1. What does the business do?
1. What does the business do?
2. What are the challenges that the business face?
3. What are the implications not address the challenges?
a. Problems need to be solvedi. reduce the high qualified employees such as the designers and
engineers ( need to think financially).
ii. Sell rent the buildings
4. Reduce the cost
5. Increase the value by re-brand, re-structure, re-design, the organisation to sell more.
6. Improve the quality in order to promote the business
7. How to :a. make: the property unique make marketing.
b. Target and trace the customers
8. Need to set a plan to:
a. Reduce the investment in cost, make plan for staff.
b. Increase the marketing (quality).
9. Reduce the cost of employee by 5%
10. What is the financial impact?
11. In case of improvement what will increase or decrease the cost.
12. Improve by :Marketing 2% every year, sells 5% every year.
13. Check what are the trends and the challenges
14. What is the real sate market in Qatar?
15. What is the market place?
A real estate company changing from development phase to operational/selling phase what is the market place impact on HR strategy shifting from development to operational/selling phase and impact on head count/staff
Introduction ContextSo provide some context what is the company, department function you are detailing about. What is your role within it, is this a new initiative or is it ongoing or one that has recently completed?
WHY?WHY - A clearrationalefor why a change is required to fix an existing problem or an opportunity to deliver more value to the organisation/stakeholders, areas to consider includeWider Strategic context, alignment to corporate goals & objectives
Financial analysis current challenges
Performance / efficiency benefits relating to key performance measuresApplication to existing governance framework
External Drivers / environmental rationale
So why does something need to change, is it an opportunity to deliver more value or to overcome a problem that is causing issues.
Make sure it links back to the big picture, what is the wider strategic context and where does this need to change come from.
What tools, analysis have you done to identify this is required now or in the future.
If you talk about models dont just list them SWOT, PESTLE,VRIO etc, USE THEM, apply them and talk about the benefits, disadvantages, show wider reading, is their research which talks about use of these models in your sector or in another can you critique it.
The report should not be shopping list of tools but at masters level it is a critical appraisal what did you use why, what did you discount why, compare and contrast different perspectives and views and link it back to your application.
Make sure you think about financials, impacts, KPIs etc and performance management what can you look to fix/add value?
WHAT?WHAT - A detailedanalysisof the relevant change, what is the size of the change and the proposed benefits of the change. Operational impact areas to includeFinancial Impact/Operational Impact of the proposed change
Financial Analysis, scenario modelling, allocation of resources to make the changeBudgetary Management & risk management
Alignment to wider organisational strategy
Stakeholder and brand management impacts
Alignment to governance frameworks/CSR
So what are you proposing to change, what is the scope of the change, think about risks of doing it or not doing it, think risk frameworks, existing risk structures.
Underpin it with financials, what is the costs of doing it, not doing it how will you ensure budgetary processes are aligned?
Your impact needs to be measured so how do we quantify it?
Think scenarios, if it all goes really well, if it goes really badly or delivers broadly in the middle what could the benefits be?
How will you mange stakeholders, who will be impacted why?
What about brand, reputation any risks, impacts?
This is not a shopping list where all areas need to be covered but needs to show come consideration of different elements and you are free to expand specific areas relevant to your change but ensure this is explicit why?
THIS SECTION EXPLAINS WHAT IS EBIGN CHANGED AND THE IMPACTS OF DOING OR NOT DOING IT?
HOW?HOW -Justificationfor how you will lead and ensure the change is delivered in an efficient, effective manner to deliver the proposed benefits outline in section 2. Areas to considerStakeholder/Change management
Branding & effective communications
Project Budgeting management, cost control
Risk management
Effective leadership & decision making
Project Management
Supplier Management & Procurement
So how will you lead the change what do you know about change and its difficulty?
Is change easy what have you read about this, in the sector, generally?
How will you manage moving from current to future state, what will you do timelines risks, costs, managing the change, supplier impacts, internal and external?
Which leadership skills and tools do you have and what could you use to help manage this change and deliver the value you expect?
HOW CAN YOU LEAD THE BUSINESS?
Secret of the report, is application demonstrating potential impact, wider reading and linkage to models with usage demonstrated and an ability to link and apply theory to understand the difficulty of change but show wider research of primary and secondary research to learn and apply evidence of how change can support an organisation.
ConclusionSummary conclusion of the report what did you do / find out.
RecommendationsWhat are recommending and why?
The exec summary should be an amalgamation of your conclusion and recommendations
BibliographyTry to include contemporary journals in your sector or more general that link with your assignment and area of change.
Try to mix internal sources with external sources to show wider reading, understanding and application.
This section should show the evidence in terms of the sources you have used to ensure what you have written about is effectively underpinned, academically and organisationally.
