Start by writing a 250–300 word script for an elevator pitch that uses clear, professional, and logical communications appropriately aligned with the task, purpose, and audience. Your elevator pitch should include critical concepts found in the course resources presented in the first three weeks that include the following:
Importance of planning and best practices for success.
Linking departmental plans to the overall strategic plan and business operations goals.
Key performance indicators that each manager needs to consider when developing a plan.
THEN create a PowerPoint presentation
PowerPoint Presentation
As a business consultant hired by senior organizational leadership at CapraTek, the fictional design and manufacturing company you read about last week, prepare a 12–15 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes that will be presented to the General Manager, Manager of Information Technology, and Marketing Manager at the kickoff meeting for an organizational efficiency planning session. Highlight areas where various leaders will need to coordinate to ensure their plans are aligned with the same organizational goals and objectives that you develop.
After the title slide, start the presentation with bullet points from the elevator pitch you created for this week’s discussion. In this pitch, you want to send a clear message about the importance of business planning. You should explain the importance of organizational goals and objectives to grow a business and include key performance indicator (KPI) targets that should be considered by corporate leaders when developing their strategic plans. The 250–300 word script for your elevator pitch should be in the speaker notes of the first slide after your title slide.
The remainder of the presentation should address the following:
The business planning process.
Key components for a business plan, technology plan, and marketing plan.
Best practices for the creation of a business plan that aligns with organizational goals.
Inclusion of a business planning model and an illustration of the model.
How the planning process applies to key business support functions for leadership, information technology, and marketing management.
Your presentation should use bullet points and graphics presented in a professional format. Be sure to include speaker notes of 50–100 words (note that the speaker notes for the elevator pitch will be 250–300 words) for each slide and include in the speaker notes APA citations for resources used. The last slide of your PowerPoint presentation should be a reference list.
