This guide is for BUSI 690 Week 7 Group Case Study 3, start to submission. The third group strategic case analysis: a 15-page narrative and Excel workbook with historical and pro forma statements and NPV.
BUSI 690 is Policy and Strategy in Global Competition, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MBA. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI690; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 690 Policy and Strategy in Global Competition |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 7 |
| Points | 150 points |
| Length | Narrative of at least 15 pages of text, plus appendices and an Excel workbook |
| Sources | The company's financial statements, Rothaermel and research |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | A PDF or Word narrative with appendices and one Excel workbook |
What BUSI 690 Week 7 Group Case Study 3 asks for
Case Study 3 is due in Module/Week 7 with a review of Rothaermel chapters 1 to 12. Same requirements as the earlier cases, on a third company. Worth 150 points, scaled by your peer evaluation average.
Where it fits in BUSI 690
In the published schedule, Group Case Study 3 is one of 10 graded written assignments in BUSI 690. It follows Week 6 Group Case Study 2 and comes before Week 8 Integration of Faith and Learning Paper.
How BUSI 690 Week 7 Group Case Study 3 is graded
Liberty grades Group Case Study 3 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 150 points in the published guide. That is about 15% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in BUSI 690 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Module/Week one begins on Monday and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Modules/Weeks 2-8 begin on Saturday and end at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The BUSI 690 Week 7 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
Read the case in Group Case Study 3 and list the facts that matter: who is involved, what happened, what constraints exist. Separate facts from assumptions before analyzing anything.
Name the central problem
Decide what the core problem is and say it plainly. The rest of the analysis should be organized around it.
Apply the course framework
Bring the course material to the case: the framework, theory or principle the week covers, applied explicitly to the facts you listed.
Weigh the options
Lay out two or three realistic options, with the benefit and the cost of each. Graders look for judgment, which means showing what you rejected and why.
Recommend and justify
Make a clear recommendation supported by sources (The company's financial statements, Rothaermel and research), with the first steps of implementation.
Answer every question asked
If the case comes with questions, answer each one under its own heading, in order, within Narrative of at least 15 pages of text, plus appendices and an Excel workbook.
Add a sensitivity analysis to the NPV (for example, sales growth and margin each 20% below plan) to show the strategy holds up under less favorable assumptions.
A structure for BUSI 690 Week 7 Group Case Study 3
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,500 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| External and internal analysis | Full strategic analysis. | ~360 words |
| Financial analysis | Historical statements and ratios. | ~270 words |
| Strategic alternatives | Options evaluated. | ~210 words |
| Proposed strategy | Choice, rationale and cash flow effect. | ~360 words |
| Pro formas and NPV | Projections and valuation. | ~300 words |
A topic angle that works
By the third case the process should be efficient; focus on depth of insight and the quality of the cash flow argument.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Under base assumptions the strategy's NPV is $185 million. If sales growth comes in 20% below plan, NPV falls to $120 million; if margins are also 20% lower, it falls to $64 million, still positive. The strategy therefore creates value across a reasonable range of outcomes, which strengthens the case for adopting it.
- Base case.
- Downside cases.
- Conclusion.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 690 Week 7
- No sensitivity.
- Generic strategy.
- Under 15 pages.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Narrative of at least 15 pages of text, plus appendices and an Excel workbook
- Sources: The company's financial statements, Rothaermel and research
- Every case question answered under its own heading
- A clear recommendation with its justification
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When is BUSI 690 Group Case Study 3 due?
In Module/Week 7.
How many points is BUSI 690 Week 7 Group Case Study 3 worth?
150 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 690, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 15% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 690 Week 7 the same in every section of BUSI 690?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 690. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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