A‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍. Attach a completed copy of each of the following: • a copy of the company’s completed tactical plan from the business simulation found in quarter four (Q4) • your multimedia presentation (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote, OpenOffice) of your business plan, using the attached “Presentation Template,” including each of the following: – your presenter notes – the company’s quarter three cumulative balanced scorecard – market share or sales report Note:

The company’s completed tactical plan, cumulative balanced scorecard, and market share or sales report must be exported from within the simulation. You may copy and paste the information for the cumulative balanced scorecard and market share or sales report directly into the attached “Presentation Template,” or you may take a screenshot of the information to insert it into the template as an image file. The company’s completed tactical plan must be attached as a separate file, exactly as downloaded from within the simulation. +++++ 1. Analyze your company’s market and financial performance from the simulation during the past three quarters (Q1–Q3) as shown in the cumulative balanced scorecard and either the market share or sales performance report provided in the business simulation by doing the following: a. Explain two decisions that have ‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍affected past market performance. b. Explain two decisions that have affected past financial performance. 2. Complete a SWOT analysis and include the resulting chart. a. Discuss your company’s greatest strength and biggest weakness. b. Discuss your company’s best opportunity and greatest threat.

3. Explain each of the following company strategies for the next three quarters

(Q4–Q6) based on past performance in the simulation: • marketing strategy • sales channel strategy • human resource strategy • manufacturing strategy • financial strategy a. Discuss two potential benefits that the strategies will yield for your company in the next three quarters of the business.

4. Select two strategies from the following list. Recommend at least two actionable steps for each strategy for the next three quarters (Q4–Q6) using the tactical plan you created: • marketing strategy • sales channel strategy • human resource strategy •

manufacturing strategy • financial strategy C. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission, including an emphasis on objectivity, candor, a business-professi‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍onal dress code, and an appropriate video background.