| Presentation | Maximum Score |
| a. | Effort | 5 |
| b. | Quality | 5 |
| c. | Articulation of message | 5 |
| d. |
Professionalism |
5 |
| | Sub-total |
20 |
| Participation | |
| a. | Responses to comments – as voted by judges | 5 |
| | Sub-total | 5 |
| Innovation | |
| a. | Unique nature of submission | 5 |
| b. | Is it in context of future trends | 5 |
| c. | Does it identify an opportunity | 5 |
| | Sub-total | 15 |
| Content | |
| a. | Does the strategy take into consideration the specific operational circumstances of the organisation?
| 5 |
| b. | Does the submission outline strategies for minimising the impact of a potential recession on the operations of the organisation?
| 5 |
| c. | Does the strategy take into consideration risks and opportunities to the organisation?
| 5 |
| d. | Does the strategy consider potential impact on the overall integrity and independence of the organisation?
| 5 |
| e. | Has the strategy considered the practicalities of implementing the strategy into current operations?
| 5 |
| f. |
Does the strategy consider how success will be measured (in terms of financial/non financial outcomes)?
| 5 |
| | Sub-total |
30 |
| Student Rating | |
| a. | 5-star rating as voted by peers on the website | 5 |
| | Sub-total | 5 |
| | Grand total | 75 |