...THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR GREENHECK FAN CORPORATION by Kathleen A. Drengler A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Training and Development Approved for completion of 4 Semester Credits 198-750 Field Problem in Training and Development _________________________ Research Advisor The Graduate College University of Wisconsin-Stout December 2001 2 The Graduate College University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, Wisconsin 54751 ABSTRACT Drengler (Writer) (Last Name) Kathleen (First) A (Initial) The Design and Implementation of a Leadership Development Program for Greenheck Fan Corporation Training & Development (Graduate Major) Jerry Coomer (Research Advisor) December 2001 (Month/Year) (No. Pages) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Name of Style Manual Used in this Study) The purpose of this field problem was to design and implement a leadership development program for Greenheck Fan Corporation. Consistent growth over the prior five years and aggressive growth projections created leadership opportunities throughout the organization. A corporate culture that supports promotions from within and a projected workforce labor shortage required development of the skills of existing employees to fill emerging leadership roles. This leadership development program defines the competencies necessary...
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...MANAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS Dr. Winston W. Rovce INTRODUCTION l am going to describe my pe,-.~onal views about managing large software developments. I have had various assignments during the past nit,.: years, mostly concerned with the development of software packages for spacecraft mission planning, commanding and post-flight analysis. In these assignments I have experienced different degrees of successwith respect to arriving at an operational state, on-time, and within costs. I have become prejudiced by my experiences and I am going to relate some of these prejudices in this presentation. COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONS There are two essential steps common to all computer program developments, regardless of size or complexity. There is first an analysis step, followed second by a coding step as depicted in Figure 1. This sort of very simple implementation concept is in fact all that is required if the effort is sufficiently small and if the final product is to be operated by those who built it - as is typically done with computer programs for internal use. It is also the kind of development effort for which most customers are happy to pay, since both steps involve genuinely creative work which directly contributes to the usefulness of the final product. An implementation plan to manufacture 13rger software systems, and keyed only to these steps, however, is doomed • tofailure. Many additional development steps are required, none contribute...
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...techniques. Bottom-up Design Early programming techniques developed in the 1950s centred on problem-solving by using bottom-up design of the solution in which the extreme details of the programming solution were investigated first, as opposed to beginning with a breakdown by broad objectives. Each program was written in isolation to solve a particular sub-problem. The difficulty arose when the various sub-programs had to work together to produce the desired programs. Program logic was guided by the limitations of primary memory, and programs were designed with the objective of executing them as fast as possible. However, as application programs grew in size, several programmers worked together to solve them. Project teams were set up, consisting of several programmers and a project leader. However, programmers often switch jobs and might leave a company before a project is fully developed, thus requiring another programmer to continue the unfinished work midstream. This required formulation of a definite summary of how a problem is to be solved. This was not provided by the bottom-up approach to programming. Another approach was required. Top-down Design In recent years, computer memory ceased to be the limitation factor for most of the application programs. This, along with increasing software complexity and maintenance hitches, shifted the focus from the execution time to the programming techniques adopted in development of a program. It allowed programs to be written in a more...
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...N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22311-1772 • (703) 845-2000. This material may be reproduced by or for the U.S. Government pursuant to the copyright license under the clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 (NOV 95). Preface This document was prepared for the Office of the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology) under the task order Defense Manufacturing Strategy, and addresses a task objective, to provide a case study on integrated product/process development implementation. This case study will be used for acquisition and technology training purposes by the sponsor. Many of the incentives, strategies, and implementation approaches at Ford have parallels in and implications for the acquisition processes of the Department of Defense (DoD). The DoD student is asked to draw conclusions based on his or her own situation. The authors wish to thank the Ford managers who participated in this study: Mr. Gene Nelson, Ford Director, Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Program Engineering, and Ms. Gail Copple, Ford Investment Efficiency Manager. We are grateful...
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...Institute, Affiliate of Sloan Foundation Industry Studies Centers Major Interests: • Innovation Management • Product Design, Marketing and Brand Management • Innovative Teaching Approaches (Multimedia Enhanced on campus and Distance Learning) AWARDS 1995 Boeing Outstanding Educator Award Hesburg Award Team (for Educational Innovation) In 1995, I was a co-recipient of the Boeing Outstanding Educator Award and a member of the team receiving the Hesburg Award for Educational Innovation TEACHING Teaching Role. My recent teaching has been in Rensselaer’s resident MBA program (both full and parttime), Professional and Distance Education Program and undergraduate programs. My research and teaching have made important contributions to efforts to build the marketing and management and technology curricula in the School of Management at Rensselaer and at other universities who have adopted our teaching materials. As a pioneer in interactive leaning material on product development and manufacturing, I have developed several interactive multimedia cases and collaborated on the development of simulations designed to teach marketing principles and bridge management and engineering disciplines. The simulations teach marketing, design and manufacturing concepts by exposing students to tradeoffs inherent in new product development. They help provide an understanding of design, manufacturing, and marketing decisions, as well as cash and investment flows, inventory management, and product ...
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...Streams Research Journal Vol.2,Issue.IV/May; 12pp.1-4 Asst. Prof. Rajani Kota Research Papers ISSN:-2230-7850 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES Asst. Prof. Rajani Kota Dept. of Computer Science A.R.Burla Womens' College, Solapur. Abstract Software development is the set of activities and processes for programmers that will eventually result in a software product. This may include requirement analysis, software design, implementation, testing, documentation, maintenance and then describing computer programs that meet user requirements within the constraints of the environment. It is a structure imposed on the development of software product. Software development is the most important process in developing a Software/tool. The successful execution of the project highly depends on the techniques used to develop the model. Software development technology has an under the model-explicit or implicit-of the development process. In order to understand more about the development process and the methodologies, we abstract from these. The perspective chosen for the abstraction include models developed during the process and the kind of abstraction involved in the techniques of the process. I .INTRODUCTION Software is a one kind of system or we can say the package which is used in many organization. It is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. It can be thought of as the variable part of a computer and hardware the invariable...
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...trained. Next, an instructional design is crafted to meet this need. Only after the design is complete are the instructional materials developed. During development, individual and group tryouts of the materials are conducted. Results are iteratively fed back into design and development. Evaluation is a central feature of ISD and is performed in each phase. The phases are: Phase 1: Analysis –Determine if training is the appropriate solution; if so, define training requirements Phase 2: Design – Define objectives, design the training program, and select training methods and media. Phase 3: Development- Develop all training materials in accordance with design. Conduct pilot training classes. Refine course, as necessary. Phase 4: Implementation – Implementing training, evaluate, and refine. Phase 5: Evaluation – Performed during development, during implementation, immediately after training, and six months or more after training. Most training design models contain five steps. One of the most commonly used models is the ADDIE model, which stands for analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. Analysis stands for needs analysis, where the need for the training is studied. Design is the phase where the training program is outlined and planned. Development is where the training is rolled out to the field in whatever form the design phase stipulated. Evaluation concludes the process and measures how effective the training program was at achieving its goals. ...
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...COMPLETE CLASS EDU 305 Week 1 DQs EDU 305 Week 1 Key Theories of Child Development Worksheet EDU 305 Week 2 Culture and Development EDU 305 Week 2 DQs EDU 305 Week 3 Classroom Observation Summary EDU 305 Week 3 DQs EDU 305 Week 3 Preschool Program Design EDU 305 Week 4 Applied Development Theory Handout EDU 305 Week 4 Applied Developmental Theory Activity EDU 305 Week 4 DQs EDU 305 Week 4 Elementary School Design EDU 305 Week 5 Classroom Observation and Teacher Interview Paper EDU 305 Week 5 Media Influence EDU 305 Week 5 Middle School Design Activity mode aims to provide quality study notes and tutorials to the students of EDU 305 Complete Class in order to ace their studies. EDU 305 COMPLETE CLASS To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/edu-305-complete-class/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM EDU 305 COMPLETE CLASS EDU 305 Week 1 DQs EDU 305 Week 1 Key Theories of Child Development Worksheet EDU 305 Week 2 Culture and Development EDU 305 Week 2 DQs EDU 305 Week 3 Classroom Observation Summary EDU 305 Week 3 DQs EDU 305 Week 3 Preschool Program Design EDU 305 Week 4 Applied Development Theory Handout EDU 305 Week 4 Applied Developmental Theory Activity EDU 305 Week 4 DQs EDU 305 Week 4 Elementary School Design EDU 305 Week 5 Classroom Observation and Teacher Interview Paper EDU 305 Week 5 Media Influence EDU 305 Week 5 Middle School Design Activity mode aims to provide quality study notes and tutorials to the...
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...THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE LECTURE NOTES DEVELOPING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS The Systems Development Cycle: The systems approach can be applied to the solution of many types of problems. When this involves the development of information system solutions to business problems, it is called information systems development or application development. Most computer-based information systems are conceived, designed, and implemented using some form of systematic development process. In this process, end users and information specialists design information systems based on an analysis of the information requirements of an organization. Thus, a major part of this process is known as systems analysis and design. When the systems approach is applied to the development of information system solutions, a multistep process or cycle emerges. This is frequently called the information systems development cycle, also known as the systems development life cycle (SDLC). Steps involved and products produced in the traditional information systems development cycle: 1. Systems investigation - Product: Feasibility Study 2. Systems analysis - Product: Functional Requirements 3. Systems design - Product: Systems Specifications 4. Systems implementation - Product: Operational System 5. Systems maintenance - Product: Improved System 1. All the activities involved are highly related and interdependent. 2. Several developmental activities can occur at the same time...
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...Leadership Development at 3M: New Process, New Techniques, New Growth Margaret Alldredge, Cindy Johnson, Jack Stoltzfus, 3M; Al Vicere, Smeal Coiiege of Business,The Pennsylvania State University; and the 3M ALDP Design Team rom the moment she first shook his hand in a receiving line after his arrival at 3M, Margaret Alldredge, staff vice president, Leadership Development and Learning, knew Jim McNemey was passionate about developing leaders. McNemey was fresh from an enormously successful career at GE. He talked of implementing Six Sigma (a rigorous process designed to improve productivity, increase profits, and enhance customer service) and shared his view that Six Sigma was not only about process improvement but aiso a way to develop leaders rapidly. He also suggested that 3M might be ripe for the establishment of its own "Crotonville," GE's vaunted center for cultivating leadership talent. That first meeting set into motion the creation of a new, intense, and exciting approach to developing 3M's leaders. F HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING 45 One of Jim McNemey's first questions after arriving at 3M Company as its new CEO was, "What are we doing here to develop leaders?" The response from the 3M leadership development team convinced him ihe company could do more to develop high-potential talent. Almost immediately, he challenged the team to craft an intensive leadership development strategy that would rival that of his prior employer, GE. This article chronicles our...
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...Streams Research Journal Vol.2,Issue.IV/May; 12pp.1-4 Asst. Prof. Rajani Kota Research Papers ISSN:-2230-7850 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES Asst. Prof. Rajani Kota Dept. of Computer Science A.R.Burla Womens' College, Solapur. Abstract Software development is the set of activities and processes for programmers that will eventually result in a software product. This may include requirement analysis, software design, implementation, testing, documentation, maintenance and then describing computer programs that meet user requirements within the constraints of the environment. It is a structure imposed on the development of software product. Software development is the most important process in developing a Software/tool. The successful execution of the project highly depends on the techniques used to develop the model. Software development technology has an under the model-explicit or implicit-of the development process. In order to understand more about the development process and the methodologies, we abstract from these. The perspective chosen for the abstraction include models developed during the process and the kind of abstraction involved in the techniques of the process. I .INTRODUCTION Software is a one kind of system or we can say the package which is used in many organization. It is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. It can be thought of as the variable part of a computer and hardware the invariable...
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...space system development programs in which Space Act Agreements are used provide detailed cost estimates for each year of the program based upon a complete analysis of the program over time before preliminary designs are completed. We also recommended that the Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate examine whether more comprehensive costs estimates should be developed by the Commercial Crew Program before the completion of the Critical Design Reviews by NASA’s current commercial partners; routinely track adherence to the 90-day goal for responding to contractor requests for alternate requirement standards and variances and explore ways to facilitate the process; and, in conjunction with the FAA and the Air Force, formally establish a tri-agency Safety Steering Group for resolution of issues involving crew and public safety during commercial spaceflight operations. NASA’s efforts to facilitate the development of a commercial crew transportation capability began in earnest in February 2010 when the Agency awarded $50 million in Space Act Agreements to five commercial partners to help fund research and design of key technologies and systems. Known as Commercial Crew Development Round 1 (CCDev1), NASA awarded funded agreements to Sierra Nevada Corporation (Sierra Nevada) ($20 million), The Boeing Company (Boeing) ($18 million), United Launch Alliance ($6.7 million), Blue Origin, LLC ($3.7 million), and Paragon Space Development Corporation...
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...whitepaper from Impact International looks at four key challenges that must be addressed by learning organizations to effectively align corporate training with business strategy. Drawing on examples from a number of leading companies, we suggest that the best vehicle for sustainable organization development is to engage training participants in real work with live strategic issues. This delivers a “triple hit” benefit wherein training can achieve development goals; increase participant grasp of and commitment to company strategic goals; and actually produce innovative ideas, solutions and strategies to meet the needs of the business. www.impactinternational.com aligning training with Corporate Strategy exeCutive Summary This whitepaper from Impact International looks at four key challenges that must be addressed by learning organizations to effectively align corporate training with business strategy. Drawing on examples from a number of leading companies, we suggest that the best vehicle for sustainable organization development is to engage training participants in real work with live strategic issues. This delivers a “triple hit” benefit wherein training can achieve development goals; increase participant grasp of and commitment to company strategic goals; and actually produce innovative ideas, solutions and strategies to meet the needs of the business. Since the publishing of Adelsberg and Trolley’s influential 1999 book Running Training Like A Business, which made the...
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...provides an overview of the Program Cycle to all USAID staff and their development partners. The overview demonstrates how the components of the Program Cycle support each other and relate to annual processes and documents. We now live in a more dynamic world, however, with new development partners, more coordination among various US Government actors, shorter execution cycles, new policies and fiscal realities, and greater appreciation for the complexity and contingency of development. The Program Cycle acknowledges that development is not static and is rarely linear, and therefore stresses the need to assess and reassess through regular monitoring, evaluation, and learning. The Program Cycle encourages planning and project management innovations to reduce the unit cost of delivery and increase the cost-effectiveness and lasting impact of development cooperation. In short, we are not going back to the future, but moving forward based on historical best practices. PROGRAM CYCLE COMPONENTS: 1. Agency Policies and Strategies. 2. Country Development strategies 3. Project Design and Implementation 4. Monitoring 5. Evaluation 6. Learning and Adapting 7. Budget Resources Agency Policies and Strategies: The Program Cycle is informed by a series of U.S. Government and USAID policies and strategies that define the goals and purpose of this approach, and that ultimately strive to make USAID a better development partner. Key policies and...
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...Employee Training and Career Development Paper Gretchen Baker HRM 300 August 4, 2012 Dr. Tim Lolatte Employee Training and Career Development Paper Training and development programs help increase both employee morale and performance. Offering training programs that are relevant to the job will send a message to your staff that professional development is a priority within the organization. Training employees so they can improve their skill set or learn new technologies will increase their productivity and overall job performance. (DemandMedia Inc, 2012) Training may be new hire training where new employees go through a specified amount of time where they learn subjects ranging from orientation to continuation classes in supervisory skills, customer service skills, communication techniques, time management, organizational techniques and strategies as well as team-building. These developmental training modules may not focus directly on an individual's performance but can help the employee improve his skill set, improve how he manages employees and can help reduce turnover. Leadership training assists with training employees who are being career pathed within the company and educates current supervisors on new, effective strategies for leading and encouraging employees. (DemandMedia Inc, 2012) Training current employees for future job responsibilities helps you develop employees from within. As employees see current employees move up within the organizational structure...
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