Case Study: Hefty Hardware

The BART System of Group was establish to edify the practitioner observation and abilities toward facilitating groups within the followings characteristics Boundary, Authority, Role and Task. This would enhanced the practitioner overall approach with providing the effective structure for the group and individuals to attain success with accomplishing their objectives.

Concentrating IT system toward the begin of the new business procedures will be vital to ensure IT and business are cooperating with shared objectives that convey the most esteem. The steps described below are to be completed within each department

1.4 Explain why it is important to be clear about the purpose and desired outcomes for the group

In order to evaluate my role within the group it is important to identify what makes a group. A group must

In order to leverage IT for the benefit of the whole organization enterprise architecture must be developed to oversee IT strategy. Centralizing IT strategy at the start of the new business strategies will be important to make sure IT and business are working together with common goals that deliver the most value. The following steps are to be completed within each department:

4. Within the organisation there will be groups of people or teams which work toward

It is important to know that organizations are vital with providing guidance and advice for an arrangement of objectives and methodologies of serviceable divisions. Moreover, these procedures could show the principle explanation of achievement or dissatisfaction of the organization.

In their organizing tasks they have to build a structure of working relationships between all of the members in the organization, that best allows them to work together and attain goals.

Creating an effective therapy group requires a therapist/coordinator to consider ten key elements before creating a group and to consider how this group will evolve into become productive for both clients and therapist. Creating an effective group means considering what type of group this will be for example will it be a an addiction group (self-help) (Brook,, 2003). A support group for military veterans an educational group to learn new skills like parenting, a Psychoeducational group they deals with partners or relatives, a therapy group for behavior change or a tasks group to meet certain solutions (Brook,, 2003). The next part of creating a cohesive group is to decide the purpose of the group for example do you hope your group will learn

In the market today, business is showing growing interest to partner with IT to make sure they get the value for investing huge in technology. But, still there is a gap between the two departments and the IT folks think that they do not have enough support from the business to ensure the value is realized for the organization. A good example of deep integration of IT and business is the recent firing of the Apple maps chief. The ill-fated Apple maps was the failure of both the IT folks who couldn’t develop an efficient app for maps and also the business who couldn’t gather all the requirements and couldn’t manage the project to achieve the desired output. As a result, the Apple exec Richard Williamson was blamed and fired for the disastrous project and humiliation for the organization.

It is important that members of a group be knowledgeable and skillful in their positions, the degree to which those members can work harmoniously and cooperatively

How effective is the collaboration between business and IT at Hefty Hardware? Determine the deficiency of both business and IT.

The partnership at Hefty Hardware between IT and the business is not effective. One of the core problems faced by Hefty Hardware was the lack of a productive, working relationship between the company’s IT and business divisions. The four building blocks needed for a foundation on which a solid relationship could be constructed; competence, credibility, interpersonal interactions, and trust, were not present between the two divisions (McKeen & Smith, 2012). The business division felt IT lacked competence when dealing with business needs, demonstrated by the IT department not having knowledge of Hefty Hardware’s basic business concerns, goals or processes.

The organization has five stages of group development. In the forming stage they have identified that there is a

A group engages in certain processes that naturally occur when a set of individuals are working together. In the Orientation phase, the needs of group members are to be oriented to the task, that is, to define the task, specify issues, identify expectations, and explore the nature of the work. From this, members develop a common understanding of the group's purpose. In the Testing and Dependency phase, participants generally act as if they depend on the leader to provide all the structure. They look to the leader to set the ground rules, establish the agenda, to do all the "leading," while the group members acclimate themselves to the setting. Group members exhibit behavior to test what behavior is acceptable and what is not, and begin to establish boundaries, to consider themselves as individuals in relation to the group, and to define the function of the group and the leader. This phase generally concludes when there is general agreement that the goals are achievable and that change is possible--whether it be changing behavior, making a decision, or solving a problem. Organizing to get work done involves a number of group decisions. These include establishing work rules, determining limits, defining the reward system, setting the criteria for the task, dividing the work and assigning individual responsibility for particular tasks. As it relates to