MGT 499 Module 3 SLP

Module 3 - SLP

Strategic Management: External Analysis and SWOT

An external analysis is very important for the success and survivability of a company. For the second part of the SLP project, I want you to look outside the company.

i) What are the major threats to the organization's ability to compete and succeed?

ii) What are the major opportunities available to improve the organization's ability to compete and succeed?

Please write 2 to 3 pages, give or take, on this issue and try to think creatively. I am more interested in you really thinking this through than I am with research and facts.

You do not need to disclose any private information. But it should be fun to play the role of an organizational strategist for the moment and analyze what the major external threats and outside opportunities are at play.

NOTE: Please note that your report/assignment will not be accepted without proper citations and references. You must use the sources from the background material together with the sources you find your own.

SLP Expectations:

This paper should include:

An introduction stating the thesis, position, or central theme you plan to take in your paper, a main body focusing on the key assignment specifications, and a conclusion concisely stating the main points of your analysis and the conclusions you reached.

Be sure to document your sources and provide in-text citations whenever you use information you obtained from a background reading or other outside source, as well as a separate reference list at the end of the paper. You may use footnotes instead, if you prefer, but you MUST document where you got the information you are using in your papers!

The following criteria will also be used to assess your paper:

1. Precision: Does the paper address the question(s) or task(s)?

2. Breadth: Is the full breadth of the subject, i.e., all the keys to the assignment, addressed?