WHY I LOVE GROUP ASSIGNMENTS:
From Z:
Hi,
I am your classmate of Marketing Stategy in Swinburne University. It Is pleasure to work with you on our case study about Virgin. Could you please tell me how can we start to discuss this assignment? If convenient, could you please give the E-mail of our othe partners.
Best Regards
- Z
From S:
Hi there,
Thanks for the below prompter I know I said I would do this but unfortunately did get side-tracked. Just to update everyone - this is the group for our assignment for Virgin - Competition.
I think our first steps of the process is looking at:
1. Background
2. Competitors - Internal and External
3. SWOT - strength, weakness, opportunity and threats
4. Strategies
If everyone is OK with this - we can pick up one section each.
I can start on the background and set up a document template - if you want to nominate a section each then we all know what everyone is doing?
Let me know your thoughts or if you would prefer to do it another way...also a quick schedule so we can keep on track - does everyone agree with these dates or know something different?
11/9 - Competition presented in class
25/9 - Presentation due (do we have class this week???) I'm assuming the assignment is due then as well. Sorry about the length of the email - chat soon,
- S
From Z:
Hi, Thanks very much for your suggestion.
The following is my idea about the structure of our assignment:
1.The organization background- including the businesses it subsidiaries cover; the performance of these subsidaries, and so on
2. The market environment: including the information about competitors and customers.
3. Strategy-external: including its strategy to deal with competition and customer's wants & so on
4. Strategy-internal: including its strategy to manage, develop and allocate corporate resource and avitiviy to support its external strategy.
5. Anlysis and recommendation.
This is a rough suggestion for the assignment structure and the content I think our assignment should includ.
Another thing is I find it is some difficult to get the detailed information about its strategy.
It is glad to work with you all.
Best Regards - Z
From S:
Thanks Z - I agree with the below however we need to nominate one
section per person so we aren't all doing the same work.
Does everyone else agree ?????
From A:
Sounds good to me, thanks S & Z.
Does anyone have a preference? I'm happy to do any part.
What does "11/9 - Competition presented in class" mean? That is the
lecture about competition? Or do _we_ have to present something then??
I hope not! Sorry to be vague...
- A
From S:
The section about Competition is presented in class on the 11th Sept our assignment is due the week after that....however from my understanding we are on leave then ????
From A:
We are definitely on holiday on the 25th Sept... so I'm not sure whats going on...
From S:
HELLO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Has anyone started any sort of work on this assignment - we have to present on Saturday and just need to know what anyone has done - if anything - as per the original email I am still working on the background information however not sure what else needs to be done !
From A:
I'm taking Section 2, Market Environment.
Z and K, you can fight amongst yourselves for the internal/external strategy etc.
S, do you have a document template?
Everyone please send through some work ASAP.
WE HAVE TO PRESENT ON SATURDAY!! THIS SATURDAY! And we have nothing...
From Z:
Hello Dear Teammates
Could you please give immediate response as you see this letter
1. We need to talk about the Vigin in Australia or its Business in the world. My opion is to talk about that in Australia
2. Virgin Blue and Virgin Mobile are two subsidaries of Virgin Global. It is also the same business in Australia?
3. The content of our assignment should cover the topics delivered in previous sessions not competition. But it is certainly necessary to discuss its major competitors.
4. If convenient, could we take a meeting today?
The presentation is coming soon.
Best Regards - Z
From A:
We are talking about Virgin Blue - the Australian airline, not about Virgin the global company.
The topic is Virgin Blue - Competition. So we definitely need to talk about competitors and competitive strategy.
I can meet this evening if we really need to but I won't have much input as I am working on another assignment. Unless we have some significant work done already I think it might be a waste of time to meet.
- A
From S:
Hi Z,
Hopefully I can answer the below
1. We are looking at Virgin Blue ONLY - this is the Australian Airlines company.
2. They are part of the Virgin network - however Virgin Blue is part owned by Patrick Corporation, Staff etc - this is all in the document with background information that I sent last night.
3. Our subject is Virgin Blue COMPETITION - this is in the discussion boards - it is also in the subject outline.
4. Unfortunately I work full-time and will not be able to meet today.
I am concerned that I have done quiet a bit of work on the background and information search and have not had any input from anyone - we have a deadline to meet with is this saturday - if anyone does not think they are going to be able to meet this then they better discuss with the rest of the class or Murray to give the reason.
K - do we have the right email for you - I havent had any return feedback or reports !!!!!
Please let me know if you need the document resent.
Thanks
- S
From Z:
Hi This is Z.
I would like to follow Green's outline. It looks better. So If you all agree, I can take the section of background. Waiting for your reply.
Best RGS
-Z
From S:
Z - the BACKGROUND has already been done......you DO NOT need to do this - we need to get more information on the areas of:
1. Who are the major competitors to Virgin Blue
2. What are the strategies they use
3. An understanding of Virgin blue's strengths / weaknesses / opportunities and threats.
Please email if you do not understand what you are to do
--> Aside
From S to A:
OK - do you think he doesnt understand english or just dumb ??????? I dont believe after emailing back and forward for two weeks he decides he wants to do the background - which is already done !!!!
I think we need to cut K out of the process - if he's not willing to answer emails or give input I'm happy to let Murray know - but we need to do this today !
From A to S:
Oh jesus. He called you Green. And said he'd do the background.
Why oh why do we always get the duds? I had no idea we were presenting so soon but at least I understand English and am not retarded.
I am emailing thru K's uni address, if he does not reply in the next say few hours or so, I'm all for cutting him out. No point leaving him a section that isn't going to get done.
--> Aside to Missing Member K:
Hi K,
We have been trying to get in touch with you for the last fortnight regarding the Virgin Blue case study group assignment for strategy.
Weve been using the hotmail address you gave S in the last class.
We have to present our case THIS Saturday, 11th Sept.
It is really important that you get back to us ASAP, otherwise we will need to go ahead on the assignment without you.
I am on email all day today, and hope to hear back from you very soon. If you need to, you can call me on xxx.
Thanks and regards
- A
From Z:
Sorry for such a frequent repetation
Our suject should be the Vigin Global
For the section of Backgroup, I think we can talk about the following topics
1. Its history
2. It founder: Mr.Richard Branson- A legend entrepreneur
3. Virgin's business scope
4. Its organizational values
Thanks
From S:
NO.
Please read the outline - we are doing Virgin BLUE NOT global - if you go onto the discussion board for the course it outlines it there. Also, Murray uses the Qantas vs Virgin BLUE example quite a lot for class.
Again, let me make it clear - YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO THE BACKGROUND - it is already done !
From A:
Z, There seems to be some massive miscommunication here.
S is doing the background. She has already nearly finished it.
I (A) am doing the Market Environment.
You and K need to do the Internal / External Strategies.
Then there is also the recommendations / analysis section.
--> Aside
From S to Lecturer:
Hi Murray,
Sorry to email so late however we have come up against a couple of issues regarding the group assignment and presentation.
Firstly, K has not returned emails or contact for over two weeks - we have attempted both the email address he gave us and the swinburne email address which doesnt respond. We have now elected to cut him out of the group and to cover his section as best as possible.
Secondly, Z does not seem to understand the requirements of the task. We have been very clear in telling him that he needs to focus on Virgin Blue and not the Global organisation and that our subject is in relation to the topic of competition. We have also requested on several emails for the areas he is to cover, however unfortunately he does not understand or want to do this and is insistant that this is not correct and continually wants to work on the section that has already been finalised and circulated to the team (approx 2 weeks prior).
I believe our group was meant to present this Saturday 11/9, however it seems that both K and Z may not be able to participate in this part of the assessment.
Whilst this has added a pressure to A and I, we feel reasonably confident that we can meet the presentation deadline of 11/9 and assessment due date 18/9. If you could confirm via return email that this is OK and that I have the correct due dates.
Many thanks
- S
From Z:
Hi,
I am your classmate of Marketing Stategy in Swinburne University. It Is pleasure to work with you on our case study about Virgin. Could you please tell me how can we start to discuss this assignment? If convenient, could you please give the E-mail of our othe partners.
Best Regards
- Z
From S:
Hi there,
Thanks for the below prompter I know I said I would do this but unfortunately did get side-tracked. Just to update everyone - this is the group for our assignment for Virgin - Competition.
I think our first steps of the process is looking at:
1. Background
2. Competitors - Internal and External
3. SWOT - strength, weakness, opportunity and threats
4. Strategies
If everyone is OK with this - we can pick up one section each.
I can start on the background and set up a document template - if you want to nominate a section each then we all know what everyone is doing?
Let me know your thoughts or if you would prefer to do it another way...also a quick schedule so we can keep on track - does everyone agree with these dates or know something different?
11/9 - Competition presented in class
25/9 - Presentation due (do we have class this week???) I'm assuming the assignment is due then as well. Sorry about the length of the email - chat soon,
- S
From Z:
Hi, Thanks very much for your suggestion.
The following is my idea about the structure of our assignment:
1.The organization background- including the businesses it subsidiaries cover; the performance of these subsidaries, and so on
2. The market environment: including the information about competitors and customers.
3. Strategy-external: including its strategy to deal with competition and customer's wants & so on
4. Strategy-internal: including its strategy to manage, develop and allocate corporate resource and avitiviy to support its external strategy.
5. Anlysis and recommendation.
This is a rough suggestion for the assignment structure and the content I think our assignment should includ.
Another thing is I find it is some difficult to get the detailed information about its strategy.
It is glad to work with you all.
Best Regards - Z
From S:
Thanks Z - I agree with the below however we need to nominate one
section per person so we aren't all doing the same work.
Does everyone else agree ?????
From A:
Sounds good to me, thanks S & Z.
Does anyone have a preference? I'm happy to do any part.
What does "11/9 - Competition presented in class" mean? That is the
lecture about competition? Or do _we_ have to present something then??
I hope not! Sorry to be vague...
- A
From S:
The section about Competition is presented in class on the 11th Sept our assignment is due the week after that....however from my understanding we are on leave then ????
From A:
We are definitely on holiday on the 25th Sept... so I'm not sure whats going on...
From S:
HELLO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Has anyone started any sort of work on this assignment - we have to present on Saturday and just need to know what anyone has done - if anything - as per the original email I am still working on the background information however not sure what else needs to be done !
From A:
I'm taking Section 2, Market Environment.
Z and K, you can fight amongst yourselves for the internal/external strategy etc.
S, do you have a document template?
Everyone please send through some work ASAP.
WE HAVE TO PRESENT ON SATURDAY!! THIS SATURDAY! And we have nothing...
From Z:
Hello Dear Teammates
Could you please give immediate response as you see this letter
1. We need to talk about the Vigin in Australia or its Business in the world. My opion is to talk about that in Australia
2. Virgin Blue and Virgin Mobile are two subsidaries of Virgin Global. It is also the same business in Australia?
3. The content of our assignment should cover the topics delivered in previous sessions not competition. But it is certainly necessary to discuss its major competitors.
4. If convenient, could we take a meeting today?
The presentation is coming soon.
Best Regards - Z
From A:
We are talking about Virgin Blue - the Australian airline, not about Virgin the global company.
The topic is Virgin Blue - Competition. So we definitely need to talk about competitors and competitive strategy.
I can meet this evening if we really need to but I won't have much input as I am working on another assignment. Unless we have some significant work done already I think it might be a waste of time to meet.
- A
From S:
Hi Z,
Hopefully I can answer the below
1. We are looking at Virgin Blue ONLY - this is the Australian Airlines company.
2. They are part of the Virgin network - however Virgin Blue is part owned by Patrick Corporation, Staff etc - this is all in the document with background information that I sent last night.
3. Our subject is Virgin Blue COMPETITION - this is in the discussion boards - it is also in the subject outline.
4. Unfortunately I work full-time and will not be able to meet today.
I am concerned that I have done quiet a bit of work on the background and information search and have not had any input from anyone - we have a deadline to meet with is this saturday - if anyone does not think they are going to be able to meet this then they better discuss with the rest of the class or Murray to give the reason.
K - do we have the right email for you - I havent had any return feedback or reports !!!!!
Please let me know if you need the document resent.
Thanks
- S
From Z:
Hi This is Z.
I would like to follow Green's outline. It looks better. So If you all agree, I can take the section of background. Waiting for your reply.
Best RGS
-Z
From S:
Z - the BACKGROUND has already been done......you DO NOT need to do this - we need to get more information on the areas of:
1. Who are the major competitors to Virgin Blue
2. What are the strategies they use
3. An understanding of Virgin blue's strengths / weaknesses / opportunities and threats.
Please email if you do not understand what you are to do
--> Aside
From S to A:
OK - do you think he doesnt understand english or just dumb ??????? I dont believe after emailing back and forward for two weeks he decides he wants to do the background - which is already done !!!!
I think we need to cut K out of the process - if he's not willing to answer emails or give input I'm happy to let Murray know - but we need to do this today !
From A to S:
Oh jesus. He called you Green. And said he'd do the background.
Why oh why do we always get the duds? I had no idea we were presenting so soon but at least I understand English and am not retarded.
I am emailing thru K's uni address, if he does not reply in the next say few hours or so, I'm all for cutting him out. No point leaving him a section that isn't going to get done.
--> Aside to Missing Member K:
Hi K,
We have been trying to get in touch with you for the last fortnight regarding the Virgin Blue case study group assignment for strategy.
Weve been using the hotmail address you gave S in the last class.
We have to present our case THIS Saturday, 11th Sept.
It is really important that you get back to us ASAP, otherwise we will need to go ahead on the assignment without you.
I am on email all day today, and hope to hear back from you very soon. If you need to, you can call me on xxx.
Thanks and regards
- A
From Z:
Sorry for such a frequent repetation
Our suject should be the Vigin Global
For the section of Backgroup, I think we can talk about the following topics
1. Its history
2. It founder: Mr.Richard Branson- A legend entrepreneur
3. Virgin's business scope
4. Its organizational values
Thanks
From S:
NO.
Please read the outline - we are doing Virgin BLUE NOT global - if you go onto the discussion board for the course it outlines it there. Also, Murray uses the Qantas vs Virgin BLUE example quite a lot for class.
Again, let me make it clear - YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO THE BACKGROUND - it is already done !
From A:
Z, There seems to be some massive miscommunication here.
S is doing the background. She has already nearly finished it.
I (A) am doing the Market Environment.
You and K need to do the Internal / External Strategies.
Then there is also the recommendations / analysis section.
--> Aside
From S to Lecturer:
Hi Murray,
Sorry to email so late however we have come up against a couple of issues regarding the group assignment and presentation.
Firstly, K has not returned emails or contact for over two weeks - we have attempted both the email address he gave us and the swinburne email address which doesnt respond. We have now elected to cut him out of the group and to cover his section as best as possible.
Secondly, Z does not seem to understand the requirements of the task. We have been very clear in telling him that he needs to focus on Virgin Blue and not the Global organisation and that our subject is in relation to the topic of competition. We have also requested on several emails for the areas he is to cover, however unfortunately he does not understand or want to do this and is insistant that this is not correct and continually wants to work on the section that has already been finalised and circulated to the team (approx 2 weeks prior).
I believe our group was meant to present this Saturday 11/9, however it seems that both K and Z may not be able to participate in this part of the assessment.
Whilst this has added a pressure to A and I, we feel reasonably confident that we can meet the presentation deadline of 11/9 and assessment due date 18/9. If you could confirm via return email that this is OK and that I have the correct due dates.
Many thanks
- S
Good enough about the jobbie thang...I'll keep my ears peeled....we gotta help you get here and re-unite your clan m'dear...
Cheers