecontextofan analysis. 4. Must include a statement declaring the current/prevailing core/generic strategy of the company/case being studied. 5. Must end with a statement of conclusion. 6. Nomaximumnumberofslides,butkeepitshortandmeaningful.Lesstext,moreon frameworksfromChapter1to5,FinancialAnalysisGraphs/Tables,SWOTMatrix, etc. 7. Sourcesmustbecitedproperly(APAformat,onfootnote,orinline). 1. Developalternativesolutions.Ifastatusquooptionisidentified,thereshouldbetwo (2)morealternativesatleast.Ifnone,thenthereshouldbeatleastthree(3) alternatives. 2. Eachalternativeshouldbeastandalonesolutionoption.Each ACA should be a strategy option unto itself,containingallcoherentactivities. 1. Shouldarticulateselectioncriteria,andweightsifnecessary. 2. Shouldshowtheactualapplicationofcriteriaonthealternativecoursesofaction. 3. Shouldindicatethespecificalternativeselected.

III. ProblemStatement

15

IV. Objectives Statement

V. Areasof Consideration (Analysisand Assumptions)

20

VI. AlternativeCourse ofAction(ACA)

20

VII. Recommendation

15

4. Shouldexplainwhytheoptionwasselected. 5. Maximumofthree(3)slides,plusamaximumoftwo(2)tablesshowingcriteria descriptionandcriteriaapplication. VIII. Implementati onPlan 1. Showsthecompletelistofmainactivitiestobeundertakenbythepointofview identified,inordertoimplementtherecommendation. 2. Shouldidentifymajoractivities,andwhereapplicable,majorcoordinationwithother peoplethatneedstobedone. 3. Bullet/NumberedOutlineisenough,withoneintrostatementandoneconcluding statement. 1. ListoflearningsofEACHMEMBERofthegroup,andthenofthenofthegroupasa whole. 2. Learningshouldbebasedonconceptsandprinciplesrelativetothecourse.Asmany asisapplicable. 10

IX. LearningPoints

TOTAL

100