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Assignment
1. Decisions for Quarter Two and Second Quarter Quarterly Business Review [WLOs: 2] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4]. Due
by Day 7.
Part I: Decisions for Quarter Two. Prior to beginning work on the Decisions for Quarter Two, carefully review
the content found in the “Suggestions for Quarter 2” pop-up screen and read any Quarter Two Internal Emails
and/or Memos available through your Growing Your Business simulation. The pop-up will be available at the
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lower left (Blue Guidelines) of the Executive Summary Decisions Tab and the video, emails, and memos can be
re-accessed through the Help section.
The Decisions for Quarter Two Assignment
• Must be completed through the Growing Your Business simulation.
• Consider the following questions as you prepare your annual budget/plan (if the answer is “No” to any of
the questions you may be at a Competitive Disadvantage and lack critical information to draw an
inference from):
o Did you
Request/purchase the Marketing Report and Business Intelligence Dashboard (BID)?
Utilize the 4 available role plays for Qtr.2?
Consider the R&D Projects?
• Must use the Role Play.
o It is critical you read the details of the role play very carefully and any questions should
immediately be referred to the Help Desk.
o You can gain differentiated competitive advantage through effective use of the role play.
o Some role players only provide qualitative information, while others provide the ability to
negotiate with quantitatively.
o The role play is a scarce resource because of the limited number of calls per quarter.
• Must submit your Quarter Two Budget Plan.
o Must not have a short-range outlook over the credit limit.
o Periodically, as you modify inputs, use the “Model My Plan” at the lower right to see the impact
of your decisions on the Financial Metrics.
o Input your financial decision and then click on the blue Submit My SRO button on the bottom
right of the Quarterly Decisions screen.
• You must submit your Quarter Two Decisions prior to moving on this week’s Quarterly Business Review
assignment.
Part II: Second Quarter Quarterly Business Review (QBR). You must submit your Quarter Two Decisions
prior to moving on to this week’s Quarterly Business Review assignment. Prior to beginning work on your
Second Quarter Quarterly Business Review, review the content of the Suggestions for Quarter Two Decisions
pop-up and your Business Intelligence Dashboard. The graphics in the dashboard should provide you with the
trends (that is the time series data is growing) in data to critically analyze your competitors for the few two
quarters their positions for the longer term.
With the completion of Quarter Two, you are responsible for completing your second Quarterly Business Review
(QBR). This is a qualitative and quantitative summary of your competitive performance for Q2. Business reviews
(or Operational Reviews) are a routine part of annual corporate activities and are very cross-functional in nature.
A major component of a QBR is around meeting commitments that are embedded in your budgetary planning
process. Meeting commitments are seen explicitly in your Variances. These learnings are designed to enhance
your performance in future Quarters.
The Second Quarter Quarterly Business Review Assignment
• Must be completed through the Growing Your Business simulation.
o After logging in, go to the Quarterly Decisions tab on the top right of the simulation site and then
click on the Executive Summary tab to access the Quarterly Business Review section.
• Must be completed and submitted using all of the data provided including
o Quarterly Pre-Tax Net Income relative to Plan for the Quarter
o Cash Flow walk
o Pre-tax Net Income in Plan
• Must show that Hisco is on track to Meet/Exceed its Annual Net Income Commitment through an
evaluation of both quantitative and qualitative techniques for business analysis and decision making.
• Must create specific business tactics to achieve organizational survival and growth.
• After completing, check the box and submit in the lower right.
• After completing the simulation, students must save the provided pdf from the pdf found within the
Executive Summary tab of the Quarterly Decisions page and submit it through Waypoint. Verify your
submission was successful.
o To access the PDF for submission, click on the QTRLY Decisions tab from the simulation home
page and then go to the Executive Summary tab. Within the Executive Summary page, you will
find a Download link associated with each quarterly decision you completed.
• Remember, you will be receiving feedback on your QBR each quarter. You should review the feedback
prior to submitting next quarter’s decisions, as there may be some critical learning that can help your
performance in the next quarter.
• Must use in addition to the course text.
o The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on
appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for
this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the
appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center’s Citing Within Your Paper guide.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the
Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List resource in the Ashford Writing Center
for specifications.
Please note that if you are experiencing technical issues with the Growing Your Business Simulation, you will
need to contact the help desk within the simulation at HelpDesk@tri-sim.com.
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