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Sample Assignment

Assignment front sheet

Qualification Unit number and title
Pearson BTEC Level 7 Diploma in Strategic
Management and Leadership (QCF)
Unit 2: Professional Development for Strategic Managers

Student name
Assessor name


Date issued
Completion date


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Assignment title
Professional Development for Strategic Managers Report (1 of 1)

LO

Learning Outcome
AC
In this assessment you will have the
opportunity to present evidence that shows you
are able to:
Task
no.

Evidence
(Page no)




1
Be able to assess
personal and
professional skills
required to achieve
strategic goals
1.1
use appropriate methods to evaluate personal
skills required to achieve strategic goals



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1.2
apply techniques to assess the professional
skills required to support the strategic direction
of the organisation
1




2
Be able to conduct a
skills audit to identify
learning style
2.1

carry out a skills audit to evaluate the strategic
skills needed to meet current and future
leadership requirements

1




2.2
apply appropriate techniques to identify
preferred learning style
2

3
Be able to implement
a personal
development plan
3.1
construct a personal development plan that
meets leadership development requirements
identified in the skills audit
3

3.2
use suitable methods to assess the outcomes of
a personal development plan against personal
work objectives
3


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3.3
evaluate the impact of own learning against the
achievement of strategic goals
3

Learner declaration
I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully
acknowledged.


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Assignment brief
Unit number and title 2 Professional Development for Strategic Managers Report
Qualification
Pearson BTEC Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership

Start date
Deadline/hand-in
Assessor

Assignment title Professional Development for Strategic Managers
Purpose of this assignment

This assignment will provide you with an understanding of the links between strategic management,
leadership and organisational direction and the skills to apply this understanding to a selected
organisation.
This assignment must be answered in relation to the organisation you currently work in or an
organisation that you have knowledge of.
Scenario

You are a Strategic manager who has been commissioned by an organisation to produce a report that
investigates Professional Development needs to support the organisations business strategy and
Sound decisions . The organisation has recently identified extensive changes in the behaviour of
Human resources and business dynamics in the various heads of organisation. There is a need to plan
for managing this situation and make organisation as well as employees more effective and efficient.
The C.E.O. and BODs team want you to assess its current and future requirements and produce a
realistic strategy and development plan for achieving future strategic goals of the organisation.
The strategy will be based on your review of the skill audit and SWOT analysis to evaluate organisation
and getting an edge over their competitors and Strategies must be supported by your findings from
research of relevant theories and models for the personal and professional development of an
organisation

Task 1 (LO 1 and 2 AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1)

Drag out methods and strategies to assess your personal and professional skills required to achieve
organizational goals. You must reference your findings to relevant strategic theories.
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Task 2(LO 2 AC2.2)

Conduct a psychometric test on how you can best use your mind adapt your behavior to learn more
effectively for right business personality.
Task 3 (LO3 and 4 AC3.1, 3.2, 4.1)

Use appropriate methods to review the current professional development within the organisation in
relation to the skills audit that they may require for future situations or challenges that the organisation
could face.


Evidence
checklist
Summary of evidence required by student
Evidence
presented
Task 1 Written report.

Task 2, 3
and 4
Development plan in analytical way and effective communication skills with
psychometric test presented verbally.

General guidance about assessment evidence

Primary and/or secondary research evidence findings must be appropriately referenced within the report
and research evidence attached as annexes to the report.
The written report must be presented in a professional manner, with front page, contents page, page
numbering, bibliography and annexes.
The verbal presentation must be supported by printouts of presentation slides, presentation notes and/or
audio recordings and a signed tutor witness statement.
Students must submit a signed declaration that the work submitted is their own see the Learner
declaration box on page 2 of this assignment.

Note to assessor

Task 1 could be completed in 1 phase be assessed and returned to the student with summative
feedback and Tasks 2, 3 and 4 in another phase.
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Achievement Summary


Qualification
Pearson BTEC Level 7 Diploma in
Strategic Management and
Leadership (QCF)

Assessor name


Unit Number and
title
Unit 2 Professional Development
for Strategic Managers

Student name


Criteria
Reference
Achieved?
(tick)
Comments
1.1


1.2


1.3



2.1


2.2



3.1


3.2



4.1


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