Define the ten knowledge areas and five process groups of PMI, differentiating between them and discussing the activities that occur, inputs, tools, technologies, and outputs. How are the knowledge areas and process groups related to each other?

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QSO 345 Final Project

The short response paper may be a separate report or you may incorporate it directly as part of the final project management plan report. It should cover the following components, using appropriate terminology in your response:

• Define the ten knowledge areas and five process groups of PMI, differentiating between them and discussing the activities that occur, inputs, tools, technologies, and outputs. How are the knowledge areas and process groups related to each other?

How you would apply a creative thinking principle in your professional and/or personal life. Also, comment on at least two principles you would like to use to develop your skills and why.

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Cultivating Creative Thinking – Discussion 9

This activity provides you with an opportunity to determine how you would apply Leonardo da Vinci’s creative thinking principles to your professional and/or personal life. You will also explain how you plan on using at least two creative thinking principles to develop your skills.
Post in the discussion topic. Share how you would apply a creative thinking principle in your professional and/or personal life. Also, comment on at least two principles you would like to use to develop your skills and why.

What organizational practices would you modify? What solutions would you recommend to management that would help solve the identified weaknesses?

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ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS

Instructions
The new CEO has selected your consulting firm to provide an analysis of the organizational efficiency.

Please refer to the initial paper you submitted for the first assignment.

Write a 2–3 page, double-spaced paper in which you will present to the CEO your findings during your research steps. You must propose strategic solutions in your paper to include the following:

Describe the organization and the issue to resolve:

Provide a brief description of the organization you selected.

Present the organizational issue that adversely affected productivity and that you, the consultant, will review and resolve.

This information can be summarized from your assignment preparation last week.
Make sure to incorporate any feedback that you received from your instructor.
Analyze current corporate culture:

How has the current corporate culture facilitated the development of the current issue? Research the organization, dig into the culture, and analyze how it contributed to this issue. Hint: Review the mission and vision statements as well as the corporate Web site.

Identify areas of weakness:

What are the organization’s areas of weakness as they relate to the issue? Apply your research on organizational behavior approaches to aspects of corporate culture—such as diversity, teamwork, and motivational strategies—to help identify the areas of weakness.

Propose solutions:

What organizational practices would you modify? What solutions would you recommend to management that would help solve the identified weaknesses? As a consultant, you will identify the suggestions and solutions you would present to the organization’s leadership with regard to modifying current organizational practices to resolve the issue.

References and citations:
Provide at least two quality resources such as the course textbook, a company Web site, business Web sites (CNBC, Bloomberg, etc.),

Confidentiality: Since you will be addressing real issues in real organizations in your assignments, it is important to respect confidentiality. Feel free to use an alias for any company or individuals you might mention in your assignments. Remember that all discussions about these organization should only occur within this course and not be shared with people outside the course.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Propose a solution for an organizational culture issue.

Who do you admire the most and why? Who has played a pivotal role in shaping you to be the person you are or the person you aspire to be. Provide specific examples of how they have shaped or inspired you.

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Essay Question

Who do you admire the most and why? Help us to understand who has played a pivotal role in shaping you to be the person you are or the person you aspire to be. Provide specific examples of how they have shaped or inspired you. (word limit 300 max)

Identify financing challenges and solutions for sustainable development and provide suitable recommendations based on independent research and discussions with peers and specialist practitioners from your industry.

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Sustainability & Business

Submit a report with the aim to discuss the linkages between business operations and the environmental and societal challenges with regard to sustainability.

For this task, choose an organisation/industry or you are familiar with as a frame of reference, to answer all questions given below.

a) Demonstrate extensive, detailed and critical knowledge and understanding of the effects of global warming, resource scarcity, population growth and loss of bio-diversity on your chosen organisation/industry.

b) Identify financing challenges and solutions for sustainable development and provide suitable recommendations based on independent research and discussions with peers and specialist practitioners from your industry.

c) Identify and discuss the implementation of innovative business strategies that will help in addressing the sustainability challenges in your chosen organisation.

d) Critically review sustainability & its influence on production & design in the chosen industry.

e) Critically review the impact of regulations & international codes on sustainability in the chosen industry. How can you influence the management to adopt the regulations and codes in your organisation? (Discuss your role as the change initiator and agent)

f) Demonstrate a general understanding of the importance of sustainability reporting. Critically discuss the sustainability report (last financial year) of your chosen organisation or any other organisation in your industry, clearly interpreting and evaluating the numerical and graphical data.

What is the role of leadership as it relates to vision, mission, and strategy in an organization? Give specific examples.

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Role of leadership

What is the role of leadership as it relates to vision, mission, and strategy in an organization vision? Give specific examples.

What are the different types of financial statements that are associated with or specific to the different types of business formations?

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Week 5 Class Discussion

Having an understanding of business types or formations, the advantages and disadvantages of each, along with the tax, legal, and accounting implications of the businesses are necessary when considering how to structure a business. With accounting implications financial statements must be considered as they are key to understanding how healthy a business actually is.

What are the different types of financial statements that are associated with or specific to the different types of business formations?

Discuss the concept of decision making process and it’s advantages and disadvantages.

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Decision making

Discuss the concept of decision making process and it’s advantages and disadvantages.

Must be guided by rubic

Why would standard cost be a more appropriate transfer cost between cost centers than actual cost?

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Survey of Accounting

Why would standard cost be a more appropriate transfer cost between cost centers than actual cost?

Reference the book below and pages on, Actual Cost pg.564-570, Cost Centers pg.612, Transfer prices pg.623-625

Book reference: Survey of Accounting 8th Edition by Carl S. Warren
Year: 2018
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Boston

Share an organization’s value statement and explain how it affects their organizational culture. Also, draw a mind map of an ideal, healthy and supportive creative climate. How does your organization measure up and why or why not?

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Cultivating Creative Thinking – Discussion 8

 

This activity provides you with an opportunity to share an organization’s value statement and explain how it affects their organizational culture. You will also address how your organization measures up in terms of creating a healthy and supportive creative climate.

  1. Post in the discussion topic.Share an organization’s value statement and explain how it affects their organizational culture. Also, draw a mind map of an ideal, healthy and supportive creative climate. How does your organization measure up and why or why not?