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Option #1: Employee Performance Needs

A critical aspect of a performance management system is to create an organization in which employees can maximize their potential. Often maximizing employee potential requires negotiating requirements and performance standards, outcomes, and measures for employees. This week, we focus on identifying employee performance issues or skills and competency gaps and how we can address employee performance needs, while making an impact on the organization’s strategy.

For this assignment:

1. Identify how to determine individual performance management needs.  When responding to this question, consider the role of performance reviews in identifying performance strengths, weaknesses, and areas for opportunities. Think about how performance reviews impact/influence performance management.

2. Often during an individual performance needs assessment, we identify performance issues, skills, or/and competencies that are not being met. Describe how organizations can improve knowledge, skills, and abilities through implementing training and development programs.

3. Identify how organizations can determine the benefits and drawbacks of implemented programs and policies to improve performance. Explain the role of metrics in assessing program quality.

4. Finally, explain the relationship between employee performance and organizational strategy. 

Requirements:

· Write a 5-7 page paper, or about 2300 words, not including the title and reference pages, which are required.

· Your paper must be properly cited and formatted according APA.

· Include a formal references page. This is an individual paper; however, you should reflect on our discussion forums and incorporate ideas from there, as appropriate.

· You must support your analysis with at least three scholarly references

grant writing final project

This week, you begin work on your Final Project. The Final Project consists of three written assignments that culminate in the submission of your grant proposal to your Instructor in Module 6. Parts 1, 2, and 3 will focus on major elements required of all proposals. In the final Grant Proposal Submission, incorporating the cumulative feedback you receive from your Instructor, you will compile these elements into your grant proposal.

The three parts of the Final Project are:

  • Part 1: Needs Statement, Goals, and Objectives (Due Module 3)
  • Part 2: Methodology and Evaluation Plans (Due Module 4)
  • Part 3: Budget, Budget Narrative, and Sustainability Plan (Due Module 4)

The final Grant Proposal Submission is due in Module 6.

For this Assignment:

  • Review the Final Project Guidelines located in this module’s Learning Resources.
  • Download a copy of your selected RFP. You will use this document to guide, focus, and support the development of all parts of your Final Project. Keep in mind as you complete your Final Project assignments that you are writing in accordance with the requirements of the RFP. You must also include the use of evidence-based practice in the literature review.
  • Consider Module 2 – Discussion 2 feedback given by your colleagues and instructor and your continued evaluation of the literature and funder guidelines; then finalize your needs statement, project goals, and objectives.
  • Keep in mind that the needs statement must prove that it addresses funder interests as well as establish the specific problem the proposal will address.

Keep in mind that objectives must be specific and measurable and lead directly to your goals.

In 3–4 pages, excluding APA references, address the following:

  • Write your Needs Statement. Substantiate the need by presenting proof of need. Keep in mind that the Needs Statement must reflect best practices in grant writing.
  • Next, using bullets, list your goals, then your objectives, and finally your evaluation criteria for each one.

*Goal #1
*Goal #2
*Goal #3

*Objective 1
*Objective 2
*Objective 3

*Evaluation Criteria #1,n
*Evaluation Criteria #2,n
*Evaluation Criteria #3,n

It is imperative that your needs statement, goals, objectives, and evaluation criteria align.

For example, Goal #1, Objective #1, and Evaluation Criteria #1 must align and collectively meet the needs statement.

When developing your objectives, use the SMART objectives framework; list each of your project objectives.

  • Project objectives must be specific.
  • Project objectives must be measurable.
  • Project objectives must be achievable.
  • Project objectives must be realistic.
  • Project objectives must be time-based.

Human Resource Management

 

You are the HR manager for a commercial airline. You have been assigned to develop a realistic job preview for flight attendants. Your objective is to give a balanced picture of the job so that applicants will better understand what they will be asked to do. Job duties, schedules, and other facets of the job should all be well understood early in the recruiting process to avoid poor P/E fit later on.

  • How would you gather information about the job context and environment? Explain what sources you would use and why.
  • How could you use technology to show the positive and negative aspects of the job

Your discussion is to be submitted in 12-point Times New Roman font using APA format.  You must have a minimum of two sources to support your answer. You must also have a minimum of two intext citation of your sources. This is very important.

Students are required to post their primary response (200 word minimum) by Wednesday midnight. Students will respond to 1 other posting (150 words minimum each) by Wednesday midnight..

Using Balance Scorecard to Measure Project Effectiveness

 You are a project manager for a large electronics retailer (e.g., Best  Buy) who will be implementing a new time-keeping system to track hourly  and salaried employees’ time and attendance. You have been asked to  develop a balance scorecard that can be used to manage the effectiveness  of this project. Select an area (e.g., financial, customer, business,  and learning) that you will focus on from a balance scorecard viewpoint,  and explain how you will measure the effectiveness of the project. 

What good is accounting anyway?

Chapter 20 in our reading this week shares stories about a ship navigator then compares it to a managerial accountant providing accounting data to steer an organization.  The story is quite sad as the ship crashes and so does the company.  Complete the reading for the week, taking note of the important role or accountants and accounting data in organizations.  Over coffee one morning Emma asks you what role you think the accounting department at CM Tech can have in performance management and what risks there are in relying on accounting data to guide CM Tech decisions.  

  • In your initial discussion post share with your classmates what you think the accounting department can do to support and guide performance management at CM Tech and what risks are inherent in relying on accounting data.  In your responses to your peers expand on your agreement or disagreement their assessment of accounting’s role and the risks it poses.
  • Support your initial post with at least one scholarly reference. 

ACTIVITY BASED COSTING AND MANAGEMENT

Great ethical issue around the under application of manufacturing overhead. Please read the scenario presented in that problem. Then in your post answer the two questions posed. Question #1 asks you for each of the tree alternative courses of action that Jackson is considering, explain whether or not the action is appropriate. For question #2 assume that Jackson again approaches Brown to make the necessary adjustments and is unsuccessful. Describe the steps that Jackson should take in proceeding to resolve this situation.