PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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Project Planning – Developing the Project Plan and Determining Critical Path 1.Using the District4WarehouseMove WBS.xls provided, create a project plan for the District 4 Warehouse Move project. Use the PDF document, Project Plan Check – District4Move, to check your work to be sure you have created your starting project plan correctly. ProjectLibre is required for this task. https://sourceforge.net/projects/projectlibre/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/projectlibre/   If you have not yet downloaded ProjectLibre, please click here and follow the directions to do so now.   Note: you will need to insert a column to include your WBS codes, then you will need to sequence the tasks to show tasks by work package.  2.Based upon the details in the WBS and the project case, determine which tasks need to be completed first and which tasks are dependent upon other tasks to be completed prior to starting. Using this information identify predecessors in your project plan’s predecessor column. Complete the predecessor column by entering the line number of tasks that must be completed in order for each task to start. This will create your project timeline.   3.Using ProjectLibre’s Network or flow diagram view, determine the critical path for this project. In a MS Word document, list the activities that are on the critical path. Considering the risks identified in the risk table below, identify which risks would be most likely to increase your project timeline. Justify your responses.  4.Submit both your completed project plan and your MS Word document.   District 4 Production Warehouse Move Project – Risk Table    1   Permits are not received per the schedule    2   Finish work contractors walk off the job half way through    3   Framing and drywall contractors are running behind schedule and can only produce half their crew as scheduled    4   Work benches are poor quality and 1/3 will have to be rebuilt    Submit your plan to M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, September 20, 2017.     Assignment 2 Grading Criteria     Maximum Points     Correctly developed a project plan from the WBS provided     60     Completed the predecessor column correctly in the project plan based upon information in the case.     40     Correctly identified critical path activities     16     Correctly identified risks that would impact the project schedule     40     Used proper writing components such as, correct grammar, spelling, and word choice and cited all sources using correct APA style, etc..     44   Total:  200

1st time discussion

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“Beethoven; Art and Protest in the 1800s” Please respond to one (1) of the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

 

  • Listen to one (1) composition (i.e., for a symphony) by Beethoven, a transitional figure between classical and romantic music. Identify the composition that you listened to, and determine whether you would characterize the chosen composition as either the Classical or Romantic style of music. Explain the key features that lead you to your conclusion. Identify one (1) modern musician who you believe was great at one type of music yet pioneered another.
  • Select one (1) example of a literary work or a work of visual art from the 1800s—either Romantic or Realist in style—that responds in some way to the Industrial Revolution. Identify the work and the artist or writer, describe its features and style, and explain the manner in which it responds to the Industrial Revolution. Identify one (1) specific literary or artistic work of our day that effectively protests a social injustice.

 

Explore:

 

Beethoven

 

 

 
Art Reacting to the Industrial Revolution

 

HRM548 Recruitment and Retention Practices Week 5 Assignment Learning Team Deliverable

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Learning Team Deliverable

This week is a DRAFT that will lead towards the final project.  If your team shows progress, you will be awarded the weekly points.

Submit the DRAFT version of your Recruitment and Selection Strategy/Rewards and Compensation Plan. Using information from previous weeks, update your plan by incorporating what you have learned. Be sure to include the impact globalization may have on your staffing strategy and factors that could affect the HR management of your selected company. The plan must contain the following information:

  • Recruitment and Selection Strategy
    • What are the key qualifications for a person filling the position?
    • What is the recruitment strategy?
  • Relevant labor market (must include discussion of home country versus host country staffing for each position)
  • Role of succession management and career management
  • How will candidates be identified?
    • Search firms
    • Advertising
    • Internet
      • Career planning system
      • Other
  • How will candidates be attracted?
    • Employment branding
    • Advertising
    • Other
  • How will you select the final candidates?
    • Interview methodologies
    • Testing
    • Reference checking
    • Background and criminal checks
    • Who will be involved in the process?
  • Will you offer incentives to candidates?
  • Rewards and Compensation Plan for each position and the region
    • What is the most appropriate way to determine base pay?
  • Job-based pay
  • Person-based pay (skills or competencies?)
    • What other rewards considerations should be included for this position or business unit?
  • Base pay as a percent of total pay
  • Benefits packages including global considerations
  • Incentive packages
    • Individual
    • Team
  • What are the administrative issues associated with the staffing and rewards plans?
    • Affirmative action and EEO
    • Disparatetreatment
    • Disparate impact
    • Metrics and Measurements

 

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

 

 

LASA ASSIGNMENT

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Project Planning – Developing the Project Plan and Determining Critical Path 1.Using the District4WarehouseMove WBS.xls provided, create a project plan for the District 4 Warehouse Move project. Use the PDF document, Project Plan Check – District4Move, to check your work to be sure you have created your starting project plan correctly. ProjectLibre is required for this task. https://sourceforge.net/projects/projectlibre/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/projectlibre/ 

If you have not yet downloaded ProjectLibre, please click here and follow the directions to do so now.   Note: you will need to insert a column to include your WBS codes, then you will need to sequence the tasks to show tasks by work package.  2.Based upon the details in the WBS and the project case, determine which tasks need to be completed first and which tasks are dependent upon other tasks to be completed prior to starting. Using this information identify predecessors in your project plan’s predecessor column. Complete the predecessor column by entering the line number of tasks that must be completed in order for each task to start. This will create your project timeline.   3.Using ProjectLibre’s Network or flow diagram view, determine the critical path for this project. In a MS Word document, list the activities that are on the critical path. Considering the risks identified in the risk table below, identify which risks would be most likely to increase your project timeline. Justify your responses.  4.Submit both your completed project plan and your MS Word document.   District 4 Production Warehouse Move Project – Risk Table    1   Permits are not received per the schedule    2   Finish work contractors walk off the job half way through    3   Framing and drywall contractors are running behind schedule and can only produce half their crew as scheduled    4   Work benches are poor quality and 1/3 will have to be rebuilt    Submit your plan to M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, September 20, 2017.     Assignment 2 Grading Criteria     Maximum Points     Correctly developed a project plan from the WBS provided     60     Completed the predecessor column correctly in the project plan based upon information in the case.     40     Correctly identified critical path activities     16     Correctly identified risks that would impact the project schedule     40     Used proper writing components such as, correct grammar, spelling, and word choice and cited all sources using correct APA style, etc..     44   Total:  200

project managemnt Assignments ( LASA)

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Prepare an 8-10–page report in Word. This report should include a project history of your recent Trillo Apparel Company District 4 Production Warehouse Move experience over the last five weeks.  Your final report should include the following sections: •Executive Summary  •Project Performance and Status Report  •Organizational Structure  •Project and Administrative Teams  •Project Risk and Change Management  •Project Management Techniques Employed  •Conclusion   Include appropriate reports from your final project plans to corroborate your overall report. You may also use diagrams, charts, and other visual aids to make your report more effective. Assume that the report will be presented to the Board of Directors of Trillo Apparel Company. Your report should be done in the APA style.  In addition to the report, prepare an 7-9–slide presentation in PowerPoint that summarizes key aspects from the report.     Submit your report and presentation to M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox by Week 5, Day 5.     Assignment 1 Grading Criteria     Maximum Points     An 8-10 page final report is prepared for the Trillo Apparel Company Board of Directors that includes each of the seven sections identified.      100     The report is detailed and provides supporting documentation      40     The report includes a detailed status report      40     Included a 7-9 slide PowerPoint presentation for presentation to Trillo Apparel Company Board or Directors.     60     The presentation is professional in appearance and geared toward the correct audience.     30     Used correct grammar, spelling, and word choice and cited all sources using correct APA style.     30   Total:  300

FOR DOCTOR MITCH

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Assignment 1: LASA 2—Human Resource Management

Writing Assignment  and Presentation

Case Study—Culture Clashes at SAP

Read the Case: Culture Clashes Make Change Difficult at SAP. Use the Argosy University online library and the internet for additional research. Imagine you are an HR consultant called in to advise the leadership at SAP. Prepare a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation to present your responses to the information below. Use the notes section in PowerPoint to clarify your points. Include a title slide and a reference slide in addition to the main slides. Use at least one chart or graph and at least one other visual aid within your presentation. Utilize at least three outside resources to compose your response. Your presentation should be professional and correctly address your target audience. 

  • Provide an executive summary of the main points of the case. Identify and describe the various cultures and differences in those cultures within SAP’s changing environment and employee workforce.
  • In your opinion, what aspects of the changes at SAP would be most difficult for the German employees? Why? Which would be most difficult for the SAP employees in other countries? Why?
  • What HRM activities or functions were affected by the changes described in this case?
  • Recommend at least 3 ideas or concepts the company can implement to help them overcome cultural barriers that are affecting its efforts to become more creative and agile.
  • Propose at least three concrete HR solutions that would improve relations at SAP, resulting in less conflict. Support your proposal with outside research.

Use at least three resources in addition to your textbook to justify your responses. Apply current APA standards for writing style to your work.

Employee Programs

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Assignment 4: Employee Programs  Due Week 8 and worth 165 points   Conduct a research project to identify three (3) companies that offer coaching, performance management, and employee wellness programs.  Use the browser of your choice to identify sites that will provide resources; you may consider focusing on larger, more well-known organizations. Review the information on Websites until you are able to ascertain to what extent the organizations offer their employees these support services. Choose similar companies (for instance, three (3) manufacturing, three (3) sales, or three (3) service-oriented companies so comparisons can be noted) to determine the breadth and depth of their programs.   Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: •Describe briefly the three (3) companies’ coaching, performance management, and employee wellness programs. •Compare the three (3) companies’ programs within a table format. •Explain how these types of programs may enhance employee retention and productivity. •Recommend additions or modifications to the organizations, if necessary. •Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.  Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: •Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. •Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.  The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: •Design and implement HRD programs that address skills with appropriate transferability to the workplace.    •Describe coaching, performance management, and employee wellness programs. •Use technology and information resources to research issues in developing human capital.  •Write clearly and concisely about developing human capital using proper writing mechanics.  Click here to view the rubric for this assignment.        .     .

Week 2 Discussion & Assignment 1

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Week 2 Discussion

Global Forces and Diversity

In this week’s reading, you have read about some aspects of business in the global environment and about the rewards and challenges that come with a more diverse environment. You have also encountered the idea of “global outsourcing” and “global supply chain management.” The readings explored how new technology developed in a distant land, and changes of political alignments , can impact global business operations and ripple across the world to affect all types and sizes of businesses.

Post by Day 3 a 150- to 500-word statement in the Discussion thread that responds to all of the following:

·         What are some of the global forces that affect businesses today?

·         Give an example of how a specific business, company or industry has been, or could be, affected by global forces ?

·         How might a company’s diversity of employees, customers, and suppliers affect its success in today’s global business environment?

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

You are encouraged to enrich your posting with your personal examples, experience, or insights.

Edit your postings carefully for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.

Respond by Day 6 with at least 75 words each to two or more of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:

·         Ask a probing question.

·         Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.

·         Offer and support an opinion.

·         Make a suggestion.

·         Expand on your colleague’s posting.

Please note that that you are expected to post and respond to class Discussions a minimum of 2 different days each week (1 day to submit your post, another to respond to your colleagues). Points will be deducted if you do not participate in the course Discussion on at least 2 days during the week. 

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your posting and responses. Note what you have learned and the insights that you gained as a result of participating in this Discussion.

 

Week 2 Assignment 1

Application: Ethics in Diverse Hiring Practices

This week’s readings have dealt with the important issues of ethics, diversity, and social responsibility. Many people consider these issues to be inter-related or overlapping aspects of doing business in the 21st century. An organization’s diverse stakeholders can, and generally do, have diverse opinions and varied expectations concerning what constitutes ethical behavior and socially responsible management.

Consider the case “Men Enlist in Fight for Gender Equality”, (pp. 115-116).

Submit by Day 7 a 300- to 700- word paper which answers all of the following questions:

·         Why is Mike Kaufmann leading the women’s networking group at Cardinal Health?

·         What have some male managers learned from participating in Catalyst’s initiative for middle and top managers to understand the challenges faced by women in the workplace?

·         What are some of the potential advantages of having lead corporate diversity efforts?

·         What are some of the potential disadvantages of having an employee who represents the predominant workplace demographic (for example gender, age, or ethnicity) lead corporate diversity efforts?

Please support your opinion.

Application Assignments must be in APA style and format. Information on APA is available at the Walden Writing Center.

In addition to fully answering the assignment’s questions, each Assignment will be evaluated for clarity of writing, critical analysis of the issues, proper use of references to support the positions taken, and adherence to APA standards. Also see this assignment’s rubric, provided in the Course Information area.

 

Assignment 1 Job Analysis

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Assignment 1 Job Analysis

Instructions

 

Assignment 1 Job Analysis Power Point Presentation

Worth up to 18 points and 18% of course grade

Objective of the assignment:

Job analysis is a core skill for HR professionals and a key task for organizations to perform. So many of the employment decisions are based on this one task. The purpose of the activity is for you to gain practice in conducting a job analysis and to gain knowledge about the methods to collect data for the analysis.

Deliverable:

For this assignment, you are asked to develop a plan to gather data for a job analysis, use at least two of the methods to gather data, write a short job description and job specification based on the data you have gathered. Please do not use your own position and do not use a job description already written. If you do not work outside the home, you have other opportunities for positions to analyze. If you do not have a position in a typical office, retail establishment or production facility you can use, seek out a position from elsewhere. The opportunities could include a server at a restaurant, a service provider in your home, your hair stylist, a sales assistant, the receptionist at your doctor’s office or perhaps your child’s au pair, tutor, teacher or nanny.

First review the material presented in the course about how to conduct a job analysis, the various methods for collecting data and the pros and cons of the various methods.

After you have selected your methods for collecting the data, select the position (a job) to analyze and use at least two of the methods for collecting data, collect the data using the methods selected and summarize your findings in a short job description and job specification. .

Place the power point presentation in the assignments folder AND in the discussion forum for all to see. In the power point presentation, share the following:

1.  Provide an academic definition of job analysis and a short description of how it is used in organizations. Provide an in text citation for the definition. 

2.  The position you selected to analyze.

3. The methods you selected for gathering data, an academic definition of each, an in text citation and the pros and cons of each data collection method you selected.

4. The rationale for why you selected the methods you did (tell why you selected the methods you did).

5.  A description of your experience in collecting the data (how did it go? – was is easy, hard, stressful? for example).

6.  A short sample position description and job specification you were able to design based on the data you gathered. Include an academic definition of position description and specification along with the in text citation for each.

7.  Suggestions for data gathering if you were to complete this assignment again and desire to make it even more accurate.

Please try to present your data in no more than 10 slides including your title slide and reference page (recall that if you have in text citations you must also have a reference page and it is to be in APA format including displayed in alphabetical order). Keep all the relevant content in the slide content area and use the notes area on the slide for other supplemental information

Additional information on job analysis:

http://managementstudyguide.com/job-analysis-methods.htm

http://ezinearticles.com/?Job-Analysis-Methods&id=4258790

http://www.zeepedia.com/read.php?job_analysis_methods_of_collecting_job_analysis_information_observation_source_of_data_human_resource_management&b=33&c=15

Start Date

 

Aug 3, 2017 6:00 PM

Due Date

 

Sep 3, 2017 11:59 PM

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Criteria

Exceeds Expectations
3 points

Meets Expectations
2.4 points

Meets Some Expectations
2.1 points

Does not Meet Expectations
1.8 points

Did not Submit or Meet Minimum Expectations
0 points

Criterion 1: Academic Definitions of the key terms

Definitions are complete, relevant, current & supported with outstanding academic citation(s).

Most definitions are complete, relevant, current & supported with academic citation(s).

Definitions were present but not complete, relevant, current and/or supported with academic citation(s). 

Definitions were not complete, relative, current or supported with academic citation(s). 

Did not submit or did not meet minimum expectations

Criterion 2: Methods for gathering & rational

Methods selected were relevant. The Pros & Cons of each data collection selected are complete. Definitions are complete, relevant, current & supported with outstanding academic citation(s). The methods were justified robustly. Scholarly support was given for the methods made. The segment exceeded that of most submissions.

Methods selected were relevant. The Pros & Cons of each data collection selected were discussed. Definitions are complete, relevant, current & supported with academic citation(s). Scholarly support was provided for the methods. 

Methods selected were mostly relevant. The Pros & Cons of each data collection are not selected. Definitions are not complete, relevant, or current & were not supported with academic citation(s). The methods were explained but not supported with scholarly sources. 

The methods for gathering data were not described in detail and there was no or insufficient support from the literature on choice of method. 

Did not submit or did not meet minimum expectations

Criterion 3: Your personal experience in collecting the data.

The personal experience in collecting the data is credible & candid with convincing information shared.

The evaluation is very well written & explained. The explanation is thorough, convincing & relevant to the organization. It exceeds the expectations for the personal experience & relevance to the organization. The experience in collecting the data exceeds the general expectations for a capstone level course.

The personal experience in collecting the data is credible and convincing. The experience in collecting the data is described in detail. 

There is a description of the data collecting experience but the explanation of the experience is not complete or convincing. 

Personal experience is not described in detail and/or lacking sufficient information to explain the data collection. 

Did not submit or did not meet minimum expectations

Criterion 4: Sample position description & Job specification designed on data collected

Position description & job specifications carefully designed based on data collected. Uses in-text citation(s) to support position description & job specifications. 

Position description & job specifications designed based on data collected. Uses in-text citation(s) to support position description & job specifications.

Position description & job specifications are presented but are not designed based on data collected.

Position description & job specifications not designed based on data collected. Does not use in-text citation(s) to support position description & job specifications. 

Did not submit or did not meet minimum expectations

Criterion 5: Suggestions for data gathering if you were to complete this assignment again & desire to make it more accurate & why

Clearly explains how to collect data again with a desire to make it more accurate. Explains why.

Explains how to collect data again with a desire to make it more accurate.

Describes how the data collection would be done but does not go into detail about why.

Suggestion for future data gathering is not explained or supported. 

Did not submit or did not meet minimum expectations

Criterion 6: Academic Style writing, including Introduction, Purpose Statement, Citations and References

Writes in an error free manner, includes all the required elements, writing is clear, logical & flows well & is convincing. Citations & References are in accurate APA format.

Generally writes in an error free manner, includes all the required elements, writing is mostly clear, logical & flows well & is convincing. Citations & References are in accurate APA format.

Writing is mostly clear and logical. Citations & References are not all provided and/or are not all in accurate APA format for some but not all of the sources.

Errors in writing make comprehension difficult.  Citations & references are not provided and/or are not in accurate APA format.

Did not submit or did not meet minimum expectations

Overall Score

Level 5
16.2 or more

Level 4
14.5 or more

Level 3
12.75 or more

Level 2
11 or more

Level 1
0 or more
           

Human Resources Management

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Human Resources Management: Case Study

Happy Valley Hospital is a community-based health care facility with a reputation for providing quality health care services to the residents of Happy Valley and its surrounding markets. The hospital has a 288-bed acute care facility with a twelve suite family oriented birthing center, a forty four bed long-term care inpatient facility, and a fourteen bed inpatient rehabilitation unit.

Happy Valley has two major competitors, CMC and GH. CMC have four hundred beds and is a tertiary acute care facility. It specializes in women and children’s services, serves as the regional trauma center, has a large and active emergency department, and provides cardiac services, including open-heart surgery. GH has two hundred beds, a small cancer center, and a kidney dialysis unit.

Happy Valley Hospital has received numerous recognition awards for excellence in health care during the past five years. Because of its reputation for clinical excellence, it has not had difficulty in retaining its nursing and clinical staff.

However, recently there have been changes in leadership at CMC at the levels of CEO and Vice President of nursing. Employees of Happy Valley Hospital in several key areas have been drawn to work at CMC because of the promises made by new management for better pay and working conditions. They have begun to relocate in large numbers to CMC. Happy Valley now faces a serious employee shortage among registered nurses, radiology technicians, and respiratory therapists.

On the basis of your understanding of the above case study, express your views on the following:

  • How should the management at Happy Valley Hospital retain their existing staff members?
  • What steps should the management at Happy Valley Hospital take to ensure smooth running of the hospital operations in such a crisis situation?
  • In your opinion, what should the recruitment team at Happy Valley Hospital do to overcome serious employee shortage among registered nurses, radiology technicians, and respiratory therapists?