Appendix A: Strategic Management Case Analysis Grading Sheet

Overall Assessment

Percentage

Outstanding $-$ extremely thorough and insightful analysis, outstanding recommendations $100$

Excellent $$ very thorough and insightful analysis, excellent recommendations $95$

Strong $$ thorough and insightful analysis, strong recommendations $90$

Average$-$ analysis and recommendations are competent, but not overly thorough or insightful $85$

Marginal $$ limited analysis and$/$or recommendations $80$

Deficient $$ insufficient analysis and$/$or inappropriate recommendations $75$

Identification of a significant strategic issue

$\_\_\_$ Issue clearly identified $\_\_\_$ Issue is strategic $($not tactical$)\_\_\_$ Other:

$\_\_\_$ Issue is significant$/$ most

important

$\_\_\_$ Identified issue overlooked

by many

Analysis

$\_\_\_$ Internal Analysis

$\_\_\_$ External Analysis

$\_\_\_$ Appropriate tool$($s$)$ selected

$\_\_\_$ Tool applied correctly

$\_\_\_$ Tool sufficiently applied given

information in the case

$\_\_\_$ Tie between internal &

external analyses

$\_\_\_$ Other:

$\_\_\_$ Tool in the weeks readings $\_\_\_$ Proper unit of analysis

Identification and evaluation of alternative courses of action

$\_\_\_$ Alts presented $\_\_\_$ Alts insightful $\_\_\_$ Alts have relationship

to strategic issue

$\_\_\_$ Alts well developed &

explained

$\_\_\_$ Pros & cons of alts

considered

$\_\_\_$ Alts are the most viable

given the analysis

$\_\_\_$ Alts evaluated in the context

of the tool applied

$\_\_\_$ Financial implications of alts

considered

$\_\_\_$ Other:

$\_\_\_$ Alts not already being done

Recommendation and justification for a specific recommended course of action

$\_\_\_$ Clear rec. decision presented

$\_\_\_$ Rec. is feasible

$\_\_\_$ Rec. supported by the

analysis presented

$\_\_\_$ Financial implications of

recs. considered

$\_\_\_$ Justification for rec. is

presented and fully developed

$\_\_\_$ Limitations of the rec.

presented

$\_\_\_$ Rec. support very

insightful

$\_\_\_$ Rec. is the best choice given

the analysis or overall case

$\_\_\_$ Discussed how to overcome

these limitations

$\_\_\_$ Other:

$\_\_\_$ Rec. has relationship to the

strategic issue

Professionalism of presentation $($writing$,$ format, etc.$).$

$\_\_\_$ Well written and easy to read $\_\_\_$ Depth vs$.$ Breadth $\_\_\_$ Other:

$\_\_\_$ Logic clearly presented

$\_\_\_$ Factual errors

$\_\_\_$ Consistency of argument

$\_\_\_$ No typo$$s and$/$or misspellings

$($for items marked, $$ indicates strength, $$ indicates weakness$)$