Critical Analysis of Deloitte Business Operations and Factors Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing the business operations of Deloitte. It begins with an introduction to Deloitte, highlighting its global presence and service offerings. The report then delves into the macro and micro factors affecting Deloitte's business, including political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental (PESTLE) factors. It also examines the impact of these factors on Deloitte's objectives and decision-making processes. Furthermore, the report conducts an internal and external analysis, identifying Deloitte's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). The report also explores the microenvironment, including strengths and weaknesses, and justifies the influence of these factors on decision-making. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and providing relevant references. The PESTLE and SWOT models are used to critically analyze the factors affecting Deloitte's business operations and performance.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
LO3 .................................................................................................................................................3
P4 Factors affecting the business operations within Deloitte organisation. ...............................3
M3 Application of PESTLE model for analysing macro environment within Deloitte.............4
D2 Impact of Macro and micro factors on business objectives and decision-making ...............5
LO3..................................................................................................................................................5
P5 Internal and external analyse and identify strength and weakness .......................................5
P.6 Micro environment strength and weakness...........................................................................6
M.4 Justify influence decision making ......................................................................................7
Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
This report will critically analyse the various elements influencing the business
operations or activities within the Deloitte organisation. Deloitte is a company consisting around
ten thousand devoted professionals in various independent firms. These firms or companies are
spread across the world with collaboration to provide consulting, audit, tax, risk management and
other related services to their customers. All these firms are members of Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu Limited, UK private company limited by guarantee. This report will critically analyse
all the macro and micro factors affecting the operations and objectives of the Deloitte
organisation. The report will analyse and identify all the external as well as internal factors
affecting the performance of business or organisation. The report will also identify the strengths
and weaknesses of Deloitte as well as their impact on decision-making of the organisation.
LO3
P4 Factors affecting the business operations within Deloitte organisation.
The Deloitte company observe various positive and negative impacts of the macro
environment on their business operations and activities. These impacts may lead to a positive
outcome or result as well as negatively affect the achievement of goals and objectives. The
factors affecting the brand value of Deloitte are as follows -
Negative Impacts
 The increased or rise of social media competitors, the impact of regulatory and public
politics processes.
 The investors pay more attention to environmental, social and governance information,
specifically with regards to downside risks
 Sudden changes in laws related to business operations such as employment laws etc also
affect the operations of Deloitte negatively.
Positive Impacts
 Development in the technologies and social media helped Deloitte to enhance their
visibility or popularity among the people.
 The various laws supporting Deloitte to expand their company across the world also help
them to increase their profitability and achieve high success

M3 Application of PESTLE model for analysing macro environment within Deloitte.
The PESTLE analysis or model includes various factors that may affect business
operations within organisation such as Deloitte. The factors can be Political, Environmental,
Social, Technological, Legal and Economical which can have various positive as well as
negative impact on the business activities and performance(Paul, Yeates and Cadle,2014). The
various factors according to PESTLE model are as described below -
 Political – The Political factors refers to government parties or groups that influence
various businesses and organisation in their working culture as well as methods The
Deloitte company operates in various countries, every country has some or the other
political issues such fluctuating government that sometimes be favour in their business
and sometimes negatively affect their business operations.
 Economical – Economical factors includes availability of finance, Economical conditions
of an area or country that can affect the business operations, performance and objectives.
The Economical condition of a place determine that the profit an organisation can earn in
that particular area or country. Developed economy leads to success as well as
undeveloped economy results in lower profits or earnings
 Social Factors – There are various social factors within the macro or external
environment which also influence the organisational activities and performance. The
social factors include people of the society, values and beliefs as well as culture of
country or area in which Deloitte operates its business. The society can accept a business
and its activities which can be a positive impact whereas sometimes they don't which can
be a negative impact for the business.
 Technological – Development of technology can help Deloitte company to increase the
efficiency and effectiveness within their business operations which can improve their
performance. The technological development also helps other rivals to increase their
productivity which is a threat for the Deloitte organisation(Beloborodko and et.al,,2015).
 Legal factors – These factors refers to certain laws and regulation imposed on an
organisation and its functions. The Deloitte company needs to follow these laws in order
to operate their business. The legal factors can be helpful and can sometimes create
complexities within the business functions

 Environmental – The Environmental factors are uncertain such as landslides,
earthquakes, waste disposal etc which can affect an organisation. Healthy environment
can lead to smooth flow of business operations whereas unhealthy environment of natural
disaster can be a barrier in operating a business or organisation.
D2 Impact of Macro and micro factors on business objectives and decision-making
There are various macro and micro factors that affect the objectives and decision making
of Deloitte organisation, these factors are as mentioned below -
Macro factors
The macro factors are the external factors which are uncontrollable and greatly influence the
decision making of an organisation. These factors include Political, legal, social conditions,
changes in the technology and natural forces(Vintilă and et.al,2017).
Micro factors
These factors include availability of resources, suppliers, distribution channels, Customers,
competitors and public or customers.
LO3
P5 Internal and external analyse and identify strength and weakness
In this context is to be focus on internal and external analyses for organization
improvement internal working organization. Deloitte organization is focus on internal factor to
improve the performance level are as follows:-
Strength Weakness
In this factor organization is to be focus on
internal factor and organization strength of
worker. It is to be focus on loyal customer is
help to increase organization performance.
In this factor some demand and customer
exception is give negative impact on
organization growth. Some time cost factor is
give negative impact on performance.
Opportunities Threats
In this factor organization is to be focus on the
same new market or new customer to increase
the sale in future time period.
In this context challenge posed by an
unfavourable trend or physical process that
would lead to decline in quality in

profits/sales.
In external analyses is to be focus on some time give negative impact on organisation
performance. In this context some external analyses factors are as follows :-
Political factor :- In political factor is focus on some tax rate, other rate to give negative impact
on performance in market.
Economic factor :- In economic factor is focus gross domestic products and unemployment
factor is give negative impact on performance in market. In economic factor is most
important and mange the working environment.
Technology :- In technology factor is give some time negative impact on market and change in
interest rate in market. New technology is give some changes in marketing condition. New
technology is help to increase the growth rate as well as decrease the growth rate in market.
New technology is help to introduce the level of carrying into action in market. It is help to
cost of production and manage the internal working environment.
Legal :- In this context legal sector is to be focus on law and rule and regulation introduce by
organisation. In legal sector organisation is to focus to improve internal working
environment. In legal system is help to improve the working condition and manage the
organisation growth.
Both internal and external factor is help to manage the working environment and both factor is
give positive and negative impact on performance(Li and et.al,2016).
P.6 Micro environment strength and weakness
In structure is to be focus on internal and external is most important and help to increase
the performance of working condition. In organization is to be focus on some strength and
weakness to improve the level of carrying into action in market. It is help to manage the focus
on vision and mission in organization. With the help of vision and mission is focus on internal
and external factor. Both is help to manage the working condition. The strength in the form of
brawny brand image is linked to the technological factors as the company use the advance
engineering for the commercial enterprise of furnishing.

In organization new technology is help to introduce the level of carrying into action in
market. It is help to cost of production and manage the internal working environment. In
economic factor is help to increase output with the help of strength or internal analyzes of the
organist. In this context company is to be focus on manage the working condition. Legal system
is help to manage the working condition and introduce new rules and regulation in market. In
this legal system is provided more help to introduce new things in work place. Some time give
native impact on execution(Bull and et.al,2016).
In this context new technology is give negative impact on external factor. New
technology some time not achieve the target market. In micro environment is to be economic
factor , environment factor and legal factor. It is help to manage the working environment. It is
help to manage the working environment and If company fails to identify its strength and
weaknesses than it cannot analyses macro environment factors then it fails to formulate strategic
plans and tactical plans. This kind of plan is help to mange the internal and external working
environment. In this context micro factor is focus on external working environment and manage
the importance of working environment.
M.4 Justify influence decision making
In organisation is to be focus on macro factor and swot analyses. Both factor is most
important in organisation and manage the working environment. Macro factor is give negative
impact on carrying into action in work place. In this context is to be focus on macro and micro
factor to introduce new way of working condition. It is help to justify the internal and external is
help to manage the working condition and influence the decision making in organisation(Rauch
and et.al,2015).
Conclusion
This report concluded that the Deloitte company observe various positive and negative impacts
of the macro environment on their business operations and activities. These impacts may lead to
a positive outcome or result as well as negatively affect the achievement of goals and objectives.
The report includes PESTLE and SWOT model which critically identified the factors affecting
business operations of Deloitte. The strengths and weaknesses are also determined in this report.

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