...Taking what you've learned from the readings and videos this week, write a 3-5 page paper using APA style and formatting to include a title page, abstract, and bibliography. Research ways to effectively communicate within a team. What works? What doesn't? What do you do when a communication breakdown occurs within a team? Write a communication plan for your group that includes ways to prevent communication breakdowns, and ways to fix communication breakdowns when they occur. Be sure to include examples of teams where communication breakdowns occurred, identify where, when and how the breakdown happened, and why. List possible ways the communication breakdown could have been prevented or fixed. If the solution is given in your example, evaluate the solution. Would your communication plan need to change if you were working with a culturally diverse team? Why or why not? Also, share your experiences about two different work groups--one effective and one ineffective in the areas noted below. If you don’t have any or much experience with groups at work, you can instead analyze other types of groups in which you’ve been a member, such as a club, church group, sports team, etc. a. Describe each group with regard to an overview of the members, their positions/roles, gender, ages, and any other factors you think will help us understand the makeup of the group. Please do not share names. b. Describe the purpose of each group with regard to what it did. What tasks did...
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... Ms. Rama Ramamurthy 640 Fisher Hall ramamurthy.3@osu.edu 292-7397 Office Hours: REQUIRED TEXT MATERIALS: Anthony and Govindarajan. Management Control Systems, Eleventh edition. Homewood: Irwin, Inc., 2004 (abbreviated A&G) Supplementary materials (abbreviated S) are sold in a package by CopEz. Some supplementary items may be distributed in class or made available on the Internet. OPTIONAL MATERIALS FOR REFERENCE: Horngren, Charles T., George Foster, and Srikant M. Datar. Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis. Eleventh edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2003 (or another cost accounting text) Kaplan, Robert S., and Robin Cooper. Cost and Effect: Using Integrated Cost Systems to Drive Profitability and Performance. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1998. Kaplan, Robert S., and David P. Norton. The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1996. Porter, Michael E. Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. New York: The Free Press, 1985. Ronstadt. The Art of Case Analysis. Third edition. Lord Publishing, 1993. (1-800-525-5673) COURSE METHOD: The requiring reading for the course includes cases and chapters contained in the assigned textbook and supplementary materials. Most class...
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...What works? What is a team is a group of individuals with a common goal or purpose there are there are many dynamics when it comes there are many dynamics when it comes to working effectively as a team. When working as a team the best thing that works is communication, performance, reliability, constructively, having these item listed as a team that works. What doesn't? When a team doesn’t work usually all or some of the items listed above. That’s why it it very important to follow that guidance that are places on your team until completion. What do you do when a communication breakdown occurs within a team? There are several things that you can do when a communication breakdown occurs within a team. Breakdown often happens when someone has false assumptions about what someone is or is not supporting a team. So confirming that everyone is on the same page is on way to clear up any misunderstand standings within a team. Write a communication plan for your group that includes ways to prevent communication breakdowns, and ways to fix communication breakdowns when they occur. Fortunately there are numerous things that can do to prevent breakdowns ways to fix communication breakdowns when they occur. One thing that you can do Be sure to include examples of teams where communication breakdowns occurred, identify where, when and how the breakdown happened, and why. List possible ways the communication breakdown could have been prevented or fixed...
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...recommended the ERP system which can help NIBCO better move forward. 2. Why did it choose a Big Bang approach, rather than the 3-to-5 year plan suggested by the consulting firm? Firstly, the business initiatives were demanding a quicker implementation, 3-to-5 year is quite a long time. Secondly, some team members worried that the company would just get to the point where it would say “enough is enough” without executing the whole plan, they will just focus on this part but ignore the plan from the whole company view. And thirdly, some companies who had used the “go-slow” approach were not as successful as they expected, it is a little risky to spend 3-to-5 years to implement this probably not successful plan. On the other hand, the benefits of the Big Bang would be multimillion dollar operational improvements and reductions in inventory costs. And the consulting costs under Big Bang would be lower than the 3-to-5 year plan. 3. Describe the pros and cons of a Big Bang approach, versus a less risky rollout strategy. If you had been the IS head at NIBCO, what approach would you have recommended and why? I searched for the internet and found some pros and cons for Big Bang. Pros are as follows: “No one has to operate their business in two different computer systems”. “Everyone in the company moves forward on the same day”....
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...Frequent Shopper Program | Part 1 | | Jason J. Kral BSA/385 December 9, 2013 Andrew Carpenter Development Methodologies A development methodology is the framework that a developer or team uses to structure, plan, and control the process of developing a system or application. There is a wide variety of methodologies to choose from, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Two of the more common and most used methodologies are the Waterfall method, and the agile method. This paper will focus on these two methods giving detailed descriptions, as well as advantages and disadvantages. Testing for each method will also be covered. The Waterfall Method The Waterfall Method of development is a linear-sequential life cycle model. This method is very simple to use and understand. In this model, each phase needs to be completed before the next phase can begin, phases cannot overlap, and once you finish a phase you cannot go back. A good example of this process is a literal waterfall flowing down the side of a mountain. "Once the water begins to flow over the mountain, it will hit each rock and continue down. The water can never go in the opposite direction." (Rouse, 2007) This is displayed in the following chart: The waterfall method allows for departmentalization and easy managerial control. "A schedule can be set with deadlines for each stage of development and a product can proceed through the development process like a car in a carwash, and theoretically...
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...producing. As Adams-Woodford works to develop a product road map, he is faced with three critical decisions: 1. Move from one form of the Aigle process (Scrum) to a newer process (Kanban), 2. Extend the Aigle methodology to other teams within the business unit, and 3. Expand Aigle to other teams outside of the business unit in the organization at large. Recommendations for Adam-Woodford are as follows: * Meet with a software development product managers and other key influencers within the business function to analyze, evaluate, and decide to move forward with a Scrum or Kanban process, * After a sufficient Aiglie problem resolution with the software development group, Adam-Woodford should expand Aigle to other teams within the business unit deemed appropriate, * And postpone extending the Aigle process to other Pearson business units in order to focus on the current, more urgent needs, within his product management scope. II. Problem: How can the VP within the Digital Learning Division of the North American Education unit, Greg Adams-Woodford, implement the product road map, his place within it and the broader Aigle effort at Pearson? III. Key Decision Criteria: * Customer centricity * Development speed and flexibility * Work team productivity * Product lifecycle phase * Job role and responsibility IV. Data and Alternative Analysis: Decision #1: Scrum vs. Kanban...
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...Strategy Learning Team Reflection: Chase Strategy Carla Brown, Christine Denson, Shacorra Hall, Danielle McGregor, Donnie Phillips OPS 571 October 1, 2015 Dr. Deborah Jones Learning Team Reflection: Chase Strategy Chase Strategy: Introduction Learning Tea A will discuss the Chase strategy. The examination of two companies that may benefit from the utilization of the Chase strategy will take place. Challenges a company may face implementing the Chase strategy within their organization is researched. Advantages and disadvantages of the Chase strategy are identified. Whether intentionally or unintentionally all companies depend on a form of demand generation strategy. The Chase strategy is best recognized when production meets demand from one period to the next. The strategy is most effective when demand is unpredictable and there is no inventory. According to "Chase Strategy Basics: A Lead Generation How-To" (2014), "The basic principle of the Chase Strategy is to identify the market you want to target with your marketing, and create a profile of potential buyers” (Chase Strategy Basics). Companies create a database of potential customers, and then take steps to get leads and turn leads to sales. The chase strategy concentrates selectively targeted accounts. The chase strategy is not for every business. As with all tactics, there are pros and cons with the Chase strategy. Some advantages when applying the Chase strategy are aggregating planning; inventory is allowed...
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...are times, while working as part of a team, when I think, “I could get this done faster by myself.” My thought may be accurate, but would completing the project as a team be more beneficial for the company in the long run? Let’s look at some pros and cons of working as a team, using an imaginary project as an example. Project: Mass communication to geographically diverse work force regarding upcoming changes to health benefits • Teamwork Con: Speed o Working in a team requires multiple schedules to be coordinated. If Mary’s part of the project cannot be done until Bob has completed his part of the project, Mary becomes dependent on Bob’s schedule. Bob may experience an illness or be assigned a task that requires immediate completion. Mary could have completed the entire project faster had she been working by herself. o The deadline for this project cannot be altered, as the implementation date for the changes to benefits is set in stone. • Teamwork Pro: Multiple perspectives o Having varied perspectives on the strategy used to announce the benefit changes may be the difference between retaining and losing valuable workers. o A team approach to this project can include perspectives from various geographic regions, which may have varied cultural influences and communication styles. What may seem like an innocuous change in Region A may be much more significant in Region B. While the change may still have to be made, the team approach to the project will bring the...
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...mutually supportive environment that encourages our people to develop their potentials to an optimal level. * a true quality of professionalism that can be found in all world-class multinational companies. * team oriented professionals, who contribute to the greater whole of the organization through their participation in decision making situations. * a system which recognizes and rewards groups as well as individuals for their efforts and contributions to the company. Review: http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Banglalink-Reviews-E534901.htm “So far so good” Current Anonymous Employee – Reviewed last week Pros – security, satisfaction and the culture facilitates to learn Cons – friends and family would want undue favors http://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Banglalink-EI_IE534901.11,21.htm http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Banglalink-Reviews-E534901.htm# “Nice enveronment to work in banglalink.” Current Human Resources Administration Executive in Dhaka (Bangladesh) – Reviewed 2 weeks ago Pros – Now a days, people wants to work in a telecommunication company to show their output perfectly. So that i joined in banglalink as it is a multinational company; its mother company is Vimpelcom & was Orascom Telecom Holdings. Cons – banglalink is not maintaining the hundred percent multinational enveronment as now a days it is very expencive to maintain the same...
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...Case of the Pro-Sales Agent Program Webster University Abstract Pro-Audio is a manufacturer of electronic sound processing equipment. Its leading product was an advanced digital reverb unit called PSX-360, which retails for about $12,000. It was sold primarily to major recording studios and professional musicians throughout the country though an exclusive network of approximately 50 leading professional audio retailers. Pro-Audio created the Pro-Sales Agent Program to stem the tide of discounting that seemed to be harming the overall studio equipment industry. Unfortunately, concerns have risen that include: 1) Slow sales growth, 2) retailers’ finding ways to circumvent the fixed pricing clause, and 3) is administratively cumbersome and deters the retailers’ ability to sell and deliver the product. My paper will address these concerns and provide executive leadership with options to resolve these concerns. Keywords: branding, breakeven analysis, cross-functional teams, discounting, premium price, willingness to pay. Pro-Audio Sales Agent Program The Pro-Sales Agent Program (PSAP) was created in an effort to curtail the tide of discounting that seemed to be harming the overall studio equipment industry. Certain adverse conditions included: 1) An increasing dependence on orders from two of PSX’s largest dealers. One dealer was in Los Angeles and the other in New York, and by April, these two dealers accounted for 70% of the company’s total sales of...
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...1.Strategy for innovation Innovation: applications of new ideas to the products and processes that increase commercial values. Five techniques for innovating by using existing resources (inside the box): Subtraction: generating a new innovation by removing the existing components. Division: separate an object or service to multiple parts and rearrange the parts into something new. Multiplication: duplicate a current components and innovation by removing the existing components. Task unification: unifying unrelated functions or tasks. Attribute dependency: make previously independent attributes dependent on one another. Generating new ideas is easy, but making them into innovation is hardneed innovation strategy. Innovation strategy: long-term plan that improves firm’s innovation success rate. A good innovation strategy invests in innovation projects that align with company’s resources and capabilities and satisfy customers’ needs. Why important? It enables firm to introduce innovations to marketplace and thus remain competitive. It helps enhance the existing products and services so that improve customers’ utility. It improves the efficiency and output of the process of innovation. It helps to understand and manage the risk associated with innovation. 2.Inspiring innovation Internal sources of innovation * R&D: investment in basic researches (researches that advance knowledge) Investment in applied researches (researches for specific problem or...
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...The Henry Tam case is in the course packet. Make sure to pay attention to both the case text and the exhibits when you prepare your analysis. 90% of the score will be based on content, as discussed in the critical thinking grading rubric. 10% will be based on style. While it will be okay to fill in the table below with bullet points, each bullet point should be a full sentence. The analysis should be comprehensive, yet concise; there is no minimum or maximum word count. Grammatical and spelling errors will lower your style score. Total value: 22 points. 1A. Please analyze the opportunity: Customer value 1. Who is end user and purchaser/decider? Is this a Pro or con and why? The target market is something the team struggles with throughout the case. The students (Henry and Dana) believe the ideal market is the education market (i.e. elementary school aged children), however the founders believed they should be going after the entertainment market (i.e. junior high and above). Both have sound reasoning for their opinions; however I tend to side with the students that the best approach in the beginning would be to go after the education market because of the inherent benefits available. I will be answering the questions based on the standpoint their target market is the education market. In the education market, the end user would be younger children (elementary school aged children) with the decision maker being their parent or their music teacher...
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...VIRTUAL TEAMS INTRODUCTION PROS OF VIRTUAL TEAMS CONS OF VIRTUAL TEAMS WAYS TO USE VIRTUAL TEAMS IMPORTANCE OF E- LEADERSHIP ROLE OF MANAGER IN VIRTUAL TEAMS COMPANIES THAT USE VIRTUAL TEAMS AND TYPES OF VIRTUAL TEAMS CHALLENGES FACED BY ORGANIZATION IN USING VIRTUAL TEAMS HOW TO OVER COME THESE PROBLEMS CONCLUSION Technology is all around everyone and it is becoming more and more advance every single day. People do not have to rely on talking to individuals face to face and instead people are doing everything over the computers, tablets or even cell phones. As technology is growing companies are going to be primarily using virtual teams. Virtual teams are “whose members are interact primarily throughelectronic communications. Members of a virtual team may be within the same building or across continents.” (Business Dictionary) Companies are all over the world is using them to set up conferences, meetings, and interaction between co-workers. As technology advances we will address types of virtual teams, positives, negatives, challenges that are faced, roles of managers of the teams and how they overcome obstacles. Many people just see virtual teams as a phenomenon and when inactualitythey are bringing together companies closer because they are providing more structure for the organization to stay on a strict schedule and finish projects more rapidly. As long as you have cooperative team and many sources to utilize you will have a successful virtual team that...
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...The Aspects of Internal Hiring Vs. External Hiring: Pros and Cons Calvin Bowens WRTG 394 Advance Business Writing 1 October 2014 Professor John Ross Executive Summary This research provides an evaluation of the historic and current practices used to select internal employees for promotion in mid-level manager position versus selecting external candidates to fill those positions. Methods of this evaluation will include pros and cons, site managers and human resource team feedback, as well as, corporate leadership take on possible approaches. Results of this evaluation show that each hiring requirement is unique in nature when referring to positions of leadership. All members interviewed or who shared their insight stated having a clear understanding of what higher level leadership wants and demands must be established up front. Therefore, assumptions of these higher level expectations almost always end in failure of the newly hired external candidate or the internally hired employee. In addition, research finds current business practice being utilize in the company does not support selecting internally or externally. There are several areas requiring further attention and investigation, to include possible remedial training for human resource generalist and site managers for the sole purpose of building staff confidence and growing leaders from within. Corporate leaders have taken the hands-off approach to hiring mid-level managers. With that said, a clear and concise...
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...The discussion dealt with evaluating if Zara should update the current POS infrastructure and consequences of the decision. We discussed pros of the current POS systems were centered on speed, flexibility and the ease of set up and maintenance in stores. Cons of the current system were the antiquated OS, limited real-time transparency and the inability to get accurate inventories and perform store-store transfers. Another major con was that it was developed, maintained, and supported in house by a single resource. As the cons outweighed the pros, the team agreed that the upgrade was inevitable. We also concluded that the IT team would need to be structured prior to the POS upgrade so they could manage and support this massive initiative. As with any investment, a thorough analysis would need to be performed using key financial metrics (e.g. ROI, NPV, etc.). We also discussed how Zara’s business model aided in maintaining a competitive edge. Their business model focused on avoiding "classic" clothing lines that would always be in style 3-5 times the number of styles more than potential competitors. Zara also offered differentiation through their timeliness to get new styles to stores and the multitude of new designs offered throughout the year. In order to sustain this competitive advantage they would have to continue to innovate and protect the value chain. We also discussed how Zara's business model of holding low inventory in stock and making frequent changes made the...
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