Brief summary of the strategic management process (i.e., environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and control).

Resources: Virtual Organization, Riordan Manufacturing, available through the Virtual Organizations Portal in the eCampus Library (select Riordan Manufacturing from the Business drop-down menu); and your W5 Learning Team Strategic Plan Paper.

Scenario: The board of directors for Riordan Manufacturing has asked your consulting team (i.e., your Learning Team) to present your strategic plan for the organization.

Prepare a convincing and comprehensive presentation of your team’s actionable strategic plan for Riordan Manufacturing, one that would take 20-30 minutes to deliver to the board of directors, including intentional and active board involvement. Being a roleplay, the presentation materials should reflect an appropriate level of business focus and professionalism.

Using Microsoft^® PowerPoint^®, create a 20-30 slide presentation as a collaborative project, that includes the following:

1. An agenda for the presentation.
2. A relevant overview of Riordan Manufacturing.
3. A brief summary of the strategic management process (i.e., environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and control).
4. An assertion regarding why Riordan Manufacturing needs a strategic plan.
5. Using relevant specifics from your W5 Learning Team Strategic Plan Paper, address the following topics in the remainder of the presentation:

• • Ethical and social responsibility considerations.
  • Current competitive advantages.
  • Proposed competitive strategies.
  • Innovation and sustainability considerations for both domestic and international operations.
  • Measurement guidelines to verify ongoing strategic effectiveness.
  • Internal dynamic and resource considerations during strategy implementation.
  • Long-term business continuity influences.
  • Assessment and feedback considerations to determine if anticipated outcomes are being achieved.
  • Possible alternative strategies if the strategic plan is not successful, including when they should be considered.