Why are progress reports an integral part of project communications? What should they include? How are they different from a final report?

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Project Management – Assignment 8

Make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Refer to the “Assignment Format” page for specific format requirements.

Part A If you were asked to advise someone on how to prepare for and deliver an important presentation, what would you say? For each step listed, state why it is important.

Part B Why are progress reports an integral part of project communications? What should they include? How are they different from a final report?

 

Using Purdue’s University College of Agriculture as an example, discuss how you think this technology could help U. S. farmers. For example, how can this technology help farmers in your area or state who use underground aquifers to water their crops more efficiently?

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Unit 6 Discussion

The opening case in Chapter 12, “Big Data and the Internet of Things Drive Precision Agriculture,” demonstrates how the effective use of data analytics can help employees and managers at all levels, in many different industries, make better decisions. Using Purdue’s University College of Agriculture as an example, discuss how you think this technology could help U. S. farmers. For example, how can this technology help farmers in your area or state who use underground aquifers to water their crops more efficiently?

Citing credible reference materials, is highly recommended when providing your response.

What recommendations do you have for a balanced scorecard, and how does it map to the strategies of the organization? Determine whether the organization is certified to ISO 9000 or ISO 14000 standards. If not, does it make sense to get certified?

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Operations Analysis: Control Processes

Continue the analysis of your organization through study of the control processes used by the organization.

Write a 5-page paper in which you:

Assess the current stage of operational effectiveness for the organization.

Determine whether the organization uses a balanced scorecard approach to controlling processes.

If a balanced scorecard is used, analyze the scorecard.

Do the metrics make sense? Can they be improved?

If a balanced scorecard is not used, does it make sense for this organization to develop a balanced scorecard?

What recommendations do you have for a balanced scorecard, and how does it map to the strategies of the organization?

Determine whether the organization is certified to ISO 9000 or ISO 14000 standards. If not, does it make sense to get certified?

Evaluate the overall view for the use of statistical process control in the organization and how could it be used to improve performance. Include a minimum of three references to good information sources.

Prepare a 4- to 6-page case analysis on the topic of strategic management and why it is critical to the success of an organization in meeting its goals and mission. In your analysis, respond to the following question: What is strategic management, and why is it critical to the success of an organization in meeting its goals and mission?

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Human Resource systems for how well they support organizational strategic goals.

Review the SHRM case “The Reyes Fitness Centers, Inc.: The Strategic HR Opportunity.”

Prepare a 4- to 6-page case analysis on the topic of strategic management and why it is critical to the success of an organization in meeting its goals and mission. In your analysis, respond to the following question: What is strategic management, and why is it critical to the success of an organization in meeting its goals and mission?

Your analysis of this case and your written submission should reflect an understanding of the critical issues of the case, integrating the material covered in the text, and present concise and well-reasoned justifications for the stance that you take.

Case analysis criteria: Your case analysis should consist of:

A brief analysis of the situation and pending decision problem, as presented in the case, and as relevant to your answer. This should be exceptionally brief, and you should assume the person reading the assignment is familiar with the details of the case.
Identification of the major issues surrounding the organization or individuals involved with the organization.
Identification of alternate courses of action to address the issues identified.
The decision or recommendation for action, with the appropriate supporting arguments.
Create a HRM SCORECARD for this organization.

The case question is designed to guide the direction of your analysis in the case. Your analysis should address and ultimately answer the question.

Briefly explain why customizing your strategy is motivational. Develop three strategies that you propose Hometown Cars will use to build leaders in the future.

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Motivational Game Plan

Scenario

Hometown Cars has suffered challenges over the last several months since the previous general manager left the organization. Because the company did not have a succession plan in place, the sales manager, service manager, and parts manager attempted to run the organization on their own, without real leadership and without feeling fully empowered to make decisions. As a result, sales have been down company-wide, and there have been several personnel issues surrounding lack of motivation. As the new general manager, you have been developing a motivational game plan for Hometown Cars that includes investing in your team, giving feedback and setting goals, and using competition and rewards in order to motivate your employees.

Task

Complete your Motivational Game Plan and submit it to the CEO of Hometown Cars for review. The final game plan brings together the parts you previously developed and identifies a strategy for using motivation to build leaders at Hometown Cars. Label the parts of your plan as indicated in these instructions:

Summary

Summarize in 1–2 paragraphs how you will apply Part 1 of your Motivational Game Plan – Investing in Your Team Members. Include satisfying intrinsic and extrinsic needs.

Goal Setting and Feedback

In 1–2 paragraphs, summarize how you will apply Part 2 of your Motivational Game Plan – Goal Setting and Feedback. Explain how feedback and backwards planning to set goals are used to motivate the Hometown Cars teams.

Competition and Rewards

In 1–2 paragraphs, summarize Part 3 of your Motivational Game Plan, how you will use Competition and Rewards to motivate the teams.

Building Leaders

+Complete this part of your assignment in 1–2 pages.

Briefly explain why customizing your strategy is motivational.

Develop three strategies that you propose Hometown Cars will use to build leaders in the future. These strategies should help the team avoid what happened when the last general manager left, and the company started to decline. You can use any or all of the strategies addressed in the Coach’s Huddle from Week 10. Each strategy should include the following information:

The category: Challenging people, rotating leadership, professional development, mentoring, or succession planning.

The details on how that strategy will be carried out.

An explanation of how that strategy will affect motivation at the company.

 

Create a flyer inviting all Construction Management students to attend a conference.

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Week 6 Assignment

The Scenario:

In past years, New Orleans has been hit hard by hurricanes and other bad weather. The construction industry, working with Community College, has put a renewed emphasis on training the Construction Management students to build structures that meet current building codes.

You have been asked to create a flyer inviting all Construction Management students to attend a conference.

For this assignment, you will need the following files: New blank Publisher publication Construction_Management CM_Logo You will save your files as: Lastname_Firstname_Construction_Management Lastname_Firstname_Construction_Conference Lastname_Firstname_Merged_Conference

Part 1

Open the Access file Construction_Management and Save with the file name Lastname_Firstname_Construction_Management

Create a form named based on the Students table, save it as Lastname Firstname Student Form

Add the following student records. Use your first name and last name for the last record. First Name Last Name Address City State ZIP Phone Number Degree Construction Management Firstname Lastname Construction Management

Part 2

Create a report using the Report Wizard that includes the fields First Name, Last Name, Phone Number, and Degree. Group the data by Degree and sort the data by Last Name. Change the column widths so all data is visible. Create a Publisher template of your choice.

Save the file as Lastname_Firstname_Construction_Conference and then insert the your name in the footer.

In a text box, add information about the Construction Management conference to be held on campus on March 3–4. In another text box, list Louisiana cities, such as Baton Rouge, Lafayette, that have had damage due to hurricanes.

Insert and format appropriate online images. Create a business set for Mrs. Finale using the following information. Individual name Tammy Finale Job position Address Tagline Logo CM_Logo Business Information set name Finale Part 3 Start mail merge and choose your Access file Lastname_Firstname_Construction_Management as the data source. Filter the recipients to show only the Construction Management students. Insert the student’s name and mailing address. Save the publication. Complete the merge to a new publication. Save the merged publication as Lastname_Firstname_Merged_Conference and then updachote the footer with your name.

 

What are the three basic causes of workplace accidents? Discuss OSHA’s role in workplace accidents.

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What are the three basic causes of workplace accidents? Discuss OSHA’s role in workplace accidents.

Book for course is Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
Gary Dessler, 2019
Pearson

What have you learned about creating inclusive and diverse organizational cultures that you can incorporate into your own work environment (or a work environment that you hope to be a part of someday)?

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Importance of diversity

During this course, we have focused on the importance of diversity and inclusion from a legal standpoint, an ethical standpoint, and a community building effort. In addition, we have focused on the strategies for transforming the organization’s culture to be conducive for diversity and inclusion. During Unit VIII, we have specifically focused on how to create organizational cultures that focus on diversity and inclusion and strategies that can be implemented to promote diversity and inclusion. For your reflection paper, you will consider the following:

What have you learned about creating inclusive and diverse organizational cultures that you can incorporate into your own work environment (or a work environment that you hope to be a part of someday)?

Use this opportunity to explore the changes that you can make and the changes that you can use your voice to influence. Include concepts from this unit and previous units to reflect upon the importance of diversity and inclusion in all organizations.
The reflection paper should be a minimum of four pages in length and include three scholarly source (not found within this unit’s Required and Suggested Unit Resources).
Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

Write a minimum of six pages in length describing your intervention plan to lead the people in conflict toward transformative change. Incorporate at least five resources to support the ideas you present in your intervention plan.

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Conflict experience

In Unit V, we discussed Model I behaviors and outcomes, and your assignment was to write an essay analyzing a conflict experience. The Unit VIII assignment will be based on the conflict scenario you described in Unit V. The Unit VIII assignment is to create an intervention plan. You will use the conflict experience you analyzed in your Unit V assignment as the basis for the intervention plan you create in Unit VIII. Specifically, in this assignment, you will create a plan for an intervention, leading the people who experienced conflict (i.e., from the Unit V assignment) from Model I to Model II relationship patterns. This is referred to as transformative change.

For this assignment, write a minimum of six pages in length describing your intervention plan to lead the people in conflict toward transformative change. Be sure to use the unit lesson as a guide. Incorporate at least five resources to support the ideas you present in your intervention plan. These sources may be drawn from the required unit resources or from other sources in the Waldorf Online Library. You should cite these five sources, in addition to the socio-cognitive systems learning model.

Include an introduction, as well as the following elements in your analysis. In the essay describing your intervention plan, use headings that correspond to these elements. Be sure to refer to the unit lesson for the specific information needed for each section of the intervention plan.
1. Goals for the intervention

2. Refer to the unit lesson for the specific information needed for this section.

3. Conflict scenario

4. Provide a brief synopsis of the conflict you described in your Unit V assignment. Describe the conflict situation, discussing what happened leading up to this conflict situation and what happened as the conflict occurred. (Be sure to paraphrase this background information rather than copying it directly from your Unit V assignment. Otherwise, the system will flag it for plagiarism.)

5. Changing values

6. Refer to the unit lesson for the specific information needed for this section. In your intervention plan, be sure to detail how you will lead the individuals to test their deep underlying assumptions. How will you design this portion of the intervention? Brainstorm some probing questions that you will ask.

7. Changing behaviors

8. Refer to the unit lesson for the specific information needed for this section. How will you design this portion of the intervention? Which specific actions will you take to help lead them toward adopting Model II behaviors? Brainstorm some probing questions that you will you ask.

9. Double-Loop Learning: First Loop

10. Refer to the unit lesson for the specific information needed for this section of your intervention plan. Be sure to include some probing questions that you will you ask.

11. Changing outcomes

12. Refer to the unit lesson for the specific information needed for this section.

13. Double-Loop Learning: Second Loop

14. Refer to the unit lesson for the specific information needed for this section of your intervention plan. Be sure to include some probing questions that you will ask.

15. Conclusion

16. Summarize the purpose for transformative learning and, specifically, for this intervention. Also, summarize the process and benefits of your intervention plan.

What materials are included in Division 9 of the Master Format? What factors are considered as an interior finish is planned? How are electrical and mechanical services distributed in multistory buildings?

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1. What materials are included in Division 9 of the Master Format?

2. What factors are considered as an interior finish is planned?

3. How are electrical and mechanical services distributed in multistory buildings?

4. How do flame-spread, smoke-developed, and fuel-contributed considerations influence interior finish?

5. What acoustical measurements are considered when selecting interior finish materials?

6. What purpose do coatings serve on interior finishes?

7. What is the purpose of regulations related to volatile organic compounds in coatings?

8. What are the VOC limits for architectural and industrial maintenance coatings?

9. What are the major components of a coating?

10. What are the two types of coating bases?

11. What do MWF and MDF mean when used in coating specifications?

12. What are the major elements that affect the life of coatings?

13. What are major natural-resin varnishes?

14. What are major synthetic-resin varnishes?

15. What is a primer?

16. What methods are used to clean metal surfaces for painting?

17. What is the recommended moisture content for wood to be painted?

18. What are the major types of opaque coatings?

19. What are some special-purpose coatings?

20.What is meant by a flame-spread rating?

21.What are flame-spread classifications?

22.What does a smoke-developed rating indicate?

23.  What does a fuel-contributed rating indicate?