6LO500 Module Assessment 2014-15 Spring (2) improving business performance.doc

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6LO500 Improving Business PerformanceFull Time Assignment Spring 201!15

1 Choose an organisation that ou !or" for# or are fami$iar !ith%

& Briefly introduce the organisation and the products and services it provides.

2 Investigate our chosen organisation to eva$uate ho! it is current$ performing# an'

i'entif three operationa$ areas that re(uire change%& Start off by briefly introducing your chosen organisation and explaining what 3

changes you have identified and why you believe they should be made

) *rom the changes that ou have i'entifie'# se$ect one change that ou !ant to ma"e%

& Review the literature on project / investment appraisal and identify what methods /criteria can be used to do this. At least academic references are re!uired tounderpin this literature review.

& "rom the review# choose the project appraisal criteria and evaluation method thatare appropriate for your changes and organisation

& $valuate all proposed 3 changes# using the same evaluation methods / criteria# andfrom your analysis choose the change that you will plan to implement

+ ,eci'e upon the approach ou !i$$ ta"e to manage an' imp$ement the change - puttingfor!ar' a case for using -oth .a'ica$ Change an' Continuous Improvement as the means

for 'e$ivering the re(uire' improvements for the organisation i'entifing the -enefits an'



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& Review the literature on Ris ,anagement within projects and identify what criteriayou could use to identify barriers and riss# and what evaluation method(s) could be

used. At least academic references are re!uired to underpin this literature review.

& "rom the review# choose the ris criteria that are relevant for your change andorganisation# and an appropriate evaluation method.

& %ritically evaluate your chosen change using the ris evaluation criteria and methodto identify riss in your draft plan.

& $xplain what alterations you have had to mae to your draft project plan to mitigate

the identified riss overcome them Pro'uce a fina$ 'etai$e' Pro/ect P$an using S Pro/ect# ta"ing account of changes ouhave ha' to ma"e as a resu$t of our ris" ana$sis# inc$u'ing an ana$sis of the impact ofour propose' change on the organisation# i'entifing the costs# -enefits an' timesca$es asca$cu$ate' - S Pro/ect%

3he fu$$ 'raft p$an shou$' -e inc$u'e' in the appen'ices# an' the fu$$ fina$ p$an as part ofthe main report%

In'ivi'ua$ fee'-ac" !i$$ -e provi'e' in the form of comments# !here appropriate# !ithin the-o' of the assignment# an' a$so in the 3urnitin comments page

In or'er to fu$fi$ the re(uirements of our Personne$ ,eve$opment P$an 4P,P ou mustinc$u'e a persona$ ref$ection on the process of managing our $earning on this mo'u$e% 3his' t t t ' $$ " th ' t



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3ips on ho! to ans!er the assignment (uestion%

. Briefly introduce your chosen organisation

0. $xplain what 3 changes to the operational performance are re!uired# why they areneeded# and the benefits that they would bring to the organisation# if implemented.

3. %ritically review the literature on -roject / &nvestment appraisal and identify a) thefactors you are going to use# and b) the analysis method you are adopting

. $valuate all 3 changes using the factors and analysis method to choose the onechange that you are going to provide a detailed plan for

1. %ritically review the literature on Radical %hange and %ontinuous &mprovement toestablish how you will evaluate which approach / approaches should be adopted for yourchange

2. $valuate your change and establish whether a %& / R% or both approaches shouldbe used

. %onstruct a draft project plan using ,S -roject# showing the tass# timescales#resources# and costs 4 full costing and resource capacity planning are to be done using ,S-roject

5. %ritically review the literature on -roject Ris and identify the ris factors and theanalysis method that are appropriate to evaluate your project.

6. $valuate your draft project for Ris using the chosen criteria and analysis methodand identify the changes that need to be made.



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6LO500 Improving Business Performance Assignment "ra#ing Sc$eme

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