MGT 521 MGT521 MGT/521 Week 3 : Organizational Planning

Review the example SWOT Analyses located in this week's Electronic Reserve Readings to see the types of information companies include.

Complete the following tasks in the University of Phoenix Material: Organizational Planning Worksheet. Cite your resources.

Part One (hand in early):

• Select a Fortune 500 company. You may start your research on this company in the Job Market Research Tool in Phoenix Career Services portal but additional research may be required.

• Identify the company's internal and external stakeholders.

• Identify the company's goals and identify the following, specifically:

• The company's mission and vision
• At least one goal that can be accomplished through a strategic plan
• At least one goal that can be accomplished through an operational plan
• Conduct a SWOT analysis on the selected company

Part Two: Write a paper that creates strategic and operational plans based on the SWOT analysis. Please explain the following:

• How these plans will achieve the related goals
• The effect of planning decisions on the internal and external stakeholders identified

Required Elements:

• No more than 700 words
• Cite research in your paper to support your writing
• Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit both the worksheet and paper.