Management homework help
Management homework help. Learner Instructions 1
(Confirm organisational vision and mission)
Submission details
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The assessment task is due on the date specified by your assessor. Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor.
Submit this document with any required evidence attached. See specifications below for details.
Performance objective
In this assessment, you are required to manage the review of the currency of the case study organisation’s vision and mission, make any necessary changes, and communicate the review process to stakeholders in order to gain their support.
Assessment description
Review the organisation’s vision and values by reviewing the case study information provided, as well as meeting with a key stakeholder in the case study organisation (role-played by your assessor). After reviewing materials, revise the vision and mission statements to reflect the current status and direction of the organisation, then communicate with the relevant stakeholders to:
- outline changes to the vision and organisational values
- describe the strategic planning process and identify where input can be provided.
Procedure
For the case study information provided in this assessment, you need to summarise:
- the established (written) vision and mission of the organization.
- current practices of the organisation and, in particular, whether they support the mission objectives of the organisation, or point to potentially new objectives for
the organisation.
After you have developed this summary, you need to meet with a key stakeholder/strategic planning consultant (your assessor) to discuss the vision and mission as you have identified it. You should also check that they agree with your findings. Summarise, in dot-point form, your discussions with the key stakeholder/consultant and ensure that this includes any recommendations they made.
After this meeting, you need to draft an email to the other stakeholders in your organisation, using the headings described below.
- Existing vision and mission: From the case study information provided, describe the existing mission and vision statements.
- Current approaches: From the case study information provided, and your meeting with the key stakeholder/consultant, describe the current organisational understanding and enactment of the mission and vision statements.
- Revised vision and mission: Based on steps 1 and 2 above, develop revised vision and mission statements that reflect the current organisational requirements.
- Organisational values: Based on the case study information provided, step 2 above, and your reflection on the revised mission/vision statements (from step 3), describe the organisational values required to support the revised mission and vision statements.
Once you have drafted the email, submit it to the key stakeholder/consultant (assessor) for review. When submitting the proposed email and accompanying documents, you need to ensure that:
- your email is titled ‘Mission/Vision review’
- your report is in order, with attachments (notes from your meeting) at the back of your report
- your report is submitted as required by your organisation (your training provider).
Note: You need to retain your revised vision and mission and organisational values for reference and use in Assessment Task 2.
Specifications
You must provide:
- a completed draft email, as outlined above in steps 1–4, using the headings provided for each step
- summary notes from the meeting with your key stakeholder/strategic planning consultant.
Your assessor will be looking for:
- evidence that you have analysed and identified the needs of the case study, and reflected these in the revised mission and vision statements you have developed.
| Candidate: I declare that this work has been completed by me honestly and with integrity and that I have been assessed in a fair and flexible manner. I understand that the Institute’s Student Assessment, Reassessment and Repeating Units of Competency Guidelines apply to these assessment tasks. | Signature: ___________________ Date: ____/_____/_____ |
Case study
You have been the General Manager of MacVille’s successful import/export business centre in Sydney for the past two years. You have been asked by the Board to assist in the development of a strategic plan by initially conducting a review of the vision, mission and values of the organisation.
You review the annual report for the previous year, and note the following statement by the Chair of the Board:
‘Within the next five years, MacVille will become a national brand, and will be accepted as an integral part of the hospitality industry, perceived as a key component in the success of hospitality establishments, both large and small.’
‘MacVille is in business to provide espresso coffee machines that meet the efficiency, reliability and sustainability needs of our hospitality clients who, in turn, reward us with profits that will allow our stakeholders and the communities in which we operate to prosper.’
Being part of the management that assisted in upholding the values of the organisation, you have been made very aware of the Chair and Board’s views on the following values and, after reviewing your papers and reports, you speak with the CEO, who replies:
‘MacVille’s values have been the same for as long as the organisation has existed. For our stakeholders, it has always been about stewardship and about adhering to professional and moral standards of conduct in all that we do. For our people, we are committed to encouraging self-directed teams, we cultivate leadership and we maintain high levels of safety. Externally, we are committed to wise environmental practices and offering meaningful value to our customers.’
Later in the review process, you are presented with an opportunity to discuss the application of the vision, mission and values with the CEO again. This time, you are more interested in researching what had changed since the last strategic vision was formulated.
The CEO explains:
‘In the past few years, since the last strategic plan was formulated, there have been developments in new areas that were not clearly recognised when developing the last plan. These changes are becoming an important part of our operations on a daily basis, and should be reflected in our vision, mission and values.’
‘There is a real need to incorporate innovation into our mission because it has been an outcome from the self-directed team’s directive. Finding new ways to improve the efficiency of processes and effectiveness of customer solutions has become a priority. There has always been a need to evaluate what we were doing, to continually challenge our methods and ask how we can simplify and improve our business. We should never rest on our laurels, but instead constantly innovate and raise our standards, because we are not afraid to try new ideas and concepts. The organisation needs to embrace strategic alliances and to seek out new partnerships that support and promote our mission, desired outcomes, and strategies.’
When prompted for further changes that had taken place, the CEO stated:
‘MacVille needs to identify more closely with the community it serves. We need to be a good corporate citizen that recognises our responsibility to be active participants in our local communities, and even donate a percentage of profits every year to a wide variety of community and non-profit organisations.’