Strategic Plan Project: Native Bush Spices Australia Analysis and Plan

This comprehensive project outlines a strategic plan developed for Native Bush Spices Australia. The assignment begins with an examination of risks in strategic planning, including economic uncertainty and government regulations, and explores risk management strategies such as creating a risk management plan and implementing confidentiality agreements. The project details the benefits of SWOT and PESTLE analyses, explaining how to conduct each and providing examples of relevant questions. Internal and external sources of information are identified, along with techniques for defining organizational values. The project then shifts to the specific context of Native Bush Spices Australia, covering key business strategies, best practices for formulating strategic objectives, and the development of vision and mission statements. The analysis includes a SWOT and PESTLE analysis, an examination of competitors, and potential cooperative ventures. The strategic plan itself outlines actions, with an updated analysis and a report on strategic plan performance monitoring. The document also includes an email outlining the organization’s vision, mission, and values, as well as a discussion of cooperative ventures.

Running Head: BUSINNESS STRATEGY 1
Develop and implement strategic plan
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BUSINNESS STRATEGY 2
Table of Contents
Assessment Task one.....................................................................................................................5
Question one...................................................................................................................................5
Risks that should be taken into account in developing and implementing strategic plans..............5
a) Economic Uncertainty..........................................................................................................5
b) Government Regulation........................................................................................................5
Question two...................................................................................................................................6
Make a Plan..................................................................................................................................6
Decide How to Handle Each Risk................................................................................................6
Question three................................................................................................................................7
Risk management strategy that can be used to manage intellectual property risks inherent in
strategic planning.............................................................................................................................7
Question four..................................................................................................................................8
Strengths.......................................................................................................................................8
Weaknesses..................................................................................................................................8
Opportunities................................................................................................................................8
Conducting a SWOT analysis.......................................................................................................8
Decide on the objective of your SWOT analysis.........................................................................8
Research your business, industry and market..............................................................................9
List your business's strengths.......................................................................................................9
List your business's weaknesses...................................................................................................9
List potential opportunities for your business..............................................................................9
List potential threats to your business........................................................................................10
Question five.................................................................................................................................11
Question six..................................................................................................................................12
Cost effectiveness......................................................................................................................12
Deeper understanding................................................................................................................12
Understand PESTLE Factors.....................................................................................................13
Gather Relevant Data.................................................................................................................13
Identify Opportunities................................................................................................................13
Identify Threats..........................................................................................................................13
Take Action................................................................................................................................14
Question seven..............................................................................................................................14

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Question eight...............................................................................................................................15
Question nine................................................................................................................................15
Question ten..................................................................................................................................16
Assessment task two....................................................................................................................17
Question one.................................................................................................................................17
The key business strategies for Native Bush Spices Australia......................................................17
Best practice techniques for formulating strategic objectives.................................................17
Develop a vision statement........................................................................................................17
Question three..............................................................................................................................18
Summary of the meeting outcome..............................................................................................18
Our values are:.............................................................................................................................18
Question four................................................................................................................................19
Email.............................................................................................................................................19
Our values are:.............................................................................................................................19
Assessment Task 3: Research and develop strategic plan project..........................................21
Native Bush Spice Australia’s customers:.................................................................................21
Native Bush Spice Australia’s competitors...................................................................................21
SWOT Analysis:...........................................................................................................................21
PEST Analysis:.............................................................................................................................21
Sources of above information:.......................................................................................................22
Potential Cooperative ventures of Native Bush Spices Australia:.................................................22
Risks..............................................................................................................................................22
Benefits..........................................................................................................................................23
Trends in the industry.................................................................................................................23
Strategic plan...............................................................................................................................24
Actions..........................................................................................................................................25
Question three..............................................................................................................................29
Email.............................................................................................................................................29
Updated Analysis.........................................................................................................................30
SWOT ANALYSIS......................................................................................................................30
Updated PESTEL........................................................................................................................30
Political Factors..........................................................................................................................30

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Assessment Task 4: Strategic Plan performance monitoring..................................................33
QUESTION ONE.........................................................................................................................33
REPORT.......................................................................................................................................33
QUESTION TWO.......................................................................................................................35
Email.............................................................................................................................................35
References.....................................................................................................................................36

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Assessment Task one
Question one
Risks that should be taken into account in developing and implementing strategic plans
a) Economic Uncertainty
The onset of an economic slump may require you to alter your implementation schedule.
Demand for your company’s products and services may turn out to be lower than what you
assumed it would be.
b) Government Regulation
New government regulations can make it more difficult for a small business to implement its
strategies.

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Question two
Risk management strategies that can be used when developing and
implementing strategic plans.
Make a Plan
Every business should have a solid risk management plan. A risk management plan for a large,
complex business could easily run to hundreds of pages, while a small business might just have a
small spreadsheet focusing on the main items.
Decide How to Handle Each Risk
So at this point in the series, we’ve identified all the main risks in our business, prioritized them
based on likelihood and impact, and assessed the effectiveness of our current controls.

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Question three
Risk management strategy that can be used to manage intellectual property risks inherent in
strategic planning.
Mitigation Strategies
Ensure all your employees sign a confidentiality agreement that states they will not disclose
any intellectual property or trade secrets if they leave the company

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Question four
Benefit of conducting a SWOT analysis as part of a strategic planning process
and how a SWOT analysis is conducted.
Benefits
Each of these four sections has specific advantages to the overall analysis as outlined below
Strengths
The strengths section allows the company to consider its competitive advantages in the
marketplace.
Weaknesses
Generally, companies have two approaches to dealing with weaknesses. They can either seek to
improve them if those weaknesses restrict the company from implementing its strategies to
achieve objectives. Or, they realize that their weaknesses are simply a part of the overall business
approach and company leaders try to downplay those weaknesses in marketing their brand.
Opportunities
The opportunities section is critical to development of company strategies as it helps the
company identify ways to improve and grow.
Conducting a SWOT analysis
Decide on the objective of your SWOT analysis
To get the most out of your SWOT analysis, you should have a question or objective in mind
from the start.

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Research your business, industry and market
Before you begin the SWOT analysis you need to do some research to understand your business,
industry and market. Get a range of perspectives by talking to your staff, business partners and
clients
List your business's strengths
The first step is to identify and list what you think are your business's strengths. Examples could
include strengths relating to employees, financial resources, your business location, cost
advantages and competitiveness.
List your business's weaknesses
List things in your business that you consider to be weaknesses .Weaknesses could include an
absence of new products or clients, staff absenteeism, a lack of intellectual property, declining
market share and distance to market.
List potential opportunities for your business
Think about the possible external opportunities for your business. Opportunities could include
new technology, training programs, partnerships, a diverse marketplace and a change of
government.

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List potential threats to your business
List external factors that could be a threat or cause a problem for your business. Examples of
threats could include rising unemployment, increasing competition, higher interest rates and the
uncertainty of global markets.

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Question five
Outline four examples of questions that could be used when conducting a SWOT
analysis.
Strengths:
What do we do best?
Weaknesses:
What could we improve?
Opportunities:
What could we do today that isn’t being done?
Threats:
Are there changes in our field or in technology that could threaten our success?

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Question six
Outline the benefit of conducting a PESTLE analysis as part of a strategic planning
process and how a PESTLE analysis is conducted.
Benefits of PESTLE Analysis
Cost effectiveness
The only cost of PESTLE analysis is time. While additional programs can help organize input
and feedback, PESTLE analysis can be completed through a simple document or pen and paper.
Deeper understanding
PESTLE analysis helps to look at many different and influential factors which could affect the
success of your product launches. It encourages the development of strategic thinking for
a deeper understanding of strategic planning.