Develop & Implement A Business Plan
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A BUSINESS
PLAN - BSBMGT617
Task 1: Develop
business plan
Performance
objective
You will
demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to research, analyse and develop
a business plan.
Assessment
description
There are two
parts to this assessment.
Part
A
Use the
information provided in the case study ‘Fast Track Couriers’ (see Appendix 1)
to develop a business plan to support the company’s strategic and operational
goals. Develop a plan for communicating the business plan to relevant parties.
Part
B
Review the
completed business plan (see Appendix 2). Analyse the strengths and weaknesses
of the plan, and prepare a written report of your findings.
Procedure
Part A
1.
Review the information in the case study
‘Fast Track Couriers’ (see Appendix 1)
2.
Analyse and interpret the current
business environment, goals and objectives embedded in the case study.
3.
Consult with your assessor (assume the
assessor is a key stakeholder) and discuss and agree upon performance
objectives and measures.
4.
Document a business plan to assist the
organisation to achieve its goals.
5.
Document a plan for communicating the
business plan to all relevant parties.
6.
Present the business plan to your
assessor (assume the assessor is a key stakeholder).
Part B
Business Plan 1:
1.
Read the business plan ‘Quality
Training’ (see Appendix 2)
2.
Compare and contrast the business plan
against the criteria for effective business plans, as described in your
workbook or other reference materials.
3.
Compare the strengths and weaknesses of
the business plan.
4.
Complete a written report, detailing a
critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the business plan.
Specifications
You must:
●
for Part A:
○
submit
a completed business plan
○
consult
with key stakeholder (assessor) and document the outcomes of the consultation
○
submit
a communication plan
●
for Part B:
○
submit
a completed report, analysing the strengths and weaknesses of the business
plan.
Your assessor
will be looking for:
● in
Part A:
○
the business plan includes:
–
Table of contents
–
Executive summary
–
Introduction
–
Description of the business (background)
–
Business products and services
–
Marketing activity – the market
–
Business operations – productivity and
performance targets for key result areas (in consultation with key
stakeholders); include financial and non-financial performance measures; and
detail resource requirements, including human resources, capital equipment and
other resources required to achieve business goals
–
Management and organisational structure
–
Proposal
–
Financial background - trading to date; and forecasts
–
Risks (risk analysis) - include a section on how you will ensure
skilled labour is available to implement the plan, such as a recruitment or
training strategy; Licensing; and include any permits or licences required
–
Conclusion
○
Communication strategy: Produce a report
or document which covers the following areas:
–
The process you used to develop the
business plan
–
Who are the key stakeholders?
–
What information will each person (position)
require?
–
What are the relevant timeframes?
–
How will you communicate this
information?
–
How will you ensure their understanding
of their role in implementing the business plan?
●
In Part B:
○
The report is properly formatted and
logically structured.
○
Identify relevant strengths and
weaknesses of the plan, including discussion on the following areas:
–
Compare and contrast with text book
structure and layout.
–
Comment on quality and relevance of
information.
–
Comment on quality of information, i.e.
did the business plan demonstrate adequate research on competition market
conditions?
–
Comment on quantity of information – was
there sufficient information to determine the likely success of the business in
accordance with its performance measures?
–
Were the performance measures specific
and realistic?
–
Was the document well set out, easily
understood and pitched at an appropriate level for the reader?
Appendix
Task
2: Monitor performance
Performance
objective
You will
demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to monitor the performance of a
business plan.
Assessment
description
For this task,
you will monitor the performance of a business plan, through testing and
refining of the performance measurement system, and report on progress of the
business plan in a timely and effective manner.
Procedure
1.
Review the completed business plan from
Assessment Task 1.
2.
Identify the key performance objectives.
3.
For each key performance objective:
a.
Produce a report to capture and test the
performance measure.
4.
Write a brief report on how you would
test the performance measurement systems, including:
a.
Acceptable levels of variance to planned
objectives (where applicable).
b.
The timeframe for each report – how
frequently reports will be completed.
c.
What benchmarking will be used.
d.
Who the key stakeholder will be for each
report.
Specifications
You must submit:
●
a
report on capturing performance data for each performance measure
●
a
written report explaining how the performance measurement system will be
implemented and tested, and how system/product failures and variances to the
business will be reported, to whom and when.
Your assessor
will be looking for:
●
in your performance measurement system:
○
one report for each performance measure
○
covers financial and non-financial
performance measures
○
report should be pitched at the
appropriate level for the recipient
○
should be presented in a readable and
logical format
○
should include graphs, charts or other
methods of presenting data
●
in your report:
○
timeframes should allow appropriate
action to be taken (where necessary)
○
identify key stakeholders who will
require the information
○
describe the benchmarking used to
determine suitable performance measures, including tolerance levels and
variances to plan
○
document how system failures, product
failures and variances to the business will be reported, to whom and when.
Task 3: Respond to performance data
Performance
objective
You
will demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to analyse performance
reports, review performance indicators and take appropriate action to address
systems failures and variances to the business plan.
Assessment
description
In
this assessment task, you will analyse performance data and reports against
planned objectives, implement strategies to refine performance indicators, and
address coaching and training needs. You are also required to develop and
recommend processes for the review of systems, procedures and work methods.
Procedure
1. Review
the case study ‘B&A Toy Warehouse’.
2. Critically
analyse the information and write a brief report, responding to each question
in the case study.
Specifications
You
must submit:
●
a
written report that addresses all questions in the case study.
Your assessor will be looking for:
●
Question 1:
○ After
completing a comparison of current performance against desired performance
levels, identify the corrective actions required to achieve the business plan
goal of improving warehouse productivity by 10%. What type of corrective
actions do you recommend for each performance improvement (e.g. interim,
adaptive, corrective, preventative or contingency)?
●
Question 2:
○ Critically
analyse the performance against planned objectives.
○ Identify
areas of non-performance.
○ Report
on systems failures which contributed to these results.
○ Consider
failures in communication, planning, reporting and training.
○ Review
performance indicators and refine if necessary.
○ Comment
on the suitability of performance indicators and what changes might be required
to achieve organisational goals.
●
Question 3:
○ Recommend
performance improvement strategies.
○ Identify
and redefine performance measures, if necessary.
○ Document
a training and development strategy to address the performance of
underperforming individuals or teams.
○ Identify
development needs of individuals and groups.
○ Identify
training/coaching needs.
○ Present
in a development plan.
●
Question 4:
○ Develop
a strategy for reviewing systems processes and work methods at B&A Toy
Warehouse.
○ Describe
how the implementation of your strategy would lead to continuous improvement.
Appendix
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