Minor Project 2:
Conduct a team audit using the STRAT from Hughes, Beatty & Dinwoodie.
Select an organization and Strategic Leadership Team which will allow you to conduct the FULL STRAT process, this include the Debrief.
Follow the instructions in Appendix C on conducting a STRAT survey (Appendix B) with these select managers (The size of this group can range from five to fourteen members). Gather the data, aggregate it, and get it back to the managers with their results and the norms (Appendix D) and reflection on both.
Host a STRAT debriefing meeting (Step 3) to stimulate conversations about their strategic management and learning approaches. Pay particular attention to the Possible Flow of the Debrief Meeting and the questions in item 9. It is expected you will be the facilitator of this meeting and will thus be able to facilitate and control the flow of the meeting. You will not get the full results you are looking for if you lose control/facilitation of this debrief meeting.
Write up a full consulting report sharing recommendations based on the survey and Debrief Meeting for the executive manager who hosted the STRAT meeting. Include the STRAT survey briefing materials and results.
Please note this is a professional document from your consulting firm to your client and should be professionally formatted (please see the DSL writing guidelines in the ‘Start Here’ section of the course). You can find useful professional report templates in MSWord.
Below is a sample of a possible report content structure. I’ll be looking for these content areas in your report. Keep your report concise. This will require crafting.
It is expected your report/document will have a cover page and table of contents. Below are the expected minimal listings for your table of contents.
Executive Summary
Introduction
Approach ( this segment will include subheadings of background, method, description of the instrument, description of the debrief)
Results of the Survey (select tables, charts and graphs are expected in this segment of your report)
Results of the Debrief (include a summary of the Debrief)
Discussion
Recommendations
Conclusion
Appendices (include a separate Appendix for the instrument, your communications to the team, the results, and anything that supports the information in your report).
