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Learning outcomes:

1 Identify and deploy an appropriate research and consultancy project to collect data on a strategic business situation.

2 Critically analyse information drawn from the data and devise realistic recommendations.

3. Critically evaluate the likely impact of the recommendations.

4 Professionally communicate the outcomes of the project both verbally and in writing to a specialist audience

Task:

Students need to submit an individual report (4,000 words, +/-10%), culminating in a consultancy project based on an organisation of their choice with suggestions for action. Students must justify their approach to managing the project and data collection and consider corporate accountability, ethics and professionalism and any organisational constraints in developing their conclusions and recommendations.

Proposed template for the report (but you must make your report specific to your case study organisation and your findings):

Title Page
Executive Summary
Contents Page
Introduction (to report)

Situational Analysis of Case Study Organisation showing appropriate, logical
analysis of secondary data, including industry trends (SWOT)
Problem Identification – raising the various issues identified by the situational
analysis. Your primary data collection could go here to support the problem
identification with (for example) customer or stakeholder views/input.
Possibilities (Options) – showing awareness that there are several possible
approaches. This section will include an assessment of the various approaches and justification for the approach chosen. Students should choose an appropriate model/theory (TOWS, CBA, Business Case, SAFe, etc) to assess the options. This section could also include primary data, showing how it contributed to selecting the appropriate project. Risk Assessment and Stakeholder Analysis may also feature here as tools to justify the approach taken.

Specific Project – Explanation of the overall project, including the Detailed Plan of Action (use of appropriate tools or the principles of the appropriate tools – WBS, CPA, Gantt chart, Resource Planning charts, etc). This section would include aim and objectives, risk assessment, stakeholder analysis, and a detailed plan of action to enable the organisation to understand exactly what  action is required.

Conclusion (to report)
Reference List
Appendices (list each appendix with number and title on the Contents Page)

Component 2: COURSEWORK

Assessment weighting 40%
Learning outcomes:
1. Critically evaluate the likely impact of the recommendations.
2. Professionally communicate the outcomes of the project both verbally and in writing to a specialist audience

Task:

You will present the report’s outcomes in a presentation for the organisation

The presentation will last ten minutes plus up to five minutes for questions and should ‘sell’ the solution to the issue, with justification and plans to evaluate impact.

Please note that you will be stopped at ten minutes.

Your presentation should have a clear introduction and conclusion

It should concentrate on the solution to the problem and the details of the recommended project concerning justification (but this will not be the main thrust of the presentation).

Your presentation will include a section on the project’s expected impact and how this will be evaluated.

The presentation in this module should complement (not just repeat) your report and should be a ‘call to action’ for your client company. After watching your presentation, they need to understand what they can do to follow your plan.

Component 3: COURSEWORK

Learning outcomes:

1 Identify and deploy an appropriate research and consultancy project to collect data on a strategic business situation.

2 Critically analyse information drawn from the data and devise realistic
recommendations.

3 Critically evaluate the likely impact of the recommendations.

4 Professionally communicate the outcomes of the project both verbally and in writing to a specialist audience

Task:

Students will submit a 2,000-word self-reflection critically analysing the factors that influenced how efficiently and effectively they completed their Business Consultancy Project and a Personal Development Plan to show how they intend to continue their professional development after completing their programme of study

Self-reflection

As a guide, reference the key knowledge and behaviours in the CIPD HR Profession Map attached. Your reflection must include an analysis of:

At least ONE knowledge area and ONE behaviour from the HR Profession Map • Your project management techniques
Your problem-solving techniques
Your approach to influencing and persuading team members, organisational stakeholders and your university tutors during the project
The group dynamics and how you managed these with particular reference to any conflict that may have arisen
How do you manage relationships with key stakeholders in the organisation where you conducted your project
Be supported with relevant academic literature using the Harvard Referencing system.

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