Business planning Flashcards
How do you feel your role contributes to the achievement of the organisation’s objectives?
Operating as a multi dis team, digital products use, maintaining CPD, doing my APC) .
How do you think an up to date business plan can help an organisation in the current economic climate?
Consider issues such as:
to seek funding;
to gain new instructions, new clients, new customers;
to help focus on key priorities;
to allow the organisation to respond to change;
for budgetting; and
for setting targets for staff.
- What is a business plan?
It is a logical decision making process based on market analysis and forecasting to set a company’s goals and objectives. The plan is continuously updated using a feedback system and measuring performance.
- What is a SWOT analysis?
It is a structure analysis of the market (demand side). It is used to analyse internal strength and weaknesses and external threats and opportunities to exploit strengths and opportunities and mitigate weaknesses and threats.
- What is a PESTLE analysis?
This is a structured method of analysing the key factors influencing markets (the demand side). These factors are;
- Political influences
- Economical influences
- Socio-demographical influences
- Technological influences
- Legal
- Environment
- What are Porter’s five forces?
They are used to analyse the competitiveness of the industry. (the supply side)
Porter’s Five Forces are Threat of new entrants, Bargaining power of buyers, Bargaining power of suppliers, Threat of new substitutes, and Competitive rivalry.
- What do you find in a Business plan?
The vision Objectives and goals Strategies and actions
- How do companies write a business plan?
The analysis of the markets and industry enable companies to identify business opportunities and critical success factors in their markets and industry. Companies should focus their resources in developing their competences in the critical success factors. This then leads to the development of goals and objectives with their associated strategies and actions.
- What is a Client Account Planning session?
- What is a Client Account Planning session?
Review of current workload, resources, fees etc. Identification of key client personnel who have influence over job opportunities and who from ECH shall build up the relationship with them. Review of pipeline opportunities with that that client.
- What is a Business Plan?
A formal statement of the businesses goals, reasons why they are attainable and the plan for reaching the goals. Provides employers with a common ground to focus upon.
- What is contained in an appointment document?
- Clarification of workscope
- Agreed fee bid (aligned to workscope)
- Terms of Business
- Agreed amendments to ECH terms approved by GLS
- Contact Details
- Would you be able to interpret / understand an annual account?
At a high level but would seek further advice from one of our internal Chartered Accountants.
- How do you contribute to your company’s goals?
Focus on safety Excellence in my work Sharing knowledge in integrated teams Keeping up with new technologies
- How do you think an up to date business plan can help an organisation in the current economic climate?
- to seek funding;
- to gain new instructions, new clients, new customers;
- to help focus on key priorities;
- to allow the organisation to respond to change;
- for budgetting;
- for setting targets for staff.
- What is included within a business plan?
- Exec summary
- Company description
- Your products and services and their competitive advantages
- Marketing and Sales Strategy
- Operational Plan
- Market analysis
- markets you’ll pursue
- Financial plans and projections needs
- Risk Management
- Implementation Plan
- Types of business plan
- Startup
- Strategic
- Feasibility
- Expansion
- Operations
- Internal
- Growth
