Innovation assignment – Barclays Bank Plc
Order Description
Innovation assignment – Barclays Bank Plc
Format: Report
Content:
• Critically review innovation processes of designated company?
• Apply topics, theories, and models developed in class and reading list
• Develop proposal to improve innovation management
Marking criteria:
• Innovation Theory 20%
• Innovation Organisation 20%
• Innovation Strategy 20%
• Recommendation 30%
• Style & Presentation 10%

Individual Project- Innovation Management
You have secured a prestigious placement as an innovation consultant with a major multi-national company which is facing major challenges in the increasingly complex business world to deliver cutting edge products and services. The company is chosen from a pre-agreed list of companies.
You are to investigate the innovation process for the company and develop a report for your findings. In the report, you need to review and evaluate critically specific aspects of innovation by discussing them in relation to topics, theories, models and case studies developed in lectures and further reading.
The report should review the company in depth including its organisation and strategy related to innovation management before developing evidence to support recommendations for proposed changes to the innovation processes. The evidence will be developed by discussing, analysing and evaluating potential problems, potential solutions, and potential hurdles to the proposed changes. Based on your report, management may accept the recommendations and propose changes to the board of directors.
The designated companies are seeking your help. I choose
Company;
Barclays Bank Plc
Challenges:
Shrinking bank sector, technology and regulatory challenges, selling off Barclays Africa- how can they cope with changes?

Report Structure

Title Page
Title, name and URN should be included;

Executive Summary
Describe structure of report and highlight key findings for each section;

Table of Contents
All headings, sub-headings and appendices should be numbered and included;

Introduction
Background information to development of topic;

Main Body
Develop topic using description, analysis and evaluation with headings and sub-headings used to separate and to organise discussion;

Conclusions
Summarise findings from main body including recommendation;

Reference List
List all sources of information used to develop the report using Harvard referencing;

Appendices
Should have titles and be numbered by using letters;