Legal + SWOT

Hi Everyone,

I think that finding the information for the legal section is going to be a little tricky but regardless I am working on it.
From class discussion on this case the main idea for legal was regarding the source code (privacy laws, foreign/national policies). Other than that there was not much else discussed in class.

With that said, I was wondering from Chakman which countries he was looking at for locating another R&D facility. This way I can find information about the privacy laws for these specific countries.

Greg thought maybe I could see if there would be any sort of legal issues in trying to get more connections with other universities in order to set up programs for graduate students.

I was just wondering if anyone else had any other ideas, so that I am not only writing about this source code.

As for the SWOT analysis which we said we would work on over the reading week. I was thinking maybe if everyone could send it to me (or just post on here) by Monday morning, I could collaborate it together and then Tuesday we can go over it and decide which items we want to keep in the SWOT for the final report/presentation.

Let me know if does/doesn't work for everyone.

Thanks,
Danielle

Finance and Marketing Section

Hey guys,

Here is what I will be doing for my part...I have already gotten a good start as far as research...let me know if there is anything I should add or delete from my list of points under Financial and Marketing.

FINANCIAL

• Compare the R&D spent to Sales Revenue
• Compare the percentage to who had the highest sales revenue (any trends)
• Should RIM expand R&D spending

• Have different forecasts income statements…depending on certain situations
• Expanding internationally, etc…

• Look at the current economic times and how it will affect sales/expenses

• Look at forecasts (sales, growth of industry) – need to have a long term fix

MARKETING

• How can RIM market themselves to potential employees
• The top talent that there is today

• How can RIM market themselves to potential communities where they’ll locate to (waiting for Jo-Anne to e-mail me back)
  

• Look at Porter’s five forces (issues RIM may have)

When you eat a blackberry what do you get?


A Bluetooth!


(sorry work is slow there might be alot of these!)

hey guys, here is my plan for the HR stuff,

1) to examinate the capacity and efficiency expanding in waterloo.

2) examinate possible locations in the world that may fit RIM's expanding criteria,

3) analyze the possible problems occurred from the increase in human resources.

how's that sounds ? or do you want me to put something on it ?

by the way, i have plenty of resources on hand for the possible location thing. and i am now working on the waterloo area analysis. Also for the possible problems come with the expansion, a little brainstrom from the group would be nice.

Ps. i have some stuff for Joel and Greg, message me in msn or facebook to let me know how to give you the information.

chak

Rich in Money (RIM)

hi, the first post is just to get the game started.

Hi Everyone...

Just testing this out...
I e-mailed out the toolkit the other day, let me know if you didn't get it.

-Danielle