. External Analysis Mount Saint Vincent University Students will have to conduct an external analysis for Mount Saint Vincent University. Students should know the Mount and are expected to complete some research on the current organizational environment. Students should approach this assignment like they are the President of the Mount, submitting to the Board. Before completing the project, students should ask themselves, "How will twelve senior managers view my work? Will thy think I worked hard based on the submission?" Since we are preparing you for a management job, expectations for you are much like managers' expectations. You will have to solve and conduct research independently. When you are working, you are not always told how to do things but instead expected to have the skills to find the correct answers. In the analysis, students will complete the following: PEST Analysis Porters Five Forces Competitor Analysis PEST analysis stands for: P - Political, Legal Analysis & Regulatory Factors E - Economic Analysis S - Social and Culture Analysis (Includes Demographics, and Environment) T - Technology What you will do is create a table. On one side of the table, you will list factors in the PEST, and on the other side of the table, you will note the impact on the Mount and other companies in the environment.