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Instructions The purpose: In this assignment, students have the chance to demonstrate their ability to apply the concepts and materials from Modules 1-4 to Charles Chocolates Scenario where the problems and data are unstructured and require you to make sense of them.

The task: Using information from the scenario, learnings from earlier modules work, and your own assessment, provide a recommendation for new strategic moves (i.e. a new Strategy Diamond) at Charles Chocolates. Note: include frameworks for external analysis, internal analysis, and competitive dynamics and data from the case to frame and support your arguments. No information beyond the data and materials provided in the Charles Chocolates Scenario should be used.

The deliverable: Using frameworks for external analysis, internal analysis, competitive dynamics, and data from the case, to suggest a new strategic direction (i.e. new elements of the Strategy Diamond) for Steve Parkland at Charles Chocolates that will lead to 5 years of growth. In addition to the Strategy Diamond, a complete analysis must include the application of Macro-Environmental Trends, Six Forces Analysis, VRIO Framework, and Performance Metrics. An exemplary analysis likely includes other course concepts as well. Provide a summary of your analysis findings, justifications, and the strategic recommendations in a 4-6 page powerpoint slide deck.

So to summarize need the following:

1. External Analysis (Six Forces, Macro-environment such as PEST and Industry Lifecycle-these can be included into 1-2 slides.

2. Internal Analysis (VRIO is the key, Value Chain usually serves the foundation to see where the competitive advantages are from-this can be done with 1-2 slides depending whether you would have a separate value chain slide)

3. Performance Comparison (such as relative cost) those analysis should lead you to focused justification: what is the key challenge for the firm

4. Strategy Diamond can be used to layout the recommendation you would recommend.

So I would do the following slides:

1. Pestel Analysis

2. Six Forces

3. Industry Lifecycle

4. Value Chain

5. VRIO

6. Relative Cost

7. Focused Justification: what is the key challenge for the firm

8. Strategy Diamond (layout recommendation)

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Charles Chocolates
By: Ren Dantes 
Varian Confidential
Varian Confidential
PESTEL Analysis
Legal
L
Political
P
Economic
E
Technological
T
Social
S
Environmental
E
Government Policy
Political stability
 
Trade policies
Restrictions on foreign trade
Labor Laws
GDP
Interest rates
 
Foreign exchange rate
Rate of unemployment
Rate of inflation
Population
Lifestyle
 
Standard of living
Barriers related to culture.
Distribution of age in population
Innovation
Awareness of technology
 
Automation level
Barriers related to culture.
Activity of R&D
Favorable Weather
Climatic conditions
 
Policies related to environment
Climate change frequency
Employment law
Laws related to health and safety
 
Consumer protection laws
Discrimination law
Varian Confidential
Varian Confidential
Sandra Buenrostro (SB) - External Analysis
Sandra Buenrostro (SB) - Refer to Module 3 on how to do PESTEl Anlysis
Six Forces Analysis
Rivalry
Barriers To Entry
Substitutes
Bargaining Power Of Suppliers
Bargaining Power Of Buyer
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