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• Discuss the primary manner in which the concepts of this course can be applied to your current or future work position.
• Rate the three (3) most important concepts that you have learned in this course in order of importance (one [1] being the most important; three [3], the least). Provide a rationale for your rating scheme.

Scope Management and Health Checks

Your brother in-law is about to submit a scope statement to the town council for the July 4th parade and picnic he has volunteered to project manage. Your town has about 6,000 households, and this is the first time the town council gave a tentative approval for the parade and picnic. The council president thinks that about $1,500 can be allocated for the event. Since your brother in-law knows you are taking a project management class, he has asked that you to look over his draft scope statement. He knows that the scope statement should be professional so that the town council will see him as responsible and allocate the money for the parade and picnic. Here is his scope statement.

4th of July Parade and Picnic in Anytown, USA

Project Objective – to organize and hold both a parade and picnic from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on July 4th

• Deliverables
• Parade security
• Picnic security
• Hour parade
• Hour picnic
• Local business sponsors
• Food Trucks
• Latrine Arrangement
• Advertisement
• Volunteer Coordination

Milestones

1. Get permits for closing the parade route to traffic
2. Finalize venue location (local school or park)
3. Police
4. Fire Department
5. Sponsorships
6. Latrines
7. Food trucks
8. Set-up
9. Clean-up

Technical Requirements

1. Parking for parade
2. Parking for picnic
3. Audio system for music
4. Traffic control

Limitations

1. Maximum 20 automobiles/floats
2. Insurance
3. Food trucks donate 10% to town council
4. Fire marshall
5. Strict adherence to time limit of 10 a.m-2 p.m.

Provide input to your brother-in-law on:

• the scope statement,
• scope creep prevention,
• stakeholder management,
• metrics for success,
• ways to recover the project should it become distressed,
• how and when he should perform health checks, and,
• any other items he should consider from a project management perspective.

• Using the stages from the performance management process, suggest  the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order  to successfully link its key success factors (KSF). (See Exhibit 4 in  the XanEdu case pack.) Provide a rationale for your suggestions.
• Select three drivers, and examine the central manner in which DSM  management has aligned its business strategies to performance  measurement.
• Critique or defend DSM’s competitive advantage by using three of  the six assessment points from the textbook. Justify your response.
• Use two external sources to support your responses. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BELOW: 

Please no plagiarism, no grammar errors, no short answers and no negotiation ON PRICE! This assignment is due by tomorrow evening.  

This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Steven Sample states “One must always keep in mind that leadership is an art, not a science. Effective management may be a science…but effective leadership is purely an art” (Sample, 2003).

Discuss the following:

• Develop your interpretation of this quote. 
• Defend or justify your agreement or disagreement with Sample.

· Reference

Sample, S. B. (2003). The contrarian’s guide to leadership. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Tasks

Discuss a situation where you had to build consensus for a decision. In doing so, be sure to discuss:

• Whether the consensus ultimate or good enough
• How the process included multiple perspectives
• How the issues were kept separate from the personalities involved
• How the solution affected the stakeholders

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1000 words as noted in the attached PDF. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.

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Journal Entry for Unit 2

This is another reflective essay describing your personal stance on ethics in healthcare. Review the assigned chapters for Week 2 and write about how these readings have influenced your view on ethics in healthcare. Answer the question, “How could you be an advocate for your profession as a healthcare administrator?”

 Discussion on how globalization has changed jobs in an organization where you have worked. What are some HR responses to those changes?

More than 250 words

NO plagiarism

Always cite your sources using APA format

Always use in-text citations

2 References

Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding. 

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. What do you feel is the most important function of Human Resource Management? 
2. How do you feel HR serves as a strategic partner within an organization? 
3.  How do you feel corporate culture impacts human resource management? 

 Respond to the post of at least two peers, using 100 words minimum each. 

 [Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review] [Your initial posting should be completed by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. EST. All peer replies must be completed by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. EST] [Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. A peer response such as “I agree with her,” or “I liked what he said about that” is not considered substantive and will not be counted for course credit. A blank post just to review other submissions will not be tolerated]

As described in Chapter 3 in the Public Value Scorecard text, the Department of Revenue in Minnesota implemented an invest/divest strategy in an attempt to change the oversight process. The purpose of this strategy was an attempt to critically examine the Department and its mission while directing internal resources to the highest priorities before requesting additional funding. In your initial post:

• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Department.
• Identify the outcomes which the Department and Division wanted to see accomplished and outcomes measured.
• List the pros and cons of implementing this strategy.
• How effective was this strategy? What risks were associated with implementing it?

In your reply posts, compare and contrast your conclusions and the rationale why you agree or reached different conclusions.