Order ready-to-submit essays. No Plagiarism Guarantee!
Note: Our papers are 100% human-written, not AI-generated.
We Write Essays for Students
Tell us about your assignment and we will find the best writer for your paper
Get Help Now!
In response to a simulated business scenario, you will research resource requirements and develop (or amend) an operational plan in consultation with relevant stakeholders. As a part of the development of your plan, you will set performance indicators, plan for contingencies, and obtain approval in accordance with organisational requirements.
All you work will be gathered and put into a portfolio of work. This includes your notes and appendix sections for the new operational plan.
Procedure
1.Read the BBQfun scenario information provided in Appendix 1 and the BBQfun simulated business documentation provided by your assessor.
2.Write a one page summary of the BBQfun operational environment that includes:
a.an outline of the legislative and regulatory context that is relevant to BBQfun’s operational plan (available on pages 14–16)
b.an outline of the BBQfun policies and procedures that directly relate to the operational plan
c.an explanation of the role of an operational plan in achieving the successful implementation of the e-commerce strategy
d.a discussion of your intention to either develop a new operational plan for BBQfun, or to amend the existing operational plan; support your discussion with reference to different methods and models for developing operational plans – such as methods for setting goals, outlining actions, identifying risk and monitoring performance.
3.Research resource requirements for implementation of e-commerce strategy. Make sure that they link to the overall plan.
4.Arrange with your assessor to participate in two resourcing consultation role-plays. These are meetings to be held with the assessor approx. 5-10 each. These meetings are used for discussing the operational plan.
5.Participate in consultation role-plays with relevant personnel to determine resourcing needs. You will role-play with the:
a.Sales and Marketing Manager – prepare to discuss human resourcing requirements
b.Technology consultant – prepare to discuss physical resourcing requirements related to development of e-commerce website.
Note: During consultation, ask questions and encourage the personnel to provide information. You can get your class peers to help you with this and your assessor.
6.Develop an action plan for the implementation of the e-commerce strategy. In your plan include you may wish to put this part in a table or use the one in the appendix section:
a.physical resourcing (all major steps for resourcing, including procurement of different types of resources, but not to the detail of including all procurement steps for each source type)
b.human resourcing (all major steps, e.g. recruiting, training, communication)
c.timelines and milestones for implementing the e-commerce strategy
d.consultation and communication (ensure all affected staff are informed and engagement is encouraged for all stakeholders).
Ensure plans adhere to organisational requirements set out in the scenario and in relevant policies and procedures.
7.Develop performance indicators for operational and financial targets and amend or develop existing operational plans to include KPIs and financial targets related to e-commerce strategy.
8.Develop a balanced scorecard for an e-commerce customer service representative including three KPIs and associated targets.
9.Identify at least three (3) risks to the implementation of the operational plan and develop a contingency plan for each risk (you may use the contingency plan template
a.one risk due to employee underperformance and what may happen to the organisation because of this
b.one risk related to management of intellectual property (IP). State what IP is and why it is important to identify risk factors in this situation.
c.one risk due to breach of health and safety compliance responsibilities. Consider aligning your work with WHS Act 2011.
10.Develop a proposal (maximum 5 pages) for resourcing to be presented for approval to the Operations General Manager. Include in your proposal:
a)a brief description of what your proposal is about
b)description of proposed implementation of resourcing
c)breakdown of costs that will be required
d)benefits to organisation and how important this is to the organisation
e)a list of different approaches to developing key performance indicators for the organisation
f)risks to organisation by not implementing
g)outline of identified risks and contingency planning
h)description of sources of information used to develop proposal (use internet research on technical aspects of e-commerce and importance to retailers; use consultation, use company financial projections).
11.In a third role-play, present the proposal 5-10 mins for approval by the Operations General Manager.
12.Submit a portfolio of your implementation documents as outlined in the specifications below.
Welcome to originalessaywriters.com, our friendly and experienced essay writers are available 24/7 to complete all your assignments. We offer high-quality academic essays written from scratch to guarantee top grades to all students. All our papers are 100% plagiarism-free and come with a plagiarism report, upon request
Tell Us “Write My Essay for Me” and Relax! You will get an original essay well before your submission deadline.
