Management

For this assignment, you will utilize Microsoft Visio® to complete this activity. Before you begin to work on this activity, review the tutorials presented on the Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio page.  Given the following activities and precedents, draw a PERT/CPM diagram. ACTIVITY IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR DURATION (DAYS) A – 10 B – 12 C A 4 D A, B 8 E A, B 9 F C 10 G D, F 12 H E, G 15 Answer the following: What is the critical path? How long will it take to complete this project? Can activity E be delayed without delaying the completion of the project? If so, how many days? https://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/Account/AcceptTermsOfService.aspx?ws=36cd252d-2829-e811-8101-000d3af41938&vsro=8 https://trainme.erau.edu/acadtech/Integration-Instructions/download-install-visio-project/index.html

what does tax data analytics mean to you? What’s your take on this trend? Is analyzing data new to accountants? What’s different or the same about this latest trend? How do you see yourself using data in the workplace? What kinds of skills would you like to improve to work with that data? What kinds of tools would you like to master to better work with that data?  How does digitalization across clients vary?

Choose a Project This assignment will complete the development of a project integration plan for your specific project, which contains 1. A description of your specific project 2. The 10-knowledge area project management plans 3. Does creating the specific project management plans cause rework or change to the plans?   4. What was the reasoning for the plan change? 5. If you were doing the creation of the project management plans, what order would you do them in and why? 6. From the beginning of your project integration plan in week 1 until the end of week 4, discuss which elements in the previous project plans have changed and why? Deliverables 1. Answering all six questions. 2. The paper should be written in Times New Roman 12 pt. font, double spaced. 3. 6 pages long (not including the title page and references section). 4. Using APA formatting for in-text citations and for the References section. A table of contents will not be required in this paper.  5. The paper requires a minimum of at least three outside peer-reviewed sources for your references. Acceptable/credible sources include: Academic journals and books and industry journals. You could use credible business website sources in addition to the peer-reviewed required sources, but avoid Wikipedia and Google. Do not Plagiarism, thank you!

Students can chose one or more of the following suggested topics: Career Planning Financial Statements Budgets Checking and SavingsAccounts Credit and ConsumerLoans Vehicle Purchasing Affordable Housing Investing in theStock Market Mutual Funds Real Estate Retirement Planning Estate Planning (I chose credit and consumer loans ) Students will prepare a report (using MS Word) and present their project in class (using MS PowerPoint) Length: Minimum four(4) pages, excluding cover page and sources. Format: MLA Notes: As I instructed in class, you are to choose a topic among the list given on the syllabus. You may write about one theme (i.e. real-estate/purchasing a home) or a comparative analysis (i.e. buying a home vs buying a condominium). Term paper has to be minimum 4 pages (not including cover page and sources). You will use MLA format. Presentation/PowerPoint: You will be presenting in class; hence you need 1-2 PowerPoint slides with key bullet points. Please forward the PowerPoint to me.

One of the goals of this course is to give you tools to excel in your future career using key concepts from Organizational Behavior. However, as you’ve likely noticed, many of our concepts can be applied to your life as a whole. To aid in this process, I want to give you an opportunity to reflect now and think how you could apply the concepts.   Grade Details: This is an EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY and, therefore, completely optional. You will have the opportunity to earn up to 25 extra credit points.    Timing: The reflection paper is due Monday, November 23 at 11:59pm. I realize that this is quick turnaround, but this will give me enough time to grade it before the end of the semester.    Assignment Details: In this video below?https://app.vidgrid.com/view/WKYdC4NPycmA?autoplay=1&t=3.16?I try to bring everything full circle for you for this class. In doing so, I pose three questions about the course material: How can you use something that we’ve learned to be a better employee? How can you use something that we’ve learned to be a better leader? How can you use something that we’ve learned to improve your life? In a reflection paper, please write how you would answer each of those three questions. The amount of extra credit that you earn will be based on the depth of the course content that you include and the strength of the connection between the course content and your individual answers. Said differently, you must demonstrate a strong understanding and application of the course material to receive the full extra credit points.

Research at least 2 sources to support your response. Compare and contrast all of the types of contracts listed in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Sixth Edition. In your opinion, which is the best type of contract? Why? Which criteria would you use to determine whether it is better to contract out the work or develop it internally as part of the project?

Identifying Hiring Tools Thus far, you have completed a job analysis and developed a job description. Now I want you to develop a strategy for collecting information about job applicants for the job you have been investigating this semester.  Step 1: Review your Task by KSA Matrix from your job analysis to identify the KSAs that are relevant to essential tasks Individuals possess differing levels of personal attributes. Different jobs require different patterns of individual differences. By measuring these individual differences, we can select people who have the necessary attributes to succeed at a job. Based on your job analysis, identify 3-5 KSAs necessary for performing the job in question. Only those KSAs that link strongly enough (that is, receive a linkage rating of at least 2 on the scale we used) to at least one job task can be considered to be job-related requirements. Only job-related requirements should be considered in selection-related activities. Step 2: Identify tools you can use to evaluate whether your job applicants have the relevant KSAs Describe how you would measure these KSAOs. That is, tell me how you would collect information from job applicants on their KSAOs.  The Mental Measurements Yearbook (available at http://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp) may be helpful for sorting through existing measures. You DO NOT have to purchase information about the measure; but you can browse what is there to identify a tool that would be appropriate for the job and context.  Alternatively, you could describe how you would create your own measure. For example, describe how you might use biodata, situational judgment tests, or structured interviews to measure some relevant KSAOs.  If you decide to use your own measure: Describe why the tool you chose is appropriate for the job/context. Please provide 1-2 example items. For instance, if you decide to use an interview, then provide the interview questions you will use, and clearly state what KSAs you are assessing with your interview questions.

RUBRIC Highlighted the interpersonal skills and analytic skills needed when managing teams using clear examples and a well-defined synopsis of the presentation. Discussed the main points of how different leadership roles impact the team process using clear examples and well-defined reasons. Discussed different challenges that may arise while leading the team using clear examples and well-defined reasons. Discussed different types of strategies a team leader can use to develop a high-performing team using clear examples and well-defined reasons. Recommendation was included for all of the following: a strategy to build a high-performing team and overcoming challenges faced when managing the team using clear examples and well-defined reasons for each recommendation. Scenario Information As a leader, you have been tasked with building a team whose purpose is to recommend a new performance evaluation system. The current system is outdated and greatly reduces employee morale each year. Instructions As the leader of this problem-solving team, you are tasked with leading a high performing team. During the process of leading and managing the team, you have noticed things could improve, such as interpersonal and analytic skills. The company has asked you for a one-page report outlining the challenges of the team and your recommendations. In your report, you will want to: Discuss interpersonal skills and analytic skills needed when managing teams. How do the different leadership roles impact the team process? Discuss different challenges that may arise while leading the team. What are different types of strategies a team leader can use to develop a high-performing team? Provide your recommendations for the best strategy you will use, as the leader of the team, to build a high-performing team and overcome challenges you may face when managing the team.

RUBRIC AND INSTRUCTIONS RUBRIC: Clearly and strongly provided the organization’s new strategic direction and goals using clear examples in a well-written change management plan. Clearly and strongly compared key characteristics of the two merging cultures and made recommendations for the new culture of the organization using clear examples in a well-written change management plan. Clearly and strongly outlined the structured methodology you will use to plan the change initiative using clear examples in a well-written change management plan. Clearly and strongly discussed the communication plan that will be used during the change initiative using clear examples in a well-written change management plan. Clearly and strongly detailed the approach to be used to manage resistance to the change initiative using clear examples in a well-written change management plan. Clearly and strongly illustrated how change adoption will be measured using clear examples in a well-written change management plan. Used and relied on all credible sources in a well-written change management plan. Scenario You are the VP of HR in a professional services organization. Your organization recently merged with another firm to expand operations on a global scale. Before the merger, your organization had a culture that reinforced aggressive sales of consultancy services, with a focus on short-term financial gains. The organization with which yours merged had a different culture, one that supported building deep relationships with repeat customers with a focus on the long-term revenues, even when that might incur a short-term financial loss. As a result of this merger, a new organizational culture needs to be established so that everyone from both of the previously separate organizations will work and act as one team. The CEO has stated that the new culture should be one that reflects the longer-term perspective rather than short-term financial gains. The CEO recognizes this effort must be planned and will take time and has instructed you to lead the change initiative. The CEO instructs you to assemble a change management implementation plan to prepare the organization for culture change. Instructions Prepare a change management plan that: Provides organization’s new strategic direction and goals. Compares key characteristics of the two merging cultures and make recommendations for the new culture of the organization. Provides the structured methodology you will use to plan the change initiative. Discusses the communication plan that will be used during the change initiative. Details the approach to be used to manage resistance to the change initiative. Illustrates how change adoption will be measured. Provides attribution for credible sources used in the plan and in-text citations

Week 1: Crisis Leadership  1.  In your own words, what are the major factors in crisis leadership?  2.  Describe some key models of training. Which do you think is most effective?