Develop a consulting report for mtn$.$ The consulting report will need to be developed in three parts.

Part

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: Establishing the

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Engagement Contract

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or signed Project Proposal

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Charter

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This part involves:

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$$Making contact with a client

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$$Identifying the issue

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problem that is to be the topic of the report

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$$Negotiating a clear understanding of the obligations of both parties

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$$Establishing a clear understanding as to the scope of work and form of the report

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$$Establishing a timeline and delivery date

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$$Establishing clearly who will be the recipient of the report

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$$Agreeing respective roles and responsibilities, any key risks and dependencies

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on people, information, etc.

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$$Do not underestimate the problems that can result from ambiguity about any of the points listed above.

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$$The issue

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problem may be primarily

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external

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$$a broad matter of concern upon which the client would like a report

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firm alliances in the xyz industry

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$$Whatever the selected issue, the onus is on you to make sure that it is one where the agreed report can reasonably be accomplished within the available time

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frame.

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$$At the crux of this assignment is problem definition

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influences part

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$$a key management consulting skill that may differentiate the project for this module from others on the MBA.

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$$The report must be original, that is

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$$it must not replicate one which has been prepared previously for some other purpose, whether in

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house or as part of an educational qualification.

Part

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: Analysis

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Collecting the Data

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Developing Insight

This part involves intensive investigation of an agreed issue, and should include:

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$$Incorporation of information on the issue as available in various secondary sources

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$$journals$,$ the Internet

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$$Collection of data from inside the client

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s organisation

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where appropriate, such as where the negotiated issue is internal to the organisation

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The critical activity on which you will be assessed will be your ability to add insights and value

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$$not to reproduce or restate what is already known unless this is structured

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framed in such a way that it brings new clarity to bear for the client.

Part

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: Developing the Client Report

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Presentation

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$$Identifies the issue

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problem

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$$Summarises the analysis and reasoning

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$$Presents a practical set of recommendations

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$$Provides an implementation approach and

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or timetable

The activity on which you will be assessed will be your ability to structure a logical flow of reasoning and to argue in a tight, compelling way

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a

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b

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$$why it is an issue,

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$$what the key dimensions and implications

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impacts of the problem are,

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$$what the proposed solution encompasses; and of course,

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$$how you have arrived at the proposed solution

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recommendation

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