Learning Outcome 1: Understand the external environment affecting an
organization.
1.1 Explain the importance of external factors affecting Amazon (Assessment Criteria 1.1 – Explain the importance of external factors affecting Amazon)
1.2 Analyze the needs and expectations of stakeholders of Amazon. (Assessment Criteria 1.2 – analyze the needs and expectations of stakeholders of Amazon)
1.3 Analyze the major changes taking place in the external environment that will affect strategy of Amazon. (Assessment Criteria 1.3 – analyze the major changes taking place in the external environment that will affect Amazon’s strategy) Learning Outcome 2: Be able to review existing business plans and strategies of an organization
2.1 Use appropriate tools to analyze the effects of current business plans of Amazon? (Assessment Criteria 2.1 – use appropriate tools to analyze the effects of current business plans)
2.2 Review the position of Amazon in its current market. (Assessment Criteria 2.2 – Review the position of Amazon in its current market)
2.3 Evaluate the competitive strengths and weaknesses of Amazon’s current business strategies (Assessment Criteria 2.3 – Evaluate the competitive strengths and weaknesses of Amazon’s current business strategies)
Learning Outcome 3: Be able to develop options for strategic planning for an organization.
3.1 Use any two modelling tools to develop strategic options for Amazon (Assessment Criteria 3.1 – use modelling tools to develop strategic options for Amazon)
3.2 Develop a comparative understanding of activity from Amazon with any other organization of your choice in the market. (Assessment Criteria 3.2 – develop a comparative understanding of activity from organizations in the market)
3.3 Create options to form the basis of future organizational strategy of Amazon (Assessment Criteria 3.2 – create options to form the basis of future organizational strategy) Learning Outcome 4: Be able to construct a strategy plan for an organization.
4.1 What key factors you consider while constructing a strategy plan for Amazon. Based on the key factors identified, propose a suitable structure for a strategy plan that ensures suitable participation from all the stakeholders of the chosen organization. (Assessment Criteria 4.1 – propose a suitable structure for a strategy plan that ensures appropriate participation from all stakeholders of Amazon)
4.2 Based on the current situation of Amazon, develop criteria for reviewing potential options for a strategy plan. (Assessment Criteria
4.2 – develop criteria for reviewing potential options for a strategy plan)
4.3 Based on you answers of the AC 4.1 and AC 4.2, construct an agreed strategy plan with resource implications. (Assessment Criteria 4.3 – construct an agreed strategy plan that includes
resource implications) Learning Outcome 5: Be able to examine factors affecting an organizational strategy plan.
5.1 a) Examine the existing factors affecting Amazon’s strategy
b) Explain the core organizational values (ethical, cultural, environmental, social and business) of the organization and compare it with the current business objectives of Amazon? (Assessment Criteria 5.1 – compare core organizational values (ethical, cultural, environmental, social and business) with the current business objectives of an organization)
5.2 Based on your analysis, knowledge and understanding of Amazon, what measures you develop to evaluate a strategy plan of the chosen organization? Based on your measures and strategy plan of Amazon, produce agreed future management objectives and develop 3 appropriate vision and mission statements which suits best for Amazon. (Assessment Criteria
5.2 – develop appropriate vision and mission statements for an organization. Assessment Criteria 5.3 – produce agreed future management objectives for an organization. Assessment
Criteria 5.4 – develop measures for evaluating a strategy plan) Learning Outcome 6.Be able to plan for the implementation of a strategy plan. Based on the constructed agreed strategy plan (Based on your outcome of AC: 4.3), design monitoring and evaluation systems for the agreed strategy plan and develop a schedule for implementing it.
As stakeholders plays a vital role in the business, create appropriate dissemination process to gain their commitment to Amazon. (Assessment Criteria 6.1 – develop a schedule for implementing
a strategy plan in Amazon. Assessment Criteria 6.2 – create appropriate dissemination processes to gain commitment from stakeholders in Amazon. Assessment Criteria 6.3 – design
monitoring and evaluation systems for the implementation of a strategy plan in an organization)
