Timberland SWOT Analysis Consultancy Report Paper
Overview
This task challenges teams to edit and enhance their work on Task #1 and Task #2 and integrate those items into one coherent report that concludes with a well-supported recommendation to the client. This detailed recommendation is the focus of the final presentation to the client. Rough drafts and practice presentations are important exercises to complete as teams prepare their final papers and presentations.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Successfully research and analyze an important issue in business.
- Appropriately utilize library resources to justify and support suggestions.
- Work effectively in team environments – with an appreciation for interpersonal skills, motivational issues, group dynamics, and factors that can contribute to workgroup failure/success in a work-setting.
- Communicate business concepts effectively through writing and speaking.
Instructions (Noting the term definitions above, complete the following).
Your team will serve as consultants for a company. In your research, be sure to complete the following:
- Review feedback from your Team Business Research Assignment and conduct additional research as needed to completely address all deficient areas.
- Review feedback from your SWOT Analysis Assignment and conduct additional research as needed to completely address all deficient areas.
- Develop a coherent report in APA style (consult the APA Sample Paper before completing this written assignment) by combining your updated versions of the Team Business Research Assignment and SWOT Analysis Assignment concluding with a formal, detailed, research-backed recommendation for the client that addresses the case study challenge.
- Develop a formal business presentation from the detailed recommendation in your final paper that focuses on your team’s best recommendation for the client.
Write-Up Instructions
Each team will prepare a write-up that includes all updated items from work completed in the Team Business Research Assignment and SWOT Analysis Assignment (ensure you are clearly addressing each item before submitting your final write-up). Use Microsoft Word to complete your write-up. Be sure to have a cover page and include the full names of each member in your team. The write-up is being prepared for the company’s stakeholders and should therefore be presented in a professional manner. Be sure to check for spelling and grammar errors. Make sure to follow the guidelines below:
- Cover page (include name of each group member)
- 10 to 20 pages (not including cover page and references)
- Double-spaced with 1” margins
- Appropriate sub-headings
- References
- NOTE: Ensure you have reviewed and applied APA Style to your assignment before submitting for grading (See Research, Writing, & Presentation Resources in your Blackboard course site).
- Review the Written Paper Rubric criteria before completing this portion of the assignment.