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MANUKAU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Te Wāhanga Whakaako Kaipakihi me te Hangarau Mōhiohio
341.576 Management and 301.521 People & Change
Assessment 2 (Business Plan with Presentation)
Due:
- Presentations (in class during Week 7 – Week commencing 19 June)
- Friday 23 June (23:00) – Business Plan
Submission: Presentations in class/Business Plan document via Canvas/Turnitin
Weighting: Maximum 50% of total grade
Team Assessment: 4-5 persons (Max.)
The purpose of this assignment is to apply management concepts and practices to develop a
business plan. All learning outcomes as per the Course Outline will be partially assessed.
OVERVIEW
This team* assessment is divided into two parts namely:
PART ONE: Team Presentation
PART TWO: Team Business Plan
Part One (10%) and Part Two (40%) are worth up to 50% of your overall mark for this course.
You are required to have a nominated team member submit the Business Plan component
of the assignment on behalf of the team* to Canvas/Turnitin on or before the due date
(Friday 23 June - 23:00).
Provide a coversheet with the course code, your team name, student ID numbers and
names of all team members clearly indicated.
* Names of team members must be provided to your lecturer or you will be randomly allocated to a group. If you
find you are not part of a group it is your responsibility to discuss this with your lecturer.2 | P a g e
Your Team Presentation will take place in class during Week 7 (Week commencing 19 June).
Please note that (as indicated in the Course Outline) late assignments/assessments without
a valid extension will be subject to penalties and may result in a mark of zero (0%) being
applied.
The marking criteria at the end of this assignment brief should be used as a ‘checklist’ before
you submit your work for grading. It will help you to determine if you have answered all
aspects of the assignment brief as well as highlight any potential gaps in your work.
Professional presentation of work is expected including appropriate referencing (both in-text
and a complete Reference List) using the APA format. Review the APA (version 6) referencing
style guide available on the MIT Library website: http://library.manukau.ac.nz/apareferencing
IMPORTANT
The following table detailing participation of individual team members needs to be
completed and included in the appendices of the Business Plan.
The team is to decide on a score for each individual team member that indicates level of
participation, with 100% being the expected default indicating full participation.
If the team allocates a lesser percentage to an individual, then this may be used to adjust
that individual team member’s mark. The individual participation score received will be
factored into the total assignment mark awarded to determine an individual mark for that
particular team member e.g. if the team receives a group mark of 80% a 50% individual
participation score will result in 80 X 0.5 = 40% for that individual team member (if a team
member has fully participated [100%] then they will receive the full mark awarded 80 X 1.0
= 80%).
Full Name ID Participation score awarded by
team (default 100%)
Team Meeting Minutes must also be included as an appendix to your Business Plan (not
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PART ONE
Team Presentation (all team members) (20 marks – weighting 10%)
Word limit: Not applicable- PowerPoint, Prezi or alternative presentation
tools may be used
Instructions
Confirm with your lecturer the specific timing of your presentation in Week 7.
Consult the marking criteria at the end of this document to guide the preparation of
your presentation.
Prepare a team presentation of approximately 10-15 minutes duration that provides
sufficient context and ‘sells’ your Business Plan. This includes but is not restricted to the
following:
o Introduction, purpose, scope of the plan and SWOT analysis
o Aims and SMART objectives
o Analysis of feasibility (including financials)
o Conclusion
Ensure that the presentation is professional and ‘persuasive’ e.g. would you feel
comfortable making this presentation to potential investors?
Prior to the start of the presentation, you must provide a copy/handout to your lecturer.
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PART TWO
Business Plan (with Appendices) (80 marks – weighting 40%)
Word limit: 2750 -3000 words (+10% max.)
Instructions
Your Team- of 4-5 is allocated/self-created mid-way through the quarter and finalised in
consultation with your lecturer.
In consultation with your team, decide on your team name and type of ‘startup’
business you would like to develop a plan for. You will be given time in class from Week
3/4 through to Week 6 to assist you and your team with the completion of the
assignment.
The ‘anchor’ for this assignment is a Business Plan Template provided by the NZ
Government. Please start here: https://www.business.govt.nz/getting-started/businessplanning-tools-and-tips/how-to-create-a-business-plan/#template .
The Business Plan Template is available here:
https://www.business.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Documents/Businessplantemplate.docx
(additional useful business plan tool available here:
https://bizhub.anz.co.nz/resources/business-plan-template-action-plan.aspx ).
Using the specified Business Plan Template, commence research and development using
what you have learnt and are learning.
Consult the marking criteria at the end of this document to guide you.
In an appendix, briefly identify and discuss elements of change management that you
have encountered during the business plan development process (e.g. Lewin’s Force
Field Analysis and elements of Kotter’s 8-step change model -
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_82.htm ).
You must include a brief reflection on team effectiveness (in appendices - not part of
assignment word count).
You must include your team meeting minutes in the appendices of your Business Plan
(not part of word count of the assignment).
Use an online shared workspace to facilitate the writing of your Business Plan and
management of associated documents e.g. Google Docs, Dropbox etc.
As a team, decide on a participation score for each team member (in table) as per the
instructions provided on page 2 of this assignment brief. If a team member (student)
has not participated in the development and/or writing of the Business Plan they
should be allocated a participation score of zero (0%) by the team.
Nominate a team member to submit (online) the final copy of your assessment to
Canvas/Turnitin by the due date (Friday 23 June – 23:00).5 | P a g e
MARKING CRITERIA
Part 1 (Team Presentation)
(20 marks – weighting 10%)
Introduction, purpose, scope of the plan and SWOT
analysis
5
Aim and SMART objectives 5
Analysis of feasibility (including financials) 5
Presented professionally (use of PowerPoint, Prezi or
similar)
5
Part 2 (Business Plan)
(80 marks – weighting 40%)
Marks available
Business background, team and ‘aspirational’
organisational culture
10
Business strategy, SWOT and critical success factors 10
Market research, market analysis & marketing strategy 10
Competitor analysis 10
Proposed organisational and business ownership
structure
10
Required operational infrastructure (incl. IT and
equipment)
5
Financial planning and organisational control measures
(incl. legal compliance)
10
Identification and discussion of elements of change
management present in business plan development
process (in appendix)
5
Reflection on team effectiveness (in appendix) 5
Professional presentation of work (incl. Executive
Summary)
5
Total 100 X 0.5 = /50