Demonstrate a critical understanding of effective techniques of information preparation and presentation within a specific context.

Assignment Brief

This paper deals with the preparation of business analysis and planning in which you have to focus on the following parts:

• Propose and discuss a 5-year budget of a forward spending of £2Million pounds over the 5-year period
• Critically evaluate the effective ways of gathering specific data related to business plan
• Application of tools and techniques to analyse the data
• Implementation of software and tools to decision making and control

Instructions 

BUS6005 Business Analysis and Planning

Assignment Brief

As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a Business Analysis and Planning assessment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.

Learning Outcomes:

After completing the module, you should be able to:

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of effective techniques of information preparation and presentation within a specific context.
2. Identify and implement a data collection strategy using a range of primary and secondary sources
3. Apply a complex range of techniques to analyse data
4. Utilise software as an aid to decision making and control

Graduate attributes: Knowledge and understanding of chosen field. Possess a range of skills to operate within this sector, have a keen awareness of current developments in working practice being well positioned to respond to change. Maximum word count: 4000 words

Assignment Task – This assessment is worth 100% of the total marks for the module (LOs 1 – 4)

Portfolio Task: Business Report

The ‘integrated working framework’ has been widely promoted within the healthcare sector for over two decades now. The background to the requirement for providers in the sector to collaborate has many benefits, including the need to save resources and also improve outcomes for service users. As a senior manager working in the sector, think about a service user-group within your organization where you work and consider the need to write a business plan, which will be presented to the senior management board of the organisation or Local Authority. In the business plan, you are to provide and discuss a 5-year budget of a forward spending of £2Million pounds over the 5-year period. The idea of understanding the need for a budget is to be able to achieve some savings around staff and services

Guidance: For your report, you may wish to consider covering the following:

1. You can make assumptions of the demand for services, for example, planning to deliver services in a care home of 50 vulnerable residents that are placed in services, receiving a weekly rental income of £1,200/week from ‘Social Services’.
2. What are the policy landmarks/examples of initiatives that promote ‘integrated working’?
3. The types and purpose of data is required for this business plan?
4. Why is it necessary to work with partners and stakeholders?
5. The advantage of ‘user engagement’ and how data can be used to evidence this. For example, think about how an organisation will seek the ‘users/customer satisfaction’?

Sample Answer

Business Analysis and Planning Report: Budgeting and Data Strategy for Integrated Care Services

Executive Summary

This report outlines a five-year business plan for a healthcare provider delivering integrated care services to a group of 50 vulnerable residents in a care home. With a forward budget of £2 million over the five-year period, the aim is to improve service efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance user outcomes. The report proposes a realistic budget, critically evaluates data collection and analysis methods, and explores the application of decision-making tools and software. The report also examines integrated working frameworks, stakeholder engagement, and the value of user feedback.

Introduction

The healthcare sector in the UK increasingly emphasises integrated working to improve outcomes and reduce duplication of services. Integrated care involves collaborative work between multiple agencies, such as health, social care, and third-sector organisations. This approach supports better resource management, user-centred care, and long-term savings.

This report focuses on developing a five-year financial and operational plan for delivering integrated care to 50 vulnerable residents. The proposed strategy supports the Local Authority’s commitment to person-centred care, cost-efficiency, and quality improvement.

Policy Context: Integrated Working in Health and Social Care

Integrated working has been a key objective in UK health policy, especially following the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Recent initiatives such as the NHS Long Term Plan (2019) and the creation of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) further highlight the shift towards collaborative, community-based care.

The Care Act 2014 also encourages joint commissioning and information sharing across organisations, to avoid duplication and fragmentation in service delivery. This policy context supports the value of integrated working in managing resources efficiently and improving service user satisfaction.

Five-Year Budget Plan: £2 Million Allocation

Budget Assumptions

• Number of Residents: 50

• Weekly Income from Social Services per Resident: £1,200

• Annual Income: 50 residents x £1,200/week x 52 weeks = £3.12 million/year

• Total 5-Year Income: £15.6 million

• Forward Spending Budget: £2 million over 5 years

The budget aims to maintain high-quality care, ensure staff development, and invest in technology solutions such as electronic health records (EHRs), remote monitoring, and decision support systems.

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