Assignment 2: Evaluating Organizational Alliances

In this module, your team will identify and describe the strategic alliances in your selected organization,

evaluate them for problem areas, and propose solutions to counter these.

In case your selected organization has no strategic alliance, the team will identify ways to create a beneficial alliance, preempting problems that are likely to be encountered in this process and suggesting solutions for them.

Further, the team will create a plan for implementing the solutions identified and evaluating their effectiveness. You will present your findings as a mini business plan, four to five pages long, which can be integrated into the outline of your business plan for the course project.

By Tuesday, April 8, 2014, complete the first column, Problem/Opportunity Identified, in the Project Submission form. Provide details of the problem or opportunity identified and your rationale for considering these in the first section of your mini business plan. Here are some questions that could help you diagnose problems related to the aspect of business alliances for your selected organization:

1. Does the organization have alliances with other companies?
2. Can the organization function effectively without alliances?
3. What are the impacts—positive and negative—of the alliance(s) on the organization?
4. In today’s global market, is it important to have alliances with other companies?

By Wednesday, April 9, 2014, complete the second column, Solution Identified, for each problem or opportunity in the Project Submission form. Provide details of each solution with your rationale in the second section of your mini business plan. Be sure to include references to the case studies, personal experiences, or other information that you might have based your solutions on.

By Thursday, April 10, 2014, complete the third column, Resource Needs or Constraints, related to the problem(s)/OFIs that you identified. In the corresponding section of your mini business plan, outline the steps for implementing your solutions, clearly identifying the timelines and responsibilities for each task. The level of detail included here should be sufficient to allow smooth implementation of your solution.

By Friday, April 11, 2014, complete the fourth column, Metrics of Success, for the solutions that you identified. In the corresponding section of your mini business plan, create an appropriate matrix against which you can measure the success of each solution. Respond to at least two other classmate’s response before the end of the module.

 

The table below defines each team member’s tasks:

 

Student Names	Task	Delivery Deadline
Team Member A	Document the potential problems (or opportunities) related to organizational alliances in the Project Submission form and send it to Team Member B. Draft the Problem Identification section of the mini business plan, including the rationale for selecting the problems to be included in the plan, and send it to the team leader. Document the metrics for evaluating the solutions listed in the Project Submission form and send it to the team leader.	Tuesday, April 8, 2014     Wednesday, April 9, 2014     Friday, April 11, 2014
Team Member B	Document the solutions to the problems listed in the Project Submission form and send it to the team leader. Draft the Recommended Solutions section of the mini business plan, including the rationale for selecting the solutions to be included in the plan, and send it to the team leader. Draft the Solution Evaluation section of the mini business plan and send it to the team leader.	Wednesday, April 9, 2014Thursday, April 10, 2014   Friday, April 11, 2014

 

I have attached Team Member A’s portion of the assignment as well as the Project Submision form below.  I need Team Member B’s portion completed and a 500 word Word document explaining the findings.