Strategy Execution Plan: Assignment Rubric

Elements Criteria Score

Introduction Describes the firm and provides specific details about its current competitive 5
position

Describes the firm and provides some information about its current competitive 4
position

Does not describe the firm or its current competitive position 3

Strategy Applies chosen approach (war room, rapid prototyping, design thinking, 5
formulation business model canvas) as described in course videos to fully map out a
strategy; provides rationale for this approach

Applies chosen approach as described in course videos but does not fully map 4
out a strategy or does not provide a rationale for this approach

Applies chosen approach as described in course videos but does not fully map 3
out a strategy and does not provide a rationale for this approach

Feedback To help improve your strategy, you might want to address this weakness I NA
noticed:

Strategy Completes a hypothesis test: 5

analysis ● Frames strategic option as a hypothesis
● Identifies core assumptions and applies the value, execution, scale, and
defensibility tests
● Uses data to test assumptions
● Describes next steps

Completes 3 elements of the hypothesis test described above 4

Completes < 2 elements of the hypothesis test described above 3

Feedback Your hypothesis test could be improved by ... NA

Strategy Applies the 4A Model to identify issues related to each aspect and describe 5
implementation what’s needed to achieve:
● External, internal, and leadership alignment
● The ability and talent to implement the strategy
● The architecture and infrastructure to drive to performance
● Organizational agility

Identifies issues and describes what’s needed to achieve 3 aspects of the 4A 4

Model

Identifies issues and describes what’s needed to achieve < 2 aspects of the 4A 3
Model
Feedback This implementation analysis could be improved by ... NA

Conclusion Integrates findings from all aspects of strategy execution (analysis, formulation, 5
and implementation) and summarizes the strategic plan

Integrates findings from 2 aspects of strategy execution (analysis, formulation, 4

and implementation) or does not summarize the strategic plan

Does not integrates findings from aspects of strategy execution (analysis, 3

formulation, and implementation) and does not summarize the strategic plan

Insight My three takeaways about strategy in your assignment are ... NA

Addendum of Clearly cites all sources of information and includes at least 2 data sources 5
exhibits and
research Clearly cites all sources of information and includes 1 data source 4
citations
Contains no citations or data sources 3