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CASE STUDY THEORY MIND MAP
HOW TO ANALYSIS A CASE STUDY
Understanding the case study content by understanding the
history, development & growth of a company over time.
Gathering relevant information:
Collect relevant background on the company, which might
include the historical data, organizational structure and financial performance.
Analyze the information:
Conducting a SWOT analysis to evaluate the company's strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats. This will provide insight into internal and external factors influencing the situation.
as well do a financial analysis, review financial statements and metrics to asse the company's financial health.
Can further analysis using the competitive analysis:
using the Porter five forces:
Threats of new entrants
Supplier bargaining power
Internal competition (rivalry)
Threat of substitutes
Customer bargaining power
Identifying alternatives:
Brainstorm solutions based on your analysis, identify potential strategies or solutions to the problem. Consider both short-term and long-term alternatives.
Develop recommendations:
Choose the best option based on your evaluation, select
the most viable solution, Justify your choice with data and reasoning.
Conclusion
summarize findings by concluding the key findings from your
analysis and reiterating your recommended course of action.
Review and edit:
Proofread to ensure clarity and coherence in your analysis
check for logical flow, grammar, and adherence to any guidelines provided.
10 important points in case study analysis
Read the case twice
List problems and issues.
Do a thorough analysis
Find out likely oportunities.
Do an adequate number of ups and downs.
Support suggestions/recommendations with reasons.
Write down the recommendations in the order of their feasibility.
Support suggestions/recommendations with resons.
Review the suggested action plan again.
Avoid giving a recommendation which may have disastrous consquences
Making recommendations:
First step: The recommendations should be in line with the analysis.
This we can do by summarizing your findings from the five force framework and Swot analysis
Identify strategic implications:
Strengths and weakness, using insights from the analysis
to identify the company's strengths to leverage and weakness to address.
Opportunities and threats, to recognize external opportunities the company can capitalize on and threats it must mitigate.
Evaluate options by using the feasibility and impact through assessing each strategic option for feasibility, potential impact and alignment with the company's mission.
Develop strategic options by formulating strategic options
that respond to competitive pressures.
Make recommendations based on your evaluation, recommended such as the short term actions and long term strategies.:
Outline and implementation plan by providing detailed steps
for executing the recommendations, including timelines, responsible parties and resources allocation.
Monitoring and evaluation by suggesting metrics to monitor progress and evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented strategies.
Conclude with considerations by discussing potential risks associated with your recommendations and how to mitigate them and as well encourage flexibility to adapt strategies as the competitive landscape evolves
Writing my report
Writing a report involves clear structure, concise content and logical flow to effectively communicate ones findings or recommendations:
The following should be presented when writing a reports:
Understand the purpose and audience.
Research and gather information.
Create an outline:
Title page
Table of contents
Executive summary
Introduction
Methods
Findings/results
Discussion/Analysis
Recommendations
Conclusion
references
Conclusion