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Harrison-Keyes, Inc.
Harrison-Keyes Inc. is an organization that is trying to move into a new market that will enable them to sell their books using new media forums. Many obstacles are currently standing in their way to achieving the success that they believe they can obtain. Like many other companies Harrison-Keyes has turned to benchmarking other organizations that have encountered and overcome similar problems. We will identify organizations that have faced the specific issues that are now present at Harrison-Keyes. We will describe the situations that other organizations found themselves in, how the benchmarked company responded to the specific issue and what outcome was achieved by their responses. We will also identify the key concepts used by the benchmarked companies, and compare and contrast those concepts.
Harrison-Keyes is a successful company with award winning authors writing books for them to publish. We will give Harrison-Keyes the tools that they need to keep that team together. We will establish ways for them to overcome obstacles using implementation plans, strategic and risk management as the foundation for success.
Compare and Contrast
Organizations that have gained recognition for best practices are often mimicked by others to gain or improve their company’s financial status and make them leaders in their markets. To find out which organizations have the best practice solutions, benchmarking research is done by the organization looking to make change. Harrison-Keyes Publications, Inc. has decided to make major changes that will help improve their financial status by implementing an innovative strategy that will have long-term affects. These changes require effective project planning to be successful. Harrison-Keyes has benchmarked other organizations that have best practice