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Tentative Outline of Business Consulting Analysis*
Title
Business Consulting Analysis: Tesla, Inc.
Team number (List of team member names)
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
– Identify the main problem or strategic challenges that are the main focus of your team’s
business consulting analysis. Then what are the most critical external/internal factors
relevant to these issues? What are your team’s strategic suggestions to deal with the
challenges? What business outcomes is your team expecting by implementing the
suggested course of action?
Part I
1. Introduction
– Describe the vision, mission, and core values.
– Does your target company adopt a code of ethics (conduct)? How does the company
define its corporate social responsibility? How is the company engaging with multiple
stakeholders? Which stakeholders are the primary stakeholders for the company?
– Review the ESG (or sustainability) report of your target company. Regarding the three
pillars of ESG (environmental, social, and governance), in which area(s) is the company
leading the industry? What are the representative achievements? On the other hand, in
which area(s) is the company lagging behind its peers?
2. Strategic Challenges of the Firm
– Identify one or two strategic challenges your target company is currently facing. Teams
should focus on what particular questions, strategic issues your team’s business
consulting project will address, and why they are essential for the firm’s future
competitiveness.
3. Competitive Advantage Analysis
– To declare the target company’s competitive advantage (or disadvantage), teams will
compare the target company’s performance to that of its main competitors. First, begin
your research by choosing the two most important performance measures in the
company’s primary industry. I recommend using multiple sources, for example, the
company’s 10-K report, library databases, Bloomberg Terminal, or AI, as sources. Please
ensure to include citations for all sources and include the summary table or chart in the
appendix. Second, based on your research, teams will draw a conclusion regarding the
firm’s competitive advantage. Does your target company have a competitive advantage?
Part II
4. Assessing the External Environment
4.1. PESTEL Analysis
4.2. Five Forces Analysis
4.3. Competitor Analysis using the Strategic Group Map
4.4. Opportunities and Threats in SWOT Analysis
5. Assessing the Internal Environment
5.1. Core competencies of the firm
5.2. VRIO Analysis
5.3. Strengths and Weakness in SWOT Analysis
Part III
6. Evaluation of Current Strategies of the Firm
– What is the company’s current business-level strategy (e.g., cost leadership,
differentiation, or integration)?
– What are the major current corporate-level strategies (e.g., vertical integration,
diversification, divestiture, etc.)? How is the firm currently executing its corporate-level
strategies (e.g., internal development, M&As, strategic alliance, etc.)?
– Are the company’s current business and corporate-level strategies well integrated to
outperform its main competitors?
7. Strategic Recommendations
– Based on previous in-depth research and analysis, your team should offer 2-3 strategic
recommendations that the firm should do to gain and sustain competitive advantages.
Please present your recommendations with specific implementation details and support
your decision by arguing its merits and potential drawbacks. The strategic suggestions
should be consistent with your team’s research findings from the external and internal
analysis and current strategies review.
– Choose one strategic option and explain why it is feasible and the best choice for the
firm.
– Potential limitations of the team’s strategic recommendations
