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Deliverable 3 – Create A WBS For A Project

Competency

Evaluate organizational influences on project management and methods utilized for staffing, managing, and executing projects.

Scenario Information

You are assuming the role of the project manager for a company called SuperPacks to provide a new backpack product with a built-in refrigeration pouch and radio module. Your customer for this project is the U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations. As the project manager for your team, you will be submitting to your manager a project management report.

Instructions

Work Breakdown Schedule

As the project manager, your role is to track and manage the projects you are working on; creating a Statement of Work and a Work Breakdown Structure are tools that can help you manage a project or projects. Below you will create a Statement of work consisting of the basics of the project(s) you are working on. Consider this similar to a business or marketing report, but this will define the project, project scope, and overall strategy of the project.

Part One
Statement of Work (SOW) Document:

Develop the project Statement of Work document to include the following information:

  • A)Business need
  • B) Product scope description
  • C) Strategic plan

Part Two
As part of your Statement of Work for your project, you will create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). The WBS allows for project managers to compose all tasks of the projects into smaller components to ensure a more manageable project(s).

Develop the project Work Breakdown Structure using the WBS Template.

Please use the template that I attach! Thanks

Please help with my home work!

Crisis Management Questions


The answer to each question below must contain at least 200 words per question. No references or citations are necessary. 

Q1. Jane Jordan-Meier has stated that when journalists report on a crisis, they are more likely to side with the victim rather than with big business in their story’s approach. Do you agree with this statement? Why, or why not?
 

Q2. In Stage Three, finger pointing and “I told you so” syndrome can take over. Explain why you believe this happens. Provide a recent example, and describe what the organization or person could have done to avoid the finger pointing from happening.

Q3. Do you agree or disagree that CEOs should be spokespeople in a crisis rather than someone else? Why, or why not? In what situations should they be the spokespeople?

Q4. Compare and contrast the rules of engagement for television, radio, print, and face-to-face interviews. Describe either an example of an organization/spokesperson managing one of these media channels well during a crisis, or give an example where the organization/spokesperson managed the relationship with the media poorly. What were the benefits or consequences in your example?

Q5. Choose a recent crisis, and identify how reporters used hashtags (#) to follow, report, or locate a source for a story. How has the use of blogs, social networking sites, and other types of “new” media impacted the reporting of a crisis? Based on your research, what advice would you give to an organization that is developing and implementing a crisis media plan specifically for social media?

Q6. Reread the article by Diana Marszalek titled “Obstruction of Journalism.” Give an after-action review of “two ups and two downs” as to how some police forces are communicating with the media and the public during a crisis. What are two things that were executed well and two things that need improvement?

Q7. Discuss how you can apply the concepts learned in this course to your current or future career. How might the lessons you have learned positively impact your career success?

Assignment V: Change Management Plan (WALMART)

Assignment 5: Change Management Plan (WALMART)

Due Week 10 and worth 300 points

In this assignment, you will combine the previous four (4) assignments into a proposal that you could present to the executive leadership and board members. You will argue the value of the change management plan to the overall success of the organization. Add to your previous submissions a plan for sustaining the change in the long run.

Write a six to ten (6-10) page paper in which you:

Section I: Organization: Describe the organization (WALMART) and comment on the HR change that the organization should make. Utilize effective diagnostic tools to assess the organizations ability to change. Support assertions with theoretical evidence.

Describe the company in terms of industry, size, number of employees, and history.

Analyze in detail the current HR practice, policy, process, or procedure that you believe should be changed.

Formulate three (3) valid reasons for the proposed change based on current change management theories.

Appraise the diagnostic tools that you can use to determine an organization’s readiness for change. Propose two (2) diagnostic tools which you can utilize to determine if the organization is ready for change. Defend why you believe the diagnostic tools selected are the best choice for diagnosing change in the organization.

Using one (1) of the diagnostic tools you selected, assess the organization’s readiness for change.

Provide results of the diagnostic analysis

Explain the results

Interpret whether or not the organization is ready for change. Substantiate your conclusion by referencing current change management theories.

Section II: Kotter Change Plan: Utilizing the Kotter eight (8) step method of change, create a solid change management plan for the HR initiative you identified as requiring improvement.

Ascertain how each of the steps applies to your specific organization.

Develop a strategy that illustrates how you would address each of the eight (8) stages of change:

Establishing a sense of urgency

Creating coalition

Developing vision and strategy

Communicating the vision

Empowering broad-based action

Generating short-term wins

Consolidating gains and producing more change

Anchoring new approaches into the culture

Section III: Resistance and Communication: Research methods of minimizing resistance to change and create plan to address resistance within your change management initiative.

Diagnose the reasons for resistance to change.

Interpret the potential causes of resistance in the organization. Identify and describe three (3) potential causes of resistance to your change plan. Identify and describe three (3) potential sources of resistance to your change plan.

Create a plan for minimizing possible resistance to your change management plan.

Elaborate on the relationship between resistance to change and communication.

Evaluate three (3) communication strategies.

Recommend one (1) communication strategy that would be applicable to your organization. Diagnose why this communication strategy is best for your organization.

Create a solid communication plan for your change initiative.

Section IV: Sustaining Change: Research methods of sustaining change in organizations and create a plan for sustaining proposed change.

Recommend two (2) strategies for sustaining change:

Diagnose the two (2) theories from a scholarly perspective

Evaluate why the strategies selected are viable for the organization

Section V: Presentation: Create a visually appealing and informative presentation espousing the importance of the change management plan you developed.

Create a ten to fifteen (10-15) slide PowerPoint presentation to submit to executive leadership and board members outlining and describing your recommended change. Include the following criteria:

Be creative in your design so that is appealing to others.

Ensure that all of the MAJOR points of the plan are covered.

Create bulleted speaking notes for your presentation to the shareholders in the Notes section of the PowerPoint. Note: You may create or assume any fictitious names, data, or scenarios that have not been established in this assignment for a realistic flow of communication.

Use a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.

Create a video of yourself presenting the presentation to key stakeholders. Note: View the “Creating a Presentation for Your Course” playlist, located here for tutorials on creating and submitting video assignments.

Section VI: References: Utilize good scholarly research skills and writing skills to develop a solid change plan and presentation.

Use at least ten (10) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources

Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Evaluate the reactions to change including identifying signs of resistance and approaches to managing it.

Evaluate strategies for communicating change.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing organizational change.

Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics.