Strategic IT Plan 2016

Question: Discuss about the Report for Strategic IT Plan 2016. Answer: Situation Analysis An analysis is made on Datacom and the business procedures that are followed in the organization along with its mission and goals as well. There are a number of changes that are being made in the field of Information Systems and the same have been analyzed to come with a suitable project for Datacom. Organization Overview and Business Processes Datacom is a private organization that provides IT based services and solutions to the clients and deals in a number of different domains. It provides IT services in various areas as Software, IT Management, Cloud, Data Centres, Customer Contact Solutions and Procurement Services. It also provides IT based solutions associated with the fields such as Payroll HRIS, Local Government, Education, Healthcare Solutions and Enterprise Solutions. The organization was set up in the year 1965 and comprises of more than 4000 employees across all of its offices and units. It is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand (Datacomgroup, 2016). Mission and Goals Datacom aims to provide best quality IT services and solutions to its client while maintaining the ethical practices along with enhanced employee satisfaction as well. Current Situation Datacom has emerged as one of the reputed IT service providers and has expanded its business on a global platform by covering countries as Malaysia, Philippines and Australia apart from its base in New Zealand. Cloud computing is one area that the organization largely work upon and uses to designs its services and solutions. The organization has maintained pace with the changing technology by adapting to the change right from its setup. Strategy Proposed IS Project Internet of Things (IoT) Internet of Things (IoT) is a concept that integrates the devices and applications through the use of internet in the day to day activities. The project that has been recommended to Datacom is based upon the concept of IoT in order to provide the IT services and solutions to the customers. It would allow the organization to expand its business by providing latest services and solutions to its clients. There are various applications that can be developed through IoT and the recommended application is associated with the healthcare sector that is one of the major sectors that Datacom deals in. Tele-health monitoring application based on IoT and cloud computing is the project that has been suggested for the organization (Chamberlin, 2016). Big Data Data Analytics Datacom can also come up with advanced information systems using Big Data as a technology for stronger and advanced data analytics. There is a lot of data that the organizations deal with and work upon on a daily basis. The case is the same with most of the present day organizations as well. An information system can be developed using the data analytics abilities around Big Data with the integration of business intelligence to come up with important details. Strategic Alignment The prime goal and strategy of the organization is to provide latest and quality solutions and services to the clients to gain maximum profits and revenues along with enhanced level of customer satisfaction. The project that has been suggested will completely align to the goals of the organization as it would allow a huge share of customer base to benefit from the project and will also allow the organization to attract new customers leading to better profits (Henderson, 2016). The strategy that is followed in terms of technology is largely based upon the cloud computing techniques and methods. The project will also include the same concepts by integrating various entities and elements using cloud. Therefore, the organization will be able to use its existing resources, strategies and methods to come up with the latest in the field of technology (Mehta, 2016). Critical Success Factors The success of the project will be determined by a number of success factors associated with the same. Return of Investment (ROI) Customer Feedback Increased number of customers through the implementation of the project Market Value SLA and Security There are a number of entities that are involved in a particular project associated with a particular organization. The section covers the Service Level Agreement for Datacom to make sure that the required services along all of its associated details are covered along with the details on the stakeholders and risk management policies. Service Level Agreement would be required to be signed by all the parties before in order to make it effective and acceptable. Service Level Agreement Versioning and Control Version Number Date Submitted By Approved By 1 20th October 2016 Agreement Overview The agreement has been created between Datacom and to agree upon the services that will be included in the project. The agreement will be mutually created and will remain valid till the end of the project. It shall be approved by all the stakeholders in order to consider it accepted by all the parties. Goals and Objectives The goal of this agreement is to list out the services that will be included during the project timelines. The objectives of the agreement are as listed below: List out the stakeholders that will be involved along with the impact that the project will have on each stakeholder and the role and responsibilities associated with each Cover a high level scope of the services that will be provided Cover the management methodology that will be applied to all the services Stakeholders Stakeholder Role and Responsibilities Existing or Potential Impact of Changes Project Sponsor Datacom The primary role and responsibilities associated with the stakeholder during the project timelines would include project funds, project requirements and specifications Existing There would be incorporation of new project required in the organization and a dedicated team will be essential for the same. All the activities would demand considerable funds as well Medical Equipment Vendors The primary role and responsibilities associated with the stakeholder during the project timelines would include providing the equipment necessary for the implementation of tele-health monitoring Potential The stakeholder will be able to earn profits by engaging with the project and providing the required equipment IT Equipment Vendors The primary role and responsibilities associated with the stakeholder during the project timelines would include providing the software and hardware for developing and implementing the application Existing The stakeholder will be able to earn profits by engaging with the project and providing the required equipment Project Manager The primary role and responsibilities associated with the stakeholder during the project timelines would include resource management, communication and negotiation activities, project planning and review of project progress Existing The stakeholder will have new set of responsibilities and skill set added to the profile Financial officer The primary role and responsibilities associated with the stakeholder during the project timelines would include creation of the project budget and other finance related activities Potential The stakeholder will have new set of responsibilities and skill set added to the profile Technical Expert The primary role and responsibilities associated with the stakeholder during the project timelines would include providing the technical assistance and strategies during the project Potential The stakeholder will have new set of responsibilities and skill set added to the profile Team Groups The primary role and responsibilities associated with the stakeholder during the project timelines would include design, development, testing and implementation of the application Existing The stakeholder will have new set of responsibilities and skill set added to the profile IT Security/Risk Plan There will be a number of risks that will be associated with the project that has been proposed. The risks may belong to various categories and it would be necessary to handle and manage the same by implementing stronger security mechanisms. Risk Management Phases There will be a number of phases that will be included to manage the risks and improve overall security of the project and the organization. Risk Identification: This will be the first phase that will be present in the process of managing the risks. The risks will be identified on the basis of a number of factors and parameters. Risk Analysis: The risks which will be identified in the previous phase will be analyzed with the use of quantitative and qualitative methods to understand the level, impact and likelihood of the risks. Risk Evaluation: The risks that have been identified and analyzed will be evaluated as acceptable or non-acceptable by the system. Risk Treatment: The risks that will be evaluated as non-acceptable will be passed on to this phase and a treatment strategy around the risks will be created. The treatment of the risks could be done by avoiding, accepting, mitigating or transferring the risks.6 Risk Monitoring and Review: The risks will be monitored on the basis of their status and the application of the treatment strategy on the same. A review report will also be created to document the status of the risks (Berg, 2016). Risk Register Risk Name Risk Description Risk Likelihood Risk Impact Risk Treatment Strategy Schedule Overrun There may be scenarios wherein the project team would not be able to follow the designed project schedule which may lead to inability to meet the deadlines Medium High It would be necessary to apply the risk treatment strategy as the mitigation or reduction of the risk due to the impact that is associated with the same. The project manager must review the progress after every stage and shall re-define the roles and strategies in case of deviations. Budget Overrun There may be scenarios wherein the project team would not be able to follow the designed project budget which may lead to deterioration of the reputation and also inability to meet the deadlines with constrained budget and lesser resources Low High It would be necessary to apply the risk treatment strategy as the mitigation or reduction of the risk due to the impact that is associated with the same. The project manager must review the progress after every stage and shall re-define the roles and strategies in case of deviations (Microsoft, 2016). Technical Failure These risks will be associated with the design, development, testing and implementation activities and may include the faulty hardware or technical issues with the software High Medium It would be necessary to apply the risk treatment strategy as the mitigation or reduction of the risk due to the impact that is associated with the same. The project manager must replace the faulty hardware and must keep the alternatives ready for all the equipment to avoid any delays. Scope Creep The requirements and specifications that will be provided to the team may change at an advanced stage which may include a lot of re-work to be done Low High It would be necessary to apply the risk treatment strategy as the mitigation or reduction of the risk due to the impact that is associated with the same. The project manager must document the requirements and specifications that are provided and must be in constant communication with the sponsor Quality Risks The team members may not adhere to the required quality standards and practices which may lead to quality risks Medium High It would be necessary to apply the risk treatment strategy as the mitigation or reduction of the risk due to the impact that is associated with the same. The project manager must review the quality practices after every stage and shall re-define the roles and strategies in case of deviations. Legal Risks The team members may not adhere to the required legal policies and practices which may lead to legal risks Low High It would be necessary to apply the risk treatment strategy as the mitigation or reduction of the risk due to the impact that is associated with the same. The project manager must review the legal practices after every stage and shall re-define the roles and strategies in case of deviations. Ethical Issues There may be violation of ethics and compliance to the code of conduct by the team members during the project life cycle Medium Medium It would be necessary to apply the risk treatment strategy as the mitigation or reduction of the risk due to the impact that is associated with the same. The manager must ensure that ethical trainings and sessions are arranged for the team members during the beginning of the project and a review process must be associated with the project phases at all times (Scu, 2016). Project management Methodology The methodology that will be used for the management of the project would include Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) that will define various phases for the managers for effective management. The phases involved in the management methodology will include initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure. IT Measurement Business Case Business Case 1 It would include the implementation of the functional requirements associated with the project of development of tele-health monitoring application. Login Functionality Registration Functionality Recording and uploading of the health signs by patients Downloading of the uploaded signs by the medical experts Uploading of medical feedback and reports by the medical experts Downloading of medical feedback and reports by the patients (Ftc, 2016) Business Case 2 It would include the implementation of the non-functional requirements associated with the project of the development and implementation of tele-health monitoring application including usability, scalability, reliability, recoverability, maintainability and performance of the application (Chung, 2016). ROI Metric Project Costs Fiscal Year Program Element Element Manager 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cost of the tools Manager 1 $40,000 Development Costs Manager 2 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 Resource Costs Manager 3 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 Implementation Costs Manager 4 $13,200 $13,200 $13,200 $13,200 $13,200 $13,200 $13,200 $13,200 $13,200 Marketing Costs Manager 5 $11,400 $11,400 $11,400 $11,400 $11,400 $11,400 $11,400 $11,400 $11,400 Closure Costs Manager 6 $8,900 $8,900 $8,900 $8,900 $8,900 $8,900 $8,900 $8,900 $8,900 Program Total Costs By Year $40,000 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500 Program Grand Total Cost $602,500 Project Benefits Fiscal Year Benefit Sources 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Reduced Costs $16,700 $16,700 $16,700 $16,700 $16,700 $16,700 $16,700 $16,700 $16,700 $16,700 Tangible Benefits $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 Intangible Benefits $24,300 $24,300 $24,300 $24,300 $24,300 $24,300 $24,300 $24,300 $24,300 $24,300 Total Benefits Per Year $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 Confidence Factor 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Benefits Claimed for Analysis $0 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 Program Grand Total Benefit $657,000 Summary of Costs and Benefits Fiscal Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Undiscounted Flows Costs -$40,000 -$62,500 -$62,500 -$62,500 -$62,500 -$62,500 -$62,500 -$62,500 -$62,500 -$62,500 Benefits $0 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 Net Cash Flow -$40,000 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 Discount Factors Discount Rate 7.0% Base Year 0 Year Index 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Discount Factor 1.0000 0.9346 0.8734 0.8163 0.7629 0.7130 0.6663 0.6227 0.5820 0.5439 Discounted Flows Costs -$40,000 -$58,411 -$54,590 -$51,019 -$47,681 -$44,562 -$41,646 -$38,922 -$36,376 -$33,996 Benefits $0 $68,224 $63,761 $59,590 $55,691 $52,048 $48,643 $45,461 $42,487 $39,707 Net -$40,000 $9,813 $9,171 $8,571 $8,010 $7,486 $6,997 $6,539 $6,111 $5,711 Cumulative -$40,000 -$30,187 -$21,016 -$12,445 -$4,434 $3,052 $10,049 $16,588 $22,699 $28,410 Net Present Value $28,410 Internal Rate of Return 22% Performance Measurement There are a number of metrics that may used to assess and understand the performance of the project and the resources that are involved with the project. In order to evaluate the performance of the resources, performance measurement metric must be designed and calculated with Key Performance Indicators (KPI) finalized for performance assessment. The Key Performance Indicators shall include the developed skill sets of the employees, number of hours spent in the project and role of the employee. The ratings and feedback shall be calculated thereafter. Employee productivity will also be calculated through measurement and assessment of the performance. The performance of the project as a whole shall be calculated with the level and amount of the customer satisfaction along with the profits and revenues that are earned through the same (Pullar-Strecker, 2016). IT Asset Management There are a number of assets that are associated with Datacom which are categorized in the following categories. People: People are the human resources that are involved with the organization in terms of the team members in various departments. Policies: There are specific strategies and policies that are associated with the project and organization. Tools: A number of software and hardware are required for the various projects that are handled by the organization. For the management of the assets of the organization, a defined process shall be followed by using automated tools for tracking the human and machine resources along with keeping a track of the adherence to the organizational policies. Audits and reviews must also be carried out in a timely manner along with the maintenance of logs for asset management (McAtee, 2016). CIO and IT Staff Role of IT Management The role of management of the assets and the various procedures that are followed in the project will be extremely essential. Management units will make sure that the best practices are followed at all times in all the departments and will also keep a track of the progress to assess the deviations. IT management will ensure that the designated policies are followed and the progress is made towards achieving the goals and objectives (Richardson, 2016). There will be a number of benefits that will be attained by the IT Management team and the set of activities executed by them. The business requirements will be fulfilled by better capital management Risks will be reduced through enhanced operation management and resilience There will enhanced organizational agility to respond to the market needs Decisions around quality and the standards associated with the quality will be taken in a better manner Cost savings along with the reliability of operations will also improve Current and New Challenges for CIO and Staff The current challenges that are present for CIO and Staff include the ones that are associated with some of the management policies and methods that are followed. 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Question: Discuss About The Foreign Market Strategic Management Journal? Answer: Introduction The comparative Pestle Analysis of the two countries New Zealand and Czech Republic are conducted. This is accompanied by a grading system regarding all the six macro-environmental factors in case of both the countries. Refer to the appendix for the solution. Aldi is one of the most famous brands of Global Supermarket Chains, which have more than 10,000 stores in around 18 countries. It has a huge estimated turnover. The policy of the Aldi group has contributed to its success, which complies with the principle that great quality needs to come at affordable prices instead of prices out of the reach of the common people. This is because they are the major consumers of such products. According to the Global Competitiveness Report, the overall ranking of New Zealand is at number 13 while Czech Republic is at number 31. The score of New Zealand is at 5.31 whereas the score of Czech Republic is at 4.72. The chosen market for the expansion of market strategy out of New Zealand and Czech Republic is that of Czech Republic. This is because the country has made remarkable progress in the recent past and made several new changes in the country in order to uplift the political system and the financial condition of the country. According to the comparative pestle analysis of both the countries, it is seen that the political factors are highly stable in New Zealand for the foray of Aldi in the New Zealand Market in comparison to the reasonably stable conditions in Czech Republic. However, the overall score in the country of Czech Republic is more and thus this particular country is feasible for Aldi to expand its business further. The following are the rationale that are responsible for the identification and selection of Czech Republic as the ideal market for Aldi along with the application of a detailed macro-environmental factor analysis (Yksel 2012). The political situation of any country is extremely important for any company to enter into that particular market. There is a politically stable government in Czech Republic. The rules and regulations for the mode of entry are fair and there has not been any case of any riot or any sign of war or any major issue of concern in the country for several years in the past. Aldi has put a major amount of emphasis on the analysis of the macro environment of Czech Republic before making any sort of investment plans and from the political analysis discussed above it shows Czech Republic possess a stable political environment for Aldi to profit from (Yksel 2012). The country has the most stable as well as rich market in the whole of Central Europe. It is extremely well known and popular all over. It has produced a GDP of $214.6 billion in the year 2011. It reached an even higher mark of $279 billion in the year 2017. Czech Republic also has low labour costs in comparison to the other countries of Western Europe. The country has a significant PPP value of $28715 and is ranked at 34 in the entire world. The facts which have been discussed, show that the economic environment of the country is stable for Aldi to thrive in. Czech Republic has a high population demographic of young and working class people. The population falls in the age group of 15-64 years which falls in between the Aldi target market. The people who reside in Czech Republic are highly educated and usually abide by the rules and regulations of the country and for Ali to be successful in opening their franchise in Czech Republic, they need to be patient and follow the rules strictly (Grnig and Khn 2015). There is a significant scientific tradition in the country Czech Republic which is prevalent through several years of academic and specialized research which is responsible for bringing about new innovations and inventions. There are certain technological platforms that Aldi can benefit from. There is also facility for the stable equipments and computers for Aldi. Czech Republic is ranked quite high in the recycling field and in this regard it can be said that the recycling within the country has been increased from 1% to 16% over a decade and is steadily increasing at present and landfill taxes have also been enforced in the country. Aldi has also produced certain guidelines for the suppliers which indicate reusing, recycling and packaging whenever possible. Aldi now recycles 98% of its waste from landfill (Grnig and Khn 2015). In case of the legal factors it can be stated that there is a free trade movement of goods in Czech Republic, these striking legal factors are conducive to the ALDI investment in the Czech Republic (SUPERMARKET 2012). The five forces analysis for the discussion on the industrial environment of Czech Republic and the conditions favourable for Aldi is discussed. The threat of entrants is considered first. The barriers are low for big companies and high for small companies. There are high barriers and low risk factors which include high fixed costs, capital requirement of entry, economies of scale, access to supply and distribution channels and also the factors of retaliation. There are also low barrier and high risk scenarios which include the customer switching cost, regulation and these are to be kept in mind by the company (Rothaermel 2015). ALDI has been operating within the grocery industry and it is a promising area where the increasing population would be bound to impact the demand in the future. It can also be said that when there are businesses or innovations to the market; it also looks towards the increase of the population. It can be stated in this regard that the small scale markets would have certain problems in entering the market as the economies of scale play a huge role in the industry and they require a significant amount of capital and technology for their survival. The retail turnover in different segments also plays a chief function in the attraction of more competitors in the market under consideration. In relation to the bargaining power of buyer it can be said that there is a high risk with respect to the forces. There are certain standardised products, customer switching power and international hubs there are also a distinct group of customers. It is a known fact that more or less every person is a potential customer for the grocery industry and the demand is also considerably high. Due to the fact that the grocery products are low or medium involvement products the buyers would be bargaining for the high quality products and the greater levels of service for a lower cost. In case the needs of the customers are not met they have the chance of switching to another company as there is not much of an involvement of switching cost. Most of the grocery products are undifferentiated or standardized. The buyers can pose a threat in case they can integrate backward in the industry of the seller (Dobbs 2012). The threat of substitutes is also extremely high and this needs to be analysed well by the Company. There are several convenience stores and discount centres and the adaptation and innovation needs to be devised by the market. The large scale supermarkets and shopping malls are the prime threats for the retail stores are the alternative products range in the supermarkets is bound to be much greater. These would not only focus on the national brands but will also offer home brands for much cheaper rates in the form of substitutes. In addition to this it can be stated that the new and more innovative technologies stores and supermarkets will not hesitate to bring forward certain substitutes for the grocery and other household items which have lower costs with much greater performance and quality. The fast food outlets such as Mc Donalds and Subway would be the substitutes for the food items of the grocery industry (Chung 2015). With regard to the bargaining power of suppliers there can be said to be a medium risk. There are few products and lesser amount of dependency on the suppliers up to 40% of fruits and vegetables are locally produced and there is also a certain proximity to the countries which Aldi operates in. The competitive firms focus on the cost reduction and therefore the bargaining power of the suppliers is thought to be low. In addition to this it can be mentioned that there are large organisations in the industry with strategies for improvement of the efficiency and reduction of costs. There is a tendency where the prices are reduced for many national brands for the reduction of their costs (Dobbs 2012). The extent of rivalry among the competitors is also quite high. There are several big international names which include Tesco, Lidl, Penny Market and other hypermarkets are also there which comprise of 43% of the Czech Republic households. There are certain offered discounts which amount to around 25%. Most of the grocery stores are undifferentiated and they are easy to imitate. Due to this there are chances of intensification of rivalry and the purchasing decisions are bound to be based primarily on the prices and very less on the nature of service (Chung 2015). A VRIO framework helps in the understanding of the strengths which can be gained from the resources of as company. It comprises of four parts which include the criteria of being valuable, rare, unique or scarce, inimitable and suitable organisation. The resource of the company should be valuable, otherwise this will not pave the way for newer and better opportunities. The resources need to be rare in order to provide the company with a certain amount of competitive advantage. It should be inimitable by other competitors and immersed in the values of organisation. The resources of ALDI can be categorised as financial, technological, organisational and human resources. The company has a turnover of more than $50 billion and therefore it has the economic capability to enter into the new market. In addition to this it can be stated that the human resources are also the biggest asset for ALDI (Lin et al. 2013). ALDI also possesses immense experience in case of the international business and can utilize their present strategic frameworks to assist them in obtaining a competitive advantage over other existent rivals in Czech Republic (Jurevicius 2013). The technological resources are also used to enhance the technological resources which can be applied by the company in Czech Republic. By the application of the VRIO framework it can be said that several components can be described as follows: The economic resources can help the company to pursue the expansion strategies much more aggressively in order to achieve a definite competitive advantage. The organisation can also take advantage of their human resources and also the technologically advanced supermarkets in the new market. The employees are also technologically savvy and they also help in training the local people who are hired to work on part of the company. This helps in the standardisation of the whole operation. The company needs to focus on the existing technological operations and the resources need to be handled effectively and the rest of the management needs to be handed over to the marketing department (Andjelkovic Pesic, Jankovic Milic and Stankovic 2013). It can be stated in this regard that the company needs to put in place certain advanced processes in their respective outlets which might be difficult for their rivals to copy. Then it can be assured that other organisational resources are utilized as an advantage (Rothaermel 2015). Based on the conducted VRIO Analysis it can be sated that ALDI focuses on the creation of value for the customers by the reduction of cost and enhancement of the quality of its products (Rothaermel 2015). The VRIO and the analysis of the strategic capabilities of ALDI shows that it possesses certain resources and capabilities which act as key necessities and some are the key qualities (Kozlenkova, Samaha and Palmatier 2014). The most crucial qualities are the dominating competencies and these include the low labour cost, high buying power and a uniform price system which ALDI possesses. This has prompted an income of an above average return. It can be said that the key necessities are the basic skills which are required to operate in the market which include the size of a store, the capability of distribution, proper quality of products with low costs and this has led to earnings of average returns (Knott 2015). These factors, point to a sustainable competitive advantage for ALDI in Czech Republic. There are several possible modes of entry into certain foreign markets. The different modes of entry into the foreign market include exporting, licensing, management contracts, contract manufacturing, franchising, joint ventures or strategic alliances and finally that of full acquisition. Out of the different modes of entry into a foreign market, one of the oldest methods of entry is by exporting. By this procedure the goods and services of one country are sold in other countries. There are both methods of direct and indirect exporting. In the method if indirect exporting, there is the least amount of risk involved. The method of direct export needs to be applied once the organisations have gained a certain amount of experience. Contractual agreements are considered at the time when the firms have to approve more responsibility for their entry into the foreign market. Franchising is another possible option in the context of the foreign market entry. In case of franchising, the partic ular organisation can franchise its operations in another suitable company which is done in exchange for a share of profits (Chung 2015). The mode of entry which is most suitable in the case of ALDI in Czech Republic is that of joint venture or strategic alliance. After a proper study of the market in Czech Republic it can be stated that the best mode of entry of Aldi is by means of joint ventures or strategic alliances in the country. In case of joint ventures or strategic alliances, the firms who are internationally expanding must decide which of the markets can be entered into. The factors which affect the choice of entry mode covers factors like transport costs, trade barriers, political risks, economic risks, strategy of the firm and also the costs. The timing of entry must be chosen logically such that the company ultimately benefits from its choice (Laufs and Schwens 2014). The concept of the choice of joint venture can be attractive because the firms benefit from the knowledge of the local partner the cultural language, political systems and the business systems. The costs and the risks of opening a foreign mar ket are shared. These actually satisfy the political considerations for the entry into the market (Chung 2015). However it also needs to be kept in mind that the firms also risk the control of its technology to its partner. The firm also might not have a significantly tight control to realize the experience curve or the location economies. The shared ownership in this case can lead to conflicts and there are also battles for control in case the goals and the objectives differ or change over a period of time. The core competencies of the firm also help in the suitable analysis of whether the entry is suitable in a particular existing market (Laufs and Schwens 2014). For a successful entry into the market of the Czech Republic, at first the existing market needs to be properly analysed. The country is characterised by extensive population dispersion. Over 10 percent of the population is centred in Prague, the only city with more than a million inhabitants, on the other hand, majority of the Czechs live close to other major commercial and industrial hubs. Urban consumers in general have a greater purchasing power than the rural counterparts. Success in the market also requires an in-country presence such as a particular agent or distributor or any representative office. The local distributors usually take responsibility for handling customers, dealing with established wholesalers or retailers and marketing the product directly to major corporations or the government and handling the after sales service (Janda, Michalikov and Skuhrovec 2013). Price is also one of the crucial factors at the time of positioning a product or a particular service for s ale (Ang, Benischke and Doh 2015). Many competitors in the grocery industry follow a similar strategy which is to provide high quality products for low costs. At present, Aldi has one of the positions as a cost leader and continues a battle for its maintenance. At first the entry into a new market is tough but the strategic analysis is crucial for the survival in the market. References: Andjelkovic Pesic, M., Jankovic Milic, V. and Stankovic, J., 2013. APPLICATION OF VRIO FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING HUMAN RESOURCESROLE IN PROVIDING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.Tourism Management Studies,2. Ang, S.H., Benischke, M.H. and Doh, J.P., 2015. The interactions of institutions on foreign market entry mode.Strategic Management Journal,36(10), pp.1536-1553. Chung, F., 2015. The Supermarket switch is on as Aldi takes top award in customer satisfaction.Business retail July,21, p.2015. Chung, F., 2015. 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