Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Assessment
Introduction:
BizOps Enterprises: BizOps Enterprises is an Australian company specializing in monitoring and assisting
with business operation, functioning and processes. The company name is derived from joining Business and
operations resulting in BizOps and iconic name that helps businesses determine their current operations based
on which further improvements can be made. The brand has gradually but steadily management to expand its
operations to 150+ outlets and offers extensive online support to businesses across the globe. This report will
review the company’s existing business plans, based on which future implementation and improvements can be
recommended to the managers. BizOps Enterprises currently focuses its attention on meeting Australian
consumer needs but this has limited the brand's international expansion. While there are many online platforms
and campaigns run but the business to create awareness regarding the brand to international business, many
continue to avoid the proposals due to it being a virtual business. To overcome this hurdle the report shall
explore areas of improvement and strategies BizOps can adopt to improve the business operations and global
expansion.
Marketing strategy:
BizOps employs a range of marketing tools including:
• Magazine (electronic and print) presence
• An in store/online catalogue
• A corporate website with e-commerce function
• Direct marketing to our existing customer base
• A loyalty reward program • trade fair participation.
Future
BizOps is committed to:
• providing high quality and innovative products and services to customers
• meeting the changing needs of customers
• offering innovative product solutions
• delivering speedy and personalized service
• employing professional and enthusiastic staff
• providing clean and ‘green’ products and services
• adopting sustainable work practices • undertaking continuous improvement processes.
BizOps is known for its enthusiastic and inclusive culture. BizOps seeks to maintain professional and well-
supported staff.
Goals/objectives in 2015–2020
BizOps will consolidate its position in the market as a lead retailer for green and sustainable solutions for high
quality exclusive products. To do this, BizOps will focus on the following business goals:
Financial stability:
Increase revenue by 15% (compared to the previous 12 months) by the end of the financial year
Maintain annual profit levels of 15% of revenue for all products and services, calculated at the end of
each financial year
Reinvest 75% of profit back into the business at the end of each financial year
Market position:
Maintain the number one rating in the annual national industry customer service awards
Launch new high quality exclusive consumer products to meet customer demand, ahead of competitors,
within budget and by the agreed deadlines
Right people:
Provide induction training at the commencement of employment to train new employees to be
knowledgeable, helpful and enthusiastic
Provide the financial, physical, human and time resources to support an annual professional development
program for all BizOps employees.
Keys to success
Success will be dependent upon:
Exceptional product and service quality
Each store will maintain its establishment base of full-time equivalent employees. All of these staff will have
formal retail qualifications and be provided with internal product and service knowledge training.
Each store will be fitted out to display the full range of the exclusive products from the current BizOps range to
provide the opportunity for sales staff to learn and fully demonstrate their features.
The product delivery service provided is recognized as part of the BizOps brand.
• Time-efficient and cost-effective development processes
Communication systems are in use to reduce travel and time commitments of outlet managers.
• Expert and knowledgeable staff
BizOps employs multi skilled retail sales staff capable of providing after sales product support to customers.
Smart Goals
Journal:
I presently assist the company in stimulating its demand and building good relationship with the customer. The
plan of the business is to lead the marketing by satisfying the need of the customer in effective way. The mere
concentration of the company is to deliver the quality service to retain the customer for the longer duration.
The goal set in the above plan will assist all the staff of the company and provide them direction in attaining
organization goals and objective. The management needs to determine the ways through which company can
prevent the wastage of resources which helps in reducing cost of production. The setting of the goals has
provided me the direction and standard through which the performance is to be measured.
The team goal setting has facilitated the management to make effective utilization of the current resources and
guide the team member throughout the process. The goals are set by following the SMART criteria which
indicates they are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely.
The management has set the key performance standard against which the performance is to be measured. The
company can measure the performance by comparing with the set indicator to attain the desired business goals
and objective.
These indicators have helped in effective management of the existing resource and avoid contingency which
may affect the performance of the business. My current strength is effective communication skills and
leadership skills which has helped me in building good relationship within the workplace.
Also these skills have helped me in building good relationship with the customer. My current weakness is that I
often face difficulty in performing the work in case of huge pressure and adverse situation. During the planning
stage I have set certain priorities which are key to organization goals and objective.
I have framed proper action plan which has helped in determining the key activity over which focus is to be
made. This has also assisted in effective management of time within which the desired task is to be attained.
The work plan has provided direction to all the team members about the process which is to be followed by
them. The proper planning will help in creating the balance between various situations and avoid stress.
Assessment 2
Networking Activities:
Meeting notes:
To assess my performance the marketing manager needs to meet with the employee of the company and the
client which he is serving. During the meeting certain questions were asked to them to identify the key skills
which have improved my performance at the workplace.
The employee of the company provided the information that the more effort needs to be made to communicate
with the other team member to lead them in the effective way. After meeting with the client it was identified
that there is always delay in delivering the services on time which is affecting the demand of the company
services and creating negative image in the mind of the customer.
Journal:
It is important to identify my current skills, personal quality and ability which help in building good image
among the colleague and the customer of the company. Assessing my own performance will help in identifying
the weakness and the effort to improve them.
The current skills can be assessed by identifying your current skill by communicating with others and the effort
needs to be made to evaluate yourself under different phase. You need to identify the training and qualification
which I have developed which will help in performing various roles.
You also need to highlight the skills which are related to the job which has helped you in performing your
existing role. If you are specialized in the particular area than effort needs to made train the other employee in
the relevant field. The other skill which is required at the workplace is problem solving, critical thinking,
organization skills, development of the ideas and ability to promote the changes.
The efforts need to be made to review all the jobs which you have performed in the relevant field throughout
your life.
The professional development plan has helped in removing the shortfall which was affecting my performance at
the workplace. The plan will help in developing the key skills which will increase my performance and helps in
serving the customer in the best way.
The duration of the plan will help in developing effective communication skills which will help in building
good relationship with the other employees and serve the customer in better way. The plan has helped in
obtaining the knowledge about different culture which has helped in serving the customer from all part of the
world. These plans will help in the development of the skills of the marketing manager who plays a huge role
in developing the effective relationship with the customer.
Appendix 2: Training Need Analysis
Position: Customer Service
Name: Gagandip Singh TNA Done By
Manager
Training/skills How will this be
Development If yes, identify Achieved? Who to organize?
Major tasks of position required? what training (e.g. on the job, When? Training
needs exist external provider?
YES NO
training)
Ensure customer service Training Training
policies and procedures session on When department/HR
Yes On Job Training
are regularly reviewed and policies and needed Manager
maintained. procedures
Respond, or delegate
responsibility, to ensure Training Training
customer issues are dealt session on When department/HR
YES On Job training
with promptly, efficiently Customer needed Manager
and satisfactorily to both satisfaction
the customer and Biz Ops.
Review and maintain Training
System External person When department/HR
customer management YES
Training to be hired needed Manager
systems.
Ensure a range of
customer service Should be
When HR Manager
initiatives are developed NO NA monitored by
needed
and implemented seniors
successfully.
Work effectively with
other departments an own Maintain
When HR Manager
staff to maintain efficient NO NA efficient
needed
work practices and communications
competence.
Where can you/we see your career moving in the next two years?
2 years from now, I see myself as an experienced and reliable senior in the team and 5 years from now, I
assume that I will be ready to take up managerial responsibilities like product strategy. I want to have a stable
career in a single organization and hope I will get the same wherever I start.”
How are we going to make this happen?
• Aim High, But Start Low, Celebrate and Keep Going.
• Don't Let Others Set The Goals For You.
• Be Clear What Success Looks Look.
• Understand Why This Goal Is Important.
• Tracking Performance.
What will you need from the company to assist you to reach your career goals?
Here are seven tips to help with coaching employees to improve performance
• Give them the why.
• Regular communication.
• Make things fun.
• Break it into smaller pieces.
• Multitasking is a myth.
• Get feedback.
• Celebrate along the way.
Appendix 3:
Learning Styles Self-Assessment Questionnaire:
5. I tend to say:
a) watch how I do it
b) listen to me explain
c) you have a go
Now add up how many A’s, B’s and C’s you selected.