OL 635 Final Project: Consulting Business Owner Analysis Overview The final project for this course is a consulting business owner analysis

Question

OL 635 Final Project: Consulting Business Owner Analysis

Overview

The final project for this course is a consulting business owner analysis. This is a personal analysis of you as a consulting business owner. It will evolve over time, as occurs with any business plan. You will review discussion posts, journals, and other work from throughout the term to define your strategies and approach. Describe and document how you can capitalize on your strengths and overcome weaknesses as a consultant. This assignment will show you and your instructor what type of consultant you will be. You might want to think of your paper as providing enough sufficient detail to convince an “investor” to support your efforts.

Main Elements

Your analysis should cover the key points of a business plan and include these elements:

Your company description including services provided, markets, problems being addressed, and the value provided to your prospective clients
Your market position based on your SWOT analysis and other research, such as the competitive positioning
Your marketing plan
Plan for pricing and revenue targets for the first and fifth years
Organization plan (e.g., sole proprietor, partners, or teaming)
Business launch plan that should consider your own self-assessment as your readiness to go to market as a consultant. Are you ready to go to market now, or what would you like to accomplish before launching the business?

Final Project

Format

In Module Nine, you will submit your final analysis. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the main elements required. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. Your analysis should be a minimum of 10 pages in length, not including the cover page and references. This milestone will be graded using the rubric below.

Final Project Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Written components of the project must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations.

Critical Elements	Exemplary (100%)	Proficient (90%)	Needs Improvement (70%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Main Elements	Includes almost all of the main elements and requirements and cites multiple examples to illustrate each element	Includes most of the main elements and requirements and cites many examples to illustrate each element	Includes some of the main elements and requirements	Does not include any of the main elements and requirements	25
Inquiry and Analysis	Explores multiple issues through extensive collection and in-depth analysis of evidence to make informed conclusions	Explores some issues through collection and in-depth analysis of evidence to make informed conclusions	Explores minimal issues through collection and analysis of evidence to make informed conclusions	Does not explore issues through collection and analysis of evidence and does not make informed conclusions	20
Integration and Application	All of the course concepts are correctly applied	Most of the course concepts are correctly applied	Some of the course concepts are correctly applied	Does not correctly apply any of the course concepts	10
Critical Thinking	Demonstrates comprehensive exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion	Demonstrates moderate exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion	Demonstrates minimal exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion	Does not demonstrate exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion	20
Research	Incorporates many scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research	Incorporates some scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research	Incorporates very few scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research	Does not incorporate scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research	15
Writing (Mechanics/Citations)	No errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations	Minor errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations	Some errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations	Major errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations	10
Total					100%