How is teaming different from traditional/stable project teams? What are the benefits and challenges associated with teaming as a structure for conducting projects? How does teaming facilitates collaboration?

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Virtual Teams W2DY3

Refer to the article “Teamwork on the Fly,” where the author discusses the concept of teaming as an alternative team structure as well as its associated challenges and benefits.
Imagine you were the project manager for the Water Cube project. The project is complete, and you have been invited to present at a major project management conference. The topic is fostering collaboration among geographically and culturally diverse teams. You decide to focus on how team structure promoted collaboration and facilitated the successful outcome of the project.
How is teaming different from traditional/stable project teams?
What are the benefits and challenges associated with teaming as a structure for conducting projects?
How does teaming facilitates collaboration?
In what ways might teaming may impact the outcome of a project?

 

Compare the scores you received from your peers to the scores you received based on your own LTQ answers. What was most different? What was similar?

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Leadership Traits Questionnaire (LTQ)

Complete the LTQ, and request that a minimum of three (and maximum of five) individuals who know you well complete the LTQ on your behalf. Follow the instructions at the end of the survey scale, noting the following:

The items on which you scored highest and lowest.
The items for which there were notable differences between your self-ratings and the average of others’ ratings.

ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS:

After you have taken the LTQ, respond to the following requirements in a well-written, 4- to 5-page paper (not counting the title page or reference section):

Discuss your scores on the LTQ, detailing what surprised you about the results, as well as what did not surprise you.

Compare the scores you received from your peers to the scores you received based on your own LTQ answers. What was most different? What was similar?

Write a 5-step action plan for improving your leadership skills based on the feedback you received from your LTQ as well as the scores you received from others.

Is your organization more formal or less formal in its day-to-day operations and approaches? Are there any organizational standards or ideals that are particularly important to the people in the organization? If so, what are they?

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Harnessing the power of culture and diversity for organizational

Prior to the interview, ask the interviewee to respond to the Tribal Leadership Survey questions (you will need to provide your name and email address to receive the survey results). Access the survey at http://www.culturesync.net/toolbox/culturemeter-survey/. (Note the results of the Tribal Leadership survey, specifically the tribal stage of the interviewee’s organization).
Interview your subject (interviewee) to discover information regarding his/her organization’s culture by asking the following questions:
Tell me about the relationship of your organization’s people to the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
Are the people in your organization used to taking risks (innovation) or is organizational stability more important (the status quo)?
Are the people in your organization more focused on the details of their work (the means) or toward the outcomes (the end results)?
Would you say that your organization’s leadership is more process-oriented or people-oriented?
Does your organization focus more on recognizing the accomplishments of individual members or the accomplishments of teams?
Do people tend to be easygoing and cooperative, or are they aggressive and highly competitive?
Describe the general demeanor of the organization’s people. In other words, are people mostly disengaged and apathetic, or are they engaged and energetic?
Is your organization more formal or less formal in its day-to-day operations and approaches?
Are there any organizational standards or ideals that are particularly important to the people in the organization? If so, what are they?
What words best describe the overall “mood” of the organization?
What rituals are important in the organization?
What symbols are most important to the people in the organization?
Are there any stories that people tell newcomers that help to indoctrinate them into the organization? If so, what are they?
What artifacts are most important to the people in the organization (e.g., mottos, slogans, meetings, awards, new hire trainings, etc.?)
What are people most proud of?
What do people complain most about?
What shared assumptions come to mind (that are important to the people of the organization)?

What are the opportunities and risks for you to grow your business and take advantage of demand- based economies of scale?

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Ecosystems


The final assignment should be a 2,500–word (excluding title page and references) report that focuses on the impact of digital labor platforms in your professional sector. For example, if you are a lawyer, a consultant, an IT specialist, etc, what are the opportunities and risks for you to grow your business and take advantage of demand– based economies of scale? You can focus on either opportunities and risks for freelance work or for full time work in your existing organization. Each option will present different sets of opportunities and risks for career and skill development, but also in supplier and customer interactions. Emphasis should be placed on the specific ecosystem context of your professional sector and the available digital platforms (e.g. if you are a software developer GitHub and TopCoder could be
examples of digital platforms; if you are a consultant Eden McCallum would be an example; and so on).

You are also expected to conduct relevant literature searches to develop a line of argument that is powerful for the claims you are making. The final assignment is open–ended, but it should be written in a scholarly way. References (at least 15 academic papers) should be used (not as footnotes). The references should follow the Harvard Referencing Style.

To make the analysis as powerful as possible it might be useful to ground your analysis in your personal experiences and the specific actions to be taken. In your report, make these specific strategic actions explicit. In addition, you
need to demonstrate understanding of key theoretical concepts and that you can apply theory effectively and critically.

The essay will be assessed with a focus on the:
(1) analysis of the opportunities and risks presented to you by digital labor platforms in your professional sector for each of the two scenarios (freelance vs full time work), depending on what you choose to focus on,

(2) actionable plan for career and skill development and engagement with ecosystem partners.

(3) quality of the argumentation with relevant and critical use of literature and data.

Considering this, in your opinion, which leadership theory or style will be effective when leading the merger and why?

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Unit 1 Discussion Board 2 Being the Leader

You will first meet with the CEOs of each organization, Theresa Tramlin and Mike Miller, to help them understand their important leadership roles for the success of the merger.

The merger is a significant change for both organizations; there is growing anxiety and uncertainty among the employees of both organizations. The goal is to complete the merger in a way that maintains employee performance and allegiance to the merged organization. Both CEOs were promoted from managerial positions, so one of your tasks is to help them understand how to distinguish the two roles.

Please discuss the following with your classmates:

In your opinion, what is the difference between being a manager and being a leader?
Read research findings by Kabacoff (1998) that, although men and women are perceived as equally effective in leading, women tend to focus more on production, attaining results, and people, while men tend to focus on strategic planning, organization vision, and business tasks.
Considering this, in your opinion, which leadership theory or style will be effective when leading the merger and why?

Prepare and present a report and contribute to a discussion that demonstrates mastery of the course material and its relevance to your academic specialization.

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Strategic Management

Prepare and present a report and contribute to a discussion that demonstrates mastery of the course material and its relevance to your academic specialization. Report should analyze why a tool(s) is used in all member specializations, why a tool(s) is not, and the benefit of adopting such tools. Reporting is at the level of member specializations rather than the organizational level of prior assignments. Final reports must not discuss the importance of strategic management in general and must include a composite table (created from member tables) depicting member specializations and tools used.

Members will prepare and share with their team a brief (maximum 500 – 750 word) report that examines whether, how, and why strategic management is/could/should be relevant and important for the specialization they have pursued in this degree program. Members shall mark-up and submit the attached table along with their report.
The team will then analyze the member reports and table, searching for patterns (similarities and differences between and across specializations) and evaluating their broader implications for successful implementation of strategy and strategic decision making. Faculty will follow and contribute to this team analysis and discussion.

Teams will prepare a brief (maximum 1,000 word) final synopsis of findings and conclusions and post it as a new thread in the team’s study group by Sunday of the last week of class (Week 12). Teams will also share a copy of the final synopsis in an all-class discussion area so everyone can benefit from the small group findings and analysis.
All members are expected to demonstrate effective team skills and must contribute actively, substantively, and in a timely manner to all components of this assignment.

Discuss which of these 5 factors is likely to affect MoveAhead the most. Discuss which of these is likely to be most important for MoveAhead in the future.

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MoveAhead

1.Porter’ 5 Factor Analysis: identify members in each factor of this model. Discuss which of these 5 factors is likely to affect MoveAhead the most.
2. SWOT analysis for MoveAhead. Discuss which of these is likely to be most important for MoveAhead in the future.
3. Propose a future strategy for MoveAhead. Use terms in the book to identify what kind of strategy you are proposing.

How has OD helped in similar situations (abrupt change/crisis situations). How will the workplace look like in the future? What advancements should take place in OD?

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COVID-19 and Organizational Development

Changes to OD after and due to the pandemic
o Effects of the pandemic
o Changes inside an organization
o Taking OD models into account

Role OD plays during covid
o In assisting an organization with tackling new problems
o How has OD helped in similar situations (abrupt change/crisis situations)

Talk about digitalization of processes?

Challenges & opportunities
o Future obstacles
o Potential improvements
o How will the workplace look like in the future?
o What advancements should take place in OD?

Critically examine the theory of strategic marketing management and reflect on the relevance of these ideas to the development of strategies.

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strategic marketing management

1)Critically examine the theory of strategic marketing management and reflect on the relevance of these ideas to the development of strategies

(2) Critically evaluate and apply the marketing mix and implement an integrated marketing mix programme

(3) Reflect on, evaluate, and apply marketing metrics, including financial and non financial measures

(4) Engage in tactical and strategic decision making within a marketing simulation game

(5) Critically reflect on and apply the knowledge of strategic marketing to practical case studies

What employment laws must be considered when developing a strategic workforce plan? Which e-recruiting methods would you recommend, and why? How would you know that you have the best fit for the candidate and the position?

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Strategic Human Resources and Recruitment

A large Internet retail firm is expanding its operations by opening a new warehouse and product distribution center. You have been asked to develop an e-recruiting strategy for a warehouse associate position. This information will be used by the vice president of human resources as part of the company’s hiring plan. Using CTU Library resources and the course text and materials, research e-recruiting, and address the following questions:

What employment laws must be considered when developing a strategic workforce plan?

Which e-recruiting methods would you recommend, and why?

What selection methods (i.e., résumés, interviews, tests, realistic job previews) would you use, and why?

How would you know that you have the best fit for the candidate and the position?