Report: Analysis of PESTLE Forces Scenario Effective change plans are created by understanding several external factors influencing an organization, including p olitical, e conomic, s ocial, t echnolo

PESTLE FORCES 8

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[Identify social and technological factors that can affect change readiness in an organization. Consider how these factors may influence the employees at the U.S. branch of the Singaporean software solutions provider. Then, write a report explaining your analysis to the VP.]

[TIP: Just as you would always include an introduction for an academic document, always include a summary for your business documents. Think in the terms of BLUF, Bottom Line Up Front. This can include your hook, theme, goals, outcomes, and process.]

Tool for analysis: PESTLE

[Describe PESTLE analysis and how you will use it to analyze the U.S. branch and make recommendations for change.]

How social factors influence change requirements

[Explain how social factors influence the change requirement of the organization.]

[Use the PESTLE Forces Guide to identify social factors and refer to the U.S. Branch Overview for data about the U.S. branch]

Social factors influencing change requirements

[Which social factors will significantly influence the change requirements of the U.S. unit’s workforce?]

How social factors influence change readiness

[How will social factors influence change readiness in the workforce?]

Demographic data

[How will you visually present and emphasize social factors depicted through demographic data?]

How technological factors influence change requirements

[Explain how technological factors influence the change requirement of the organization.]

[Use the PESTLE Forces Guide to identify technological factors and refer to the U.S. Branch Overview for data about the U.S. branch.]

Technology factors influencing planning and training

[Which technology factors will significantly influence workforce planning and training requirements, (Official Report)?]

Technology factors influencing change readiness

[How will technology factors influence change readiness in the workforce?]

Demographic data

[How will you visually present and emphasize technological factors depicted through demographic data?]

Conclusion

[Summarize key ideas and recommendations. Explain why your recommendations ae important to the organization. Challenge the audience; let them know what they need to do.]

Appendix: PESTLE Forces Worksheet [Optional]

[Use the Social and Technology tables as worksheets. These can guide you through how to answer the critical questions for your report. The worksheet is optional but would be helpful as an appendix to show how you arrived at your answers.]

Political

Political factors determine the extent to which government and government policy may impact an organization or a specific industry.

Economic

Economic factors consider the various aspects of the economy and how the outlook on each area could impact your business.

Social What is the population's growth rate and age profile? How is this likely to change? Are generational shifts in attitude likely to affect what you are doing? What employment patterns, job market trends, and attitudes toward work can you observe? Are these different for different age groups? What social attitudes and social taboos could affect your business? Have there been recent sociocultural changes that might affect this? How do religious beliefs and lifestyle choices affect the population? Are any other sociocultural factors likely to drive change for your business?
PESTLE Forces	Potential Impact:	Implication and Importance
	High (H) Medium (M) Low (L) Undetermined (U)	Time Frame: 6–12 months 12–24 months 24+ months	Type: Positive Negative Unknown	Impact: Increasing Unchanged Decreasing Unknown	Relative Importance: Critical Important Unimportant Unknown
Lifestyles
Buying habits
Education level
Emphasis on safety
Religion and beliefs
Health consciousness
Sex distribution
Average disposable income level
Social classes
Family size and structure
Minorities
Attitudes toward saving and investing
Attitudes toward green or ecological products
Attitudes toward renewable energy
Population growth rate
Immigration and emigration rates
Age distribution and life expectancy rates
Attitudes toward imported products and services
Attitudes toward work, career, leisure, and retirement
Attitudes toward customer service and product quality

Technology Are there any new technologies that you could be using? Are there any new technologies on the horizon that could radically affect your work or your industry? Do any of your competitors have access to new technologies that could redefine their products? How have infrastructure changes affected work patterns (for example, levels of remote working)? Are there existing technological hubs that you could work with or learn from? Are there any other technological factors that you should consider?
PESTLE Forces	Potential Impact:	Implication and Importance
	High (H) Medium (M) Low (L) Undetermined (U)	Time Frame: 6–12 months 12–24 months 24+ months	Type: Positive Negative Unknown	Impact: Increasing Unchanged Decreasing Unknown	Relative Importance: Critical Important Unimportant Unknown
Competing technology development
Innovation
Research funding
Replacement technology/solutions
Maturity of technology
Manufacturing maturity and capacity
Information and communications
Consumer buying mechanisms/ technology
Technology legislation
Innovation potential
Technology access, licensing, patents
Intellectual property issues
Global communications
Inventions
New discoveries
Research
Rate of obsolescence
Manufacturing advances
Information technology
Internet

Legal

Legal factors pertain to any legal forces that define business operation and compliance.

Environmental

Environmental factors concern the ecological impacts on

business.

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