Day: November 22, 2019

Project Performance

Due Week 8 and worth 150 points

Note: This is the third of four assignments which, as a whole, will cover all aspects of the project life cycle relevant to your selected project. Now, it is time for you to discuss your project’s risks and to develop a performance management plan for managing the project.

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you define the execution and control aspects of your chosen project. In your paper you must:

1. Provide a brief summary of your chosen project.
2. Identify and discuss your project’s greatest risks (at least three [3]) and provide a recommendation for addressing each of the risks.
3. Examine how you will manage your project performance via earned value management. Identify at least three (3) key EVM metrics you will use for your project.
4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• 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: 

• Analyze project management processes for scheduling and sequencing work components.
• Appraise the process of determining the cost and relevant budget required for a project component.
• Evaluate systems for cost tracking and budget monitoring.

 HR Training Class
Imagine that you are a member of the HR department of a small retail company and upper management has asked you to create a new employee customer service training class for all new employees.  
Write a six to seven (6-7) pages paper in which you:

1. Justify the use of a needs assessment of your company’s proposed employee customer service training, stressing five (5) ways in which such an assessment would expose any existing performance deficiencies.
2. Develop a customer service training implementation plan and determine the method of training (i.e., presentation, discussion, case study, discovery, role play, simulation, modeling, or on-the-job training).  
3. Justify why you selected the training method that you did. 
4. Propose two (2) ways to motivate an employee who has no interest in attending a training class.
5. Develop a survey to collect feedback from the employees who attend the training.
6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify 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; citations and 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 assignment page length. 

Select a company you would like to interview about change management strategies, and request an informational interview with a representative.

 

Create 3 to 5 questions you can discuss with a representative regarding the company’s approach to change management in the past.

• Your interview questions should illicit the change management strategies they have used to implement a variety of changes intended to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the organization that will ultimately improve the bottom line.

Call the representative from your chosen company, and:

• Share that you are an MBA student working on a business case for change management.
• Ask your 3 to 5 questions.
• Take notes about the conversation with the company representative.

Summarize the interview in a paper of no more than 300 words. Please do not refer to specific company information in your documentation; use Company XYX and Mr./Ms. X in place of real names.

 The U.S. population continues to diversify, increase in average age (primarily due to baby boomers), and to be influenced by national legislation (e.g., Affordable Care Act, Medicare Modernization Act, HITECH Act). Select a specific type of health care organization. Which market segments pose opportunities for growth, and which pose threats to the organization’s survival? Provide at least one strategy related to the assessment and interaction with its market and customers that will maximize opportunities and minimize threats. Support your primary response with at least one scholarly source. Provide in-text citations and complete references for all sources used. Format your post according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. 

The purpose of this assignment is to come up with an idea for a new product or service and use secondary data about the industry, consumers, and competitors to show that your idea will make sense. Your idea should include the target market for the product, a positioning statement, a brand name, and a basic description of your product or service and its benefits.

In order to better understand the goal of the assignment and what your final submission should look like, please start by reviewing this sample paper: 

My Marketing Idea – example paper.pdf

What kind of idea will be appropriate for this assignment?

First of all, you do not have to come up with a Shark-tank-worthy big idea for this assignment! It will be sufficient to suggest a new brand in a well-known category that differs just a little from available brands. For example, you can launch a food product or beverage that has a different flavor or ingredient, or a personal care product with a different brand and packaging design.

Some of you may already have thought about a product that isn’t available and that you think would have potential. If so, your next step is to research the industry, competitors, and consumer preferences in your category (see next section). It is important that you come up with an idea for which you will easily find the background information you need. The Passport and Mintel databases cover a range of products and services but if your product category is not represented in either of these databases, it will be challenging to complete the assignment.

If you do not have an idea right away, start by doing some research about a type of product, or consumer trend that interests you. For example, if you are interested in healthy food products, start by reading the report about that category on Mintel.

Research

Your paper should include information about relevant consumer trends, the industry the product is in, and the competitive landscape. As you can tell from the sample assignment, you might be able to find everything you need in the Mintel database. Passport provides similar reports and can also be used. You are required to use at least one report from either Mintel or Passport, but are free to add additional valid sources (e.g., other databases or business press articles). 

Keep in mind that you need to access Mintel, Passport, or other databases through the UIC library webpage. These instructions will help you get started.  How to use Mintel and Passport for the My Marketing Idea Assignment.pdf

If you have problems finding the information you need, please reach out to the UIC librarians who are experts on these databases and more than happy to help, or come by during office hours.

What you will turn in

Your idea should be presented in a short paper that should look like the sample paper. It should contain the sections listed below, use headings, and be no more than 700 words (about 1 to 1 1/2 pages). The sources you use should be indicated in the text and listed at the end of the paper. You should use at least two different sources but it is acceptable that these come from the same database. You can use any reference style you are familiar with.

– Introduction
– Consumer Trends
– Industry Analysis
– Competitive Analysis
– Positioning Strategy for “brand X”
– References

Deadlines and Grading

This assignment will be graded on both content and writing.  Please see the grading rubric for details on how this assignment is graded.

Content: your paper should include all sections, and relevant data for the research sections that are clearly explained. The product idea and positioning statement should be linked to the background information. The positioning statement should follow the format presented in class.

Writing: the paper should follow a clear structure, be free of grammatical errors, and use a concise business writing style. We recommend all of you to use the services of the UIC writing center to make sure the paper is well written. 

Please note: For this assignment, you will turn in a draft version of the paper, which is due on Sunday, Oct. March 27, at 11:59 PM. You will receive feedback on both content and writing based on your draft version. Please note that you will receive a temporary grade of “0” once we have reviewed your draft, which is just an indication that we have read it. This will change when we grade your final version. 

Fluid Imbalances

Your written assignment for this module should be a 1-2 page paper (not including title page and reference page) that describes the following:

Describe what a fluid and electrolyte imbalance is and how this is important to the function of the body?

Pick a fluid or electrolyte imbalance and describe how the patient would present, in addition to the treatment (nursing and expected medical)?

You should include a minimum of 3 scholarly references. Include a title page, in-text citations, and a reference page in APA format.

The maker of TurboTax produces software that prepares federal income tax returns. In addition, it produces software that prepares various state income tax returns. What is the most likely reason that TurboTax does not just specialize in federal software?

Write a 1 to 2-page paper on the reason or reasons TurboTax does not just specialize in federal tax software.