BUSINESS ANALYSIS P3

STUDY TEXT ASSIGNMENTS SPRING 2021

Assignment 1 Submission 18 JAN 2021

Q1 what are the problems in Pakistan and its strategic solution in the following sectors?

a) Energy.
b) Housing.
c) Water.
d) Waste.

Steps to solve the problem:

1. Define and describe the problem.

2. Give all facts related to the problem.
3. Develop alternative solution at least two or more.
4. Give your final solution.

Assignment 2 Submission 25 JAN

1. What is hierarchy of objectives? How it is used on value creating process? (Pg# 9)
2. Draw the diagram of business Analysis and briefly describe importance of each item in it.
(Pg#10)
3. Define and differentiate between corporate strategies , Business-level strategy and operational
strategies. (Pg# 10)

KIT QUESTIONS:
 Clothing.
 AUTOFONE(6/08)

Assignment 3 Submission 1 FEB

4. Draw the diagram of layers in Business environment. (Pg# 25)
5. Define and differentiate between PESTEL , Porter’s Diamond and Porter’s five forces framework.
(Pg# 24)
6. What is meant by competitive advantage of nations? (Pg# 37)

KIT QUESTIONS:
 JOE SWIFT TRANSPORT
 COUNTRY CAR CLUB

Assignment 4 Submission 8 FEB

7. What is meant by cycle of competition? (Pg# 63)
8. Describe marketing mix. (Pg# 68)
9. What is meant by opportunities and threats? (Pg# 81)
 KIT QUESTIONS:
 Management press.
 Rock bottom.

Assignment 5 Submission 15 FEB

10. What is meant by the following: (Pg# 88)
Porter’s Value Chain
SWOT Analysis
TOWS Matrix
11. What is meant by limiting factors and resource-based strategy? (Pg# 99)
12. Describe cost efficiency? (Pg# 92)

KIT QUESTIONS:
 finch co
 One Energy plc

Assignment 6 Submission 22 FEB

13. What is meant by organisational learning? (Pg# 95)
14. Describe value chain and draw the diagram as given on Pg# 101.
15. What is meant by product life cycle? (Pg # 104)
KIT QUESTIONS:
 Perfect shoppers
 Jayne Cox Direct.

Assignment 7 Submission 1 March

16. What is meant by intrapreneurship? (Pg# 110)
17. What is meant by Benchmarking and its process? (Pg# 112)
18. What is meant by related and unrelated diversification? (Pg# 162)

KIT QUESTIONS:
 Nesta
 Independent Living.

Assignment 8 Submission 15 MARCH

19. What is Boston classification under corporate portfolio? (Pg# 176)
20. How do you use value chain in competitive strategy? (Pg# 191)
21. What is method of growth? (Pg#195)

KIT QUESTIONS:
 Crionin Auto Retail
 Home Deliver

Assignment 9 Submission 22 MARCH

22. What are the types of organisational structure and what are their advantages and
disadvantages? (Pg# 217)
 23. What are the styles of change management and what are the roles in change management?
(Pg# 253)
24. How would you define organizational systems and how business process re-engineering done?
(Pg# 271 & 279)

KIT QUESTIONS:
 ASW (6/10, amended)
 Institute of administrative accountants (12/10).

Assignment 10 Submission 29 MARCH

25. What are harmon’s process strategy matrix? (Pg# 283)
26. What is process redesign pattern? (Pg# 297)
27. How do we use assessing software packages? (Pg# 307)

KIT QUESTIONS:
 Airtite (3.5, 6/06, amended)
 Icompute (12/11)

Assignment 11 Submission 5 April

28. Realised strategy may emerge from everyday actions and routine decisions discuss, along with
the diagram. (Pg# 560)
29. What is the process of developing emergent strategies? (Pg# 565)
30. What are the challenges and implications of new strategic development? (Pg# 567)

KIT QUESTIONS:
 Ergo city (6/10, amended).
 Chemical transport (6/13).