Department after the initial offer is accepted (30 days is best pra

A. Develop a formal business report (suggested length of 15–20 pages) using the attached “Business Report Template” by doing the following:

1. Provide relevant information about the chosen organization, including each of the following:

• history of the company

• detailed description of the product/service offerings

• target market

• number of employees

• location

Note: You may provide a range rather than specific numbers, if preferred by your client.

Note: You may provide a general region such as Midwest, Northeast, etc., if preferred by your client.

a. Summarize the business challenge that you identified in part A of task 3.

Note: Your recommendations in this task should address the same business challenge you discussed in task 3.

2. Analyze three functional areas (e.g., leadership, human resources, marketing, production, finance, IT) that are either contributing to or are impacted by the business challenge.

a. Discuss obstacles that have hindered organizational success.

3. Develop recommendations to resolve the client’s business challenge while addressing each of the three functional areas from part A2.

Note: The appropriate number of recommendations will be based on the client’s business challenge and may vary based on addressing each of the functional areas.

4. Create an action plan to implement each recommendation from part A3 that includes the following:

• people

• time

• equipment

• tools

• budget

• necessary processes to effectively implement recommendations

Note: This content may be presented as a detailed chart.

5. Create a visual timeline (e.g., Gantt chart, spreadsheet) that includes the start and end dates, milestones, and resources for each recommended action or activity from part A4.

6. Analyze the potential long-term financial return on investment the company may expect based on implementing your recommendations.

7. Discuss the broader organizational returns (e.g., morale, productivity, culture) the company may expect based on implementing your recommendations.

8. Provide a log of time spent with the client.

Note: This log should be a table/log of each meeting with your client, including a brief description of what occurred in each meeting. Submit the time log as a separate attachment.

9. Provide a reference list in APA format that includes three academic or business sources.

Note: References should be used to support recommendations and/or the long-term organizational benefits.

B. Develop an executive summary (suggested length of 1 page) using the attached “Executive Summary Template” that highlights the salient points of the business report from part A.