Category: Management

Review of WBS
The project plan is the plan for the project and is focused on the different process groups identified by PMI. If you look back to 3.2 Project plan basic components, you’ll see where all of the pieces and parts of a project are included in a comprehensive plan. For example, the WBS is just a piece of the project plan, usually associated with the milestones and timelines. The WBS contains the tasks to be done on the project and is usually prepared in a hierarchical format such as an outline or a table with sections indented. A high-level WBS is usually included as an outline format section in the project plan, and the full WBS is a separate document. As discussed in 4.3 Project Tools, the WBS is usually broken down into packages where a single work package contains between eight to eighty hours of work to complete. Someplace the high-level outline in PMI phases (initiation, planning, execution, control, and closeout). Others place the high-level WBS in a graphical tree structure. Items commonly contained in the high-level WBS can include plans, milestones, and deliverables. The following sample was taken from a WBS template offered by Project Management Docs (2020). This example of a set of hierarchical tasks.
Project Name
1.1. Initiation
1.1.1. Evaluate and create recommendation(s)
1.1.2. Develop Project Charter
1.1.3. Deliverable: Submit Project Charter
1.1.4. Project Sponsor reviews project charter
1.1.5. Project Charter signed/approved
1.2. Planning
1.2.1. Create a preliminary scope statement
1.2.2. Determine project team
1.2.3. Conduct project kickoff meeting
1.2.4. Develop project plan
1.2.5. Deliverable: Submit Project Plan
1.2.6. Milestone: Project plan approved
1.3. Execution
1.3.1. Verify and validate user requirements
1.3.2. Design system
1.3.3. Procure hardware and software
1.3.4. Install development system
1.3.5. Testing phase
1.3.6. Install live system
1.3.7. User training
1.3.8. Go Live
1.4. Control
1.4.1. Project management
1.4.2. Project status meetings
1.4.3. Risk management
1.4.4. Update project management plan
1.5. Closeout
1.5.1. Audit procurement
1.5.2. Document lessons learned
1.5.3. Update files and records
1.5.4. Gain formal acceptance
1.5.5. Archive files and documents
Since a WBS is a hierarchical list of the work to be completed on a project, you’ll commonly see the tasks broken up into sections aligning with the five PMI phases: initiation, planning, execution, controlling, and closing. Visual Paradigm (2020) has provided samples of several different kinds of WBS: phase-based, deliverable-based, responsibility-based, and other such organization of tasks to be completed. This is the same way as the example in LO 4 provided the outline view of a phase-based WBS. So, for example, if there are several deliverables, the deliverables would be laid out just as the phases were.
Deliverable WBS
1.1. Deliverable 1
1.1.1. Part 1 of deliverable
1.1.2 .Part 2 of deliverable
1.1.3. Part 3 of deliverable
1.2. Deliverable 2
1.2.1. Part 1 of deliverable
1.2.2 .Part 2 of deliverable
1.2.3. Part 3 of deliverable
1.3. Deliverable 3
1.3.1. Part 1 of deliverable
1.3.2. Part 2 of deliverable
1.3.3. Part 3 of deliverable
A responsibility-based WBS would be separated by project teams and then list the deliverables each team creates.
Project name WBS
1.1. Project Management Team
1.1.1. Develop project plan
1.1.2. Communicate with stakeholders
1.1.3. Document lessons learned
1.2. Developer Team
1.2.1. Create a design plan
1.2.2. Create database dictionary
1.2.3. Write code
1.2.4. Move code into the testing environment
1.2.5. Move code into production
1.3. Testing team
1.3.1. Test code
1.3.2. Get user acceptance
1.3.3. Complete testing report
A resource WBS might be shown as facility, equipment, software, and staffing. You’re probably familiar with an organizational breakdown structure where the top starts with the CEO and moves through the organizational structure by reporting order.
Reference
Visual Paradigm. (2020). What is a work breakdown structure? https://www.visual-paradigm.com/guide/project-management/what-is-work-breakdown-structure/#:~:text＝A%20Work%20Breakdown%20Structure%20(WBS,controlling%2C%20monitoring%2C%20and%20reporting.
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Critical Thinking
Case: Select an organization of your choice, imagine that you have conducted the ethics audit for the company.
1.Identify the formal and informal systems that are in need of proper maintenance. 4 Marks
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How Starbucks Convinced Indians to Embrace Coffee
In Chapters 8 and 9, we reviewed several types of global expansion strategies a company can undertake when entering new markets. For this assignment, you will read a case study about Starbucks’ expansion into the Indian market (p. 413 in the textbook).
Respond to, and make decisions, based on the following questions:
What inspired Starbucks to venture into India? What were some of the company’s early concerns and other obstacles? How would you describe Starbucks’ approach to entering India and how Starbucks was influenced by cultural differences to adapt its offerings for the Indian market?
Why did Starbucks want to enter India through a joint venture? Specifically, what benefits did Starbucks and the Tata Group both gain by partnering with one another? What synergies were present? What conflicts occurred and how were they resolved?
Now, assume the role of the Director of Starbucks’ Indian strategic planning team. You have been tasked to explore the benefits and challenges of expansion into foreign countries through joint-venture partnerships. Describe the opportunities, benefits, and concerns that Starbucks might face by doing so. Summarize the cultural environment, choose an entry strategy from the text, and describe how you would implement this entry strategy. Make sure you are very detailed in your explanation. Based on the lessons learned from Starbucks case study, what lessons would you apply to those implementing Saudi Vision 2030 as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia embarks on this multi-year strategy to attract multinational corporations? Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:
Be 5-6 pages in length.
Use academic writing standards and APA (7th ed) style guidelines.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles. if i got a good grade i will tip you:)

Test your Knowledge (Question):
Question 1
Discuss the relationship between credibility and persuasion.?
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1-Answer the given question in your (own word) – No plagiarism, No match, please.
2- Required Reading (The Chapter 10) then answer the question based on your reading.
3- Every answer should be of 150 – 200 words

Action Required: Read case study and answer the questions
Case – Shiny Hill Farms
Shiny Hill Farms is a major meat processor, specializing in smoked meats, sausages, and luncheon meats. The firm’s largest facility slaughters more than 5,000 hogs each day.
Throughout the food industry, quality is a high priority, and Shiny Hill Farms is no exception.
The quality assurance department (QA) seeks to prevent any defective products from reaching the consumer. QA’s primary concern is for controlling product weight, appearance, and shelf life throughout the manufacturing operations. Production operators are held accountable for their cuts on specific meat products. The cuts must be performed according to quality assurance specifications in order to obtain high yields. (Yield is the percentage of the live weight of the hog that can be sold.)
Quality assurance monitors all operations, from the killing of hogs through packaging. QA
personnel inspect incoming animals, work with USDA inspectors, and monitor cooking
temperatures. They check scales daily to ensure they are providing correct weights. If products fall outside specifications, it is the responsibility of QA personnel to notify operators that changes need to be made to bring quality up to standard. Many QA personnel monitor weights of packaged boxes continuously to ensure that they conform to weight specifications. They open boxes and weigh the packages as well as checking them for defects such as rips, leaks, and pinholes. Weights of packages near the bottom, mid and top of each skid (pallet) are inspected.
If these packages conform to weight specifications, then the entire skid is accepted and sent to the warehouse. If not, the skid is tagged for 100 percent in on, and the process is studied to
determine why the variations occurred. QA personnel analyze graphs of yields and packaging
waste weekly. Other functions throughout the company focus on quality. The sanitation department, for example, sanitizes all manufacturing machines and work surfaces before initial production runs each day. The research and development department plays an important role in improving quality. For example, it is continually seeking out and testing new methods of curing meat and of killing bacteria more effectively and efficiently. R&D also helps to develop new packaging that may improve consumers’ perception of quality In addition, it develops new products, such as “lite” luncheon meats that contain less fat and cholesterol, enlisting the aid of focus groups and taste panels.
A food processing plant is an intense, high-speed manufacturing setting. Shiny Hill
Farms operators may have to make as many as 10 cuts each minute on a conveyor line.
Engineering personnel replaced all old manufacturing fines with ergonomically correct lines. The production line was redesigned to a standard height with adjustable height workstations to better meet operators’ needs. Turnover of meat cutters averages between 30 and 40 percent. New cutters are shown a video on how to use machines and knives correctly in order to make quality cuts. On the line, they are expected to learn from experience-watching others and learning from their mistakes.
Test your Knowledge (Question):
Question 1
Describe the scope of quality efforts in this organization.?
Question 2
What is the role of the quality assurance department at Shiny Hill Farms? Does it promote the concept of total quality?
Question 3
What suggestions do you have for improving Shiny Hill Farms’ quality effort?
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Test your Knowledge (Question):
Question 1
In your own words, define performance management system and briefly describe each of its components.?
Question 2
Define an effective reward system from your point of view and discuss its impact on the organization.?
Question 3
Discuss the importance of performance appraisals and briefly describe the common characteristics of an effective performance appraisal system?
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1-Answer the given question in your (own word) – No plagiarism, No match, please.

Course Name: Marketing Management
Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT201
Student’s ID Number: Semester: 2nd CRN:
Academic Year:2023-24
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Instructor’s Name: Dr. Mohammed Alhashem
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Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
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Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions. All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
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Recognize an understanding of the overall marketing concepts, goals and strategies within the context of organizations goals and strategies. (CLO-1)
Demonstrate the ability to formulate marketing strategies that incorporate psychological and sociological factors which influence consumer’s decision. (CLO-3)
Develop critical and analytical thinking necessary to overcome challenges and issues of marketing in the changing global environment. (CLO-4)
Part-A: Case Study (Max Marks-7) Read the Chapter Case Study “McDonald’s—Colonel Sanders would be Proud, KFC is a Global Brand” from Chapter No- 8 entitled “Global Marketing” given in your textbook/E-book – “Marketing” (8th ed.) by Dhruv. Grewal and Michael Levy (2022) and answer the following Questions:
While expanding globally, which sociocultural factors you think have affected KFC? On what basis you may differentiate the growth strategies taken by KFC in the United States and China?
Based on you understanding of the BRIC nations, should KFC consider expanding more aggressively into (a) India, (b) Brazil, and (c) Russia?What national features of these countries would provide reasons to support or contradict such an expansion strategy?
Part-B:Critical Thinking(Max Marks-3)
Think about the various soft drinks that you know from your local market (like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, 7-Up, etc.). Critically examine how do these various brands position themselves in the Saudi Arabian market? (CH-9)
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Avoid Plagiarism. Support your answers with course material concepts from the textbook and scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles etc. Need references and use APA style for writing the references.
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Part-A:Case Study(Max Marks-7)
Part-B:Critical Thinking(Max Marks-3)

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Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
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Describe the basic steps of the organizational development process. Evaluate the strategic role of change in the organization and its impact on organizational performance. Analyze the human, structural and strategic dimensions of organizational development.
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You are a management consultant at Miri & Co Partners; you receive an email from one of your long-term clients stating as follows: “Following an overhaul of the company and a shift from the conventional model to telecommuting, several challenges have emerged. First, the majority of the departments are not meeting their monthly targets. This follows an introduction of a policy that the most productive employees will receive a monthly bonus. Secondly, numerous conflicts are emerging from the finance departments. We need an urgent solution to increase the productivity of this department.” Answer the following questions: How can the company improve group awareness in the company? (3 marks)
State the process of using a microcosm group to address organization-wide issues. (3 marks)
What are the disadvantages of restructuring based on functional structure? (4 marks)
Note: Use the concepts developed in this course in your answers.
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Critical Thinking
The global marketplace has witnessed an increased pressure from customers and competitors in manufacturing as well as service sector (Basu, 2001; George, 2002). Due to the rapidly changing global marketplace only those companies will be able to survive that will deliver products of good quality at cheaper rate and to achieve their goal companies try to improve performance by focusing on cost cutting, increasing productivity levels, quality and guaranteeing deliveries in order to satisfy customers (Raouf, 1994).
Increased global competition leads the industry to increasing efficiency by means of economies of scale and internal specialization so as to meet market conditions in terms of flexibility, delivery performance and quality (Yamashina, 1995). The changes in the present competitive business environment are characterized by profound competition on the supply side and keen indecisive in customer requirements on the demand side. These changes have left their distinctive marks on the different aspect of the manufacturing organizations (Gomes et al., 2006). With this increasing global economy, cost effective manufacturing has become a requirement to remain competitive.
To meet all the challenges organizations try to introduce different manufacturing and supply techniques. Management of organizations devotes its efforts to reduce the manufacturing costs and to improve the quality of product. To achieve this goal, different manufacturing and supply techniques have been employed. The last quarter of the 20th century witnessed the adoption of world-class, lean and integrated manufacturing strategies that have drastically changed the way manufacturing firm’s leads to improvement of manufacturing performance (Fullerton and McWatters, 2002).
Read chapter 7 or secondary data on the internet and answer the following questions.
Question:
1. Why big Manufacturing Companies adopted Lean Thinking and the JIT model? 2. Discuss major types of Waste, and why overproduction is the biggest waste companies must keep in mind during production. 3. With the initiation of artificial intelligence. The agile supply chain is a perfect concept for future SCM? Give reasons with examples. Note . APA style Reference Each answer should be within the limit of 300- 400 words.

Critical Thinking Assignment
Module 09: Performance Management Appraisals and Rating Distortion
I In this module, you will explore various data collection options that can be used during the performance management process. Additionally, we will discuss the data collection challenges that often occur during the performance appraisal process. Finally, we will examine the topic of rater biases and errors and focus on how to prevent these issues from occurring.
Question Requirements:
Appraisal Tool The effective evaluation of employee performance depends, to a certain degree, on the tool that is utilized. Based on that statement, in this Critical Thinking Assignment students will create a one-page Performance Management Form that can be used in an organization. To accomplish this task, complete the following:
Choose any organization in Saudi Arabia that you are familiar with, either one you have been employed with or have studied/researched.
Feel free to pick any company that you prefer. However, if you’re looking for suggestions, I think STC Company, Alinma Bank, of SABIC Company would be interesting options to consider.
Choose an assessment template that you find beneficial/advantageous (note: typing “assessment” or “evaluation” format into Google will bring hundreds of different templates for you to choose). Students can also use one utilized in their current/previous workplace, or one they are familiar with.
Using that template as a guide, create your own assessment tool you would propose to evaluate any employee/position in that organization (for instance, you may choose to evaluate an employee in finance). Be clear about:
The assessment/evaluation criteria important in your review.
The rating categories (e.g., superior, meets expectations, etc.)
An appropriate mix/combination of check-box assessment criteria and short answers.
Please post the assessment template you utilized as a guide along with your own completed assessment tool.
Your form should meet the following structural requirements:
2 pages in length, maximum
No need for in-text citations.
The assessment tool must be your own work, though you may follow the template/outline of those found via Google.
Be sure to support any statement made in your form, and cite any statement and/or words/phrases that you are utilizing from other sources.
Ensure zero plagiarism. (very, very important)
In advance of submission, review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.
Learning Outcomes
Evaluate performance appraisal data collection options.
Analyze performance rating biases and explore methods and how to minimize their impact.
Evaluate the input options for data collection and rater accountability.
Readings
Required:
Chapter 6 in Performance Management: Performance Analytics
Awan, S. H., Habib, N., Shoaib Akhtar, C., & Naveed, S. (2020). Effectiveness of performance management system for employee performance through engagement. SAGE Open, 10(4), 2158244020969383.
Roepe, L. R. (2022, June 1). 6 ways managers can help employees achieve their performance goals. SHRM.
Southekal, P. (2022, April 21). Council post: Key performance indicators (Kpis): The lynchpin in enterprise data analytics. Forbes.
Recommended:
Chapter 6 PowerPoint from Performance Management