English Nature Business report format
Executive Summary This report seeks to understand what were the pressures for change that English Nature faced. This also is to analyze the way in which the management of English Nature embarked on the changes, its methodology of implementation. English Nature being a Not-For-Profit organization faced a different set of challenges. ... The impact that changes brought to the Business Strategies, its Processes and the effect on Human Resource Management. ... This report will look into the following: - The Value Chain - Business Process Redesign - Total Quality Management Lastly, this report will briefly highlight some of the problems English Nature would be facing in functioning as a Public Company. ... 0 Introduction English Nature is a non-departmental public body financed by grant in aid from the Department of the Environment. English Nature is the Government・s independent nature conservation advocate. ... English Nature is involved in the conservation of rare species; it has more than 700 staff and now currently manages about 200 National Nature Reserves covering 820 kilometers in England. ... English Nature was formed on April 1991 following a passing of the Environmental Protection Act in 1990. Most of the staff was transferred over from the earlier group of the Nature Conservancy Council. The change in the external environment had made it necessary to review its role and embark on a change in the culture as well as review its business processes. ... 2 Factors contributing To the Need for Change English Nature was under pressure from the external influences that required them to radically review their organisation structure as well as their business processes. There is a need to review the external environment influences that dictated a need for change in the case of English Nature. ... In analyzing the environment, we can understand what pressured English Nature to change. ... They also legally divided the Welsh (CCW) and Scottish (SNH) conservation operations from the United Kingdom and within England itself had the Countryside Commission apart from English Nature. English Nature・s intrinsic philosophy of conservation of natural heritage had made them make decisions in line with the Conservation pressure groups majority of the time. ... The decisions also at times would restrict the economic growth of the area concerned and the potential business of the owners and occupiers. ... 3 Technological Influences English Nature・s increasing expanded scope of work would require technology to maintain the its strategic processes. The scientific advances in technology, in terms of power supply and its global influence English Nature would require to have a new information system to upkeep its data and be in the adequately prepared to monitor and advice on bio-adversity. ... Customers are the recipients of the organizations output, which in EN case is the English Public to which their promote the conservation. ... English Nature does not have a competitor, but other similar organizations in the same industry can be used as a benchmark for success in its delivery of service to it set of customers. ... 3 Failure to Recognize the Value Chain One way of analyzing the situation of change at English Nature (EN) is to use Porters Value Chain. ... The technology development was also lacking, as they were unable to effectively utilize it to manage the diversified portfolio of the business. ... They were dissatisfied also with the conservation standpoint of EN on issues and policies as they felt EN did not fulfill their business obligation for which they were paid to do. ... Why the need for English Nature to employ BPR/TQM models?