Please read the instructions provided below and answer the following questions –
Case: Kramer’s Case Study
The Scope Document is the key deliverable. Please turn in as a Word doc (2-page max). There should two supporting documents: Issue Tree and Excel-based Analysis
Scope Document will be developed based upon your issue tree and your quantitate analysis of the situation. The scope write-up should show the core issues and why those issues are the priority. Please turn-in the assignment in a word doc, no more than two pages.
Issue Tree: Turn in the issue tree with the questions you have identified that need to be answered. It can be in any format. It will not be graded. We are checking to see if it fits with the scope document.
Excel Analysis: Turn in the Excel created to analyze the routes and the potential effect on the firms profitability if implemented. It will not be graded. We checking to see if it fits with the scope document.
The suggested approach to this assignment
Develop your issue tree to identify the root cause and do some basic analysis (Excel) to understand the core problems. This will involve not just doing an issue tree, but using Excel to understand the implications around your initial analysis. The high-level financial analysis and high-level root analysis will help your team understand the core issues when we seek to understand the core problem.
In this case, do a basic analysis to understand where the company needs to improve. Start with the issue tree and then identify where you need to conduct some basic financial analysis. Build a simple Excel model to figure out what the firm should focus on. Excel can also be helpful when looking at the financial implications for the firm. The core problems identified through your analysis is what will be graded, not the tree itself or the Excel used to understand the problem. Scope document; identify the core problem(s) in the case that needs to be addressed by the team.
The core problem is something that has to be addressed for the firm to be successful; try to boil down to the most important, high-level issue(s). It will be easy to list all the problems. Instead, push yourself to identify the core problemsthe ones that will have the greatest impact.
Suggested Readings
If you are interested in materials that will help further your knowledge in this subject, please check out the suggested readings list. The following is not intended to prepare an individual for a case interview, but rather tools needed as an individual driving change and selling your ideas.
1 – Pietersma, P., van Assen, M., & Van den Berg, G. (2009). Key management models: The 60+ models every manager needs to know (2nd edition). Financial Times.
2 – Minto, B. (2010). The pyramid principle: Logic in writing and thinking (3rd edition). Prentice Hall.
3 – Roam, D. (2013). The back of the napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving problems and selling ideas with pictures (3rd edition). Portfolio.
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