Telkom SA is a selected organisation for my studies.

Identify an existing organisation in an industry of your choice. The organisation can be either a profit or non-profit seekingorganisation. If it is necessary, you may use a fictitious name for the organisation however, do note that whateverinformation you use for your project is for assessment purposes only and will not be shared with third parties. If possible,selectan organisationthat you are familiarwith and where informationcan be made availableto you as per therequirementsofyourproject.Pleasenotethatyouareexpectedtofullybaseyouranswersonthechosenentity.

UsingtheTelkom SAorganisationasthebasisforyourproject,attemptthefollowingquestions:

Formatoftheproject:

Introduction	(10)
1.1Giveabackgroundofthechosenorganisation.Thisshouldincludeinformationsuchas:- Companydescription(constituentsandservicesoffered)andbriefhistory Leadership Parentcompanyorsubsidiaryinformation Branches/locations Operationalhighlightsnumberofemployees,goalsandaccomplishments
1.2Generally,strategicmanagementprocessconsistsofatleasteightlogicalsteps.Criticallyevaluatehow this process is conducted in your chosen organisation. Please note that you do not need to performtheactualanalysisofthesituationfocusyouransweronthehandlingoftheprocessasawhole.	(30)
1.3Performadetailedvaluechainanalysisandresourcebasedviewofyourchosenorganisation.Whatarethestrategicmanagementimplications?	(40)
1.4Withreferencetoyourchosenorganisation,discusstheimportanceofcontinuouslyassessingtheexternalenvironment.	(10)
1.5Considerwhattheliteraturesaysabouttheimportanceofastrategicleader.Brieflyevaluatetheleaderofyourchosenorganisationbasedonthiscriterion.	(10)
Conclusion