Reorganization of Plans and Operations It isn’t uncommon for organizations to require some level of restructuring to survive and grown. Mismanaged situations such as personnel management and business operations become deteriorated with problems festering to a larger scale over time. This paper will address the reorganization of the Plans and Operations Directorate at Yuma Proving Ground. To accurately portray the challenges, the research will cover a brief history on the organization, explain in detail the problem solving steps used in the progress of reorganizing the organization, reflect on different strategies with the potential for distinctive outcomes and hypothesize using those different tactics. Organization History Plans and Operations underwent several reorganizations over the past 15 years. Reorganizations were due to a variety of factors such as workload changes, realignment of functions, personnel changes due to retirement as such. One factor that remained constant throughout the reorganizations was dealing with bad performers. Plans and Operations had historically been the dumping ground for employees who failed to perform or disgruntled employees transferred from other organizations. Not only did the name of the organization change, but departments within the organization changed functions and services as well. Unfortunately, there are risks associated with processes and procedures that present themselves in the form of challenges. These
Successful organizations develop both, short and long term goals focus on operational and financial strategies. This process needs constant evaluation in order to identify opportunities for growth. The goal of every healthcare facility should be to become a leader in the industry, attract high-quality staff and health experts, and establish cutting-edge services for the community. By reviewing current operational realities while working a market research enables the organization to develop strategy solutions to address environmental concerns.
The most important resource, and the one in least supply, is additional time for those involved in restructuring. When implementing change, you must be creative with time, all the plans be perfect however if there is no time for the people involved to come together the perfect plans cannot be executed. Guideline five, acknowledge the emotional reaction to change. When implementing change, you should anticipate emotional reactions to change. The stages of emotions are; uninformed optimism, informed pessimism, hopeful realism, informed optimism, and a sense of rewarding completion. Guideline six, anticipate restructuring problems and identify problem-solving skills. Attitude and emotional issues; process factors such as lack of coordination, planning, or communication; and lack of resources are a few problems that should be anticipated whenever change is being facilitated. Other predictable problems are unanticipated crises, competing demands, limiting physical environments and perceived low or minimal control among those involved in the change effort. Effective problem solving approaches
In the continued process of realizing how much sugar content was in the food and beverages I was consuming and going to the doctor receiving my blood work results, I decided to change my nutritional habits. I went to my primary care provider to get my six-month checkup and was informed that my Hemoglobin A1C levels were high (5.9%). Over the course of the summer/winter break I was consuming too much of sugary food items and beverages while on a cruise as well. I can agree that I consumed large amounts of sugary foods while on my summer break and now this has changed my way of thinking about nutritional sugary content. Whenever I would feel the need to have a snack, I would want something sweet to curve my appetite at the moment.
Project Management Plan Employee Incentive Program CPMGT/301 October 13, 2014 Project Management Plan Attracting skilled employees is often important and often difficult. Employers face major challenges when they consider the increasing difficulty of finding skilled people every company should have an employee incentive program if it is sales and especially for university enrollment advisors because they are the ones that bring business into the university. The project scope of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 strict accreditation regulations and laws prevent the university from offering bonuses to employees who enroll students. The work breakdown structure for the employee incentive program consists of
This paper will describe a problem that my organization currently has and consider a change that can fix this issue. The paper will identify how the change aligns with my organization’s mission, vision, and values and professional ethics. The paper describes a specific solution to the issue and the strategy that I can use to implement the planned change. The strategy will include the steps that are necessary to facilitate the planned change.
There are many different ways that a business can make a difference. This paper will give the insight of how changes at ADWS (Arkansas Department of Workforce Services) can transform them into a great company. With the different types of implementations taking place they will become top competitors with other businesses throughout the state. The recommended changes will be addressed along with the projected timeline it will be implemented. Knowing the background in why the organization was chosen, the significance, and history of the organizations. This will include diagnosis, have supporting data/analysis, recommended intervention, and applicable organizational behavior concepts.
Today’s workforce is not what it was years ago. Times have changed. Management has shifted and leaders are scrambling to find new and innovative ways to maintain their success. In a successful organization, employees and management share the same goals, communicate effectively and adapt to change. Creating a successful organization can be difficult. However, it can be done through the use of effective leaders, goals, strong communication and a balance between departments. While trying to maintain a successful organization requires a lot of work, it is almost inevitable that establishments will fail and issues will arise.
This is an introduction to the case study of Somerset Furniture. The main talk of the event would be about global supply chain and its impact towards Somerset furniture. In this case study we reverse the history, background, and anatomy of Somerset Furniture. From the introduction of the company we learn about the journey needed in developing and manufacturing the product lines. The journey of Somerset Furniture will dictate on why the company started to outsource and also learn about the time frame involving in planning, processing, developing, shipment and manufacturing of the product lines.
By describing the organizational change initiative for Hancock State Prison, a close security prison in the state of Georgia, I had to better understand the important parts of organizational management and leaders by not ignore that fact that managing change can be inevitable within the prison system. From 2005 until 2010, there a few other prisons around us closed from minimum security to medium security and a lot of those prisoners was then housed in the close security prison. Concern spread throughout our department due to the safety issues that may or would occur and correctional leaders were forced to work extra hours due to the shortage of workers. In 2010, a riot broke out due to the consist issues with older policies and procedures.
If you’re planning on a divorce then it is paramount to know how to work with a divorce lawyer. There are three important planning steps that you can use to help make the process simpler and also try and keep prices down. Navigating To found it likely provides lessons you might use with your dad.
Organizational change can be a challenging and difficult process for each person who is involved. Probability of meeting resistance is extremely high; however development of strong leadership base is vital for implementation of an organizational change to be successful. Inadequate staffing in skilled care facilities still remains one of the biggest issues that our nation is experiencing even until now ( Goodwin, 2002). Even when staffing numbers are to the minimum it is requirement of each nurse to use her skills and knowledge to deliver the best care to the patient’s that she is caring for. To eliminate this issue, implementation of nurse staffing plan is a must.
You are the Chief Operations Officer a midsized window frame, aluminum siding, and tire recycling equipment manufacturing company located in the northeastern United States. Your company is organized along product lines, and you directly supervise the three people in charge of each of these product lines. The plants for these products are geographically dispersed over a two state area; the nearest plant is located only ten minutes away but the farthest plant is a two hour drive from the company headquarters. Although your company has been financially sound over the past ten years, over the past four months your company has been experiencing a serious cash
The success of any performance improvement plan depends on how well thought out and implemented it is. Failure to recognize and correct performance issues can result in undesirable outcomes for the organization, particularly with finance. A large number of resources go into recruiting, hiring and training new employees. Additionally, there are financial implications when employees leave such as, off-boarding, paying out benefits, etc. According to the Centers for American Progress (2012), “the average cost to replace an employee is 21.4% of their annual salary.” (Boushey & Glynn, 2012). High turnover rates can put a strain on an organization’s finances at a time when payment models are shifting and reimbursement is decreasing.
he US Air Force initiated the JASSM development program in 1996. The program definition and risk reduction contracts, valued at $128 million and $110 million was awarded in June 1996 to McDonnell Douglas (Currently Boeing) and Lockheed Martin. Lockheed was preferred as the final contractor in April 1998. This paper will provide a vision statement that will illustrate the direction and focus of the team. We will then analyze actions that Terry Little took to foster his team to higher heights. In Terry’s work we will elaborate on his actions that took them to higher heights and critique whether or not it was effective. Lastly, we will recommend three strategies with examples in regards to the JASSM program management team that would improve its operational performance.
The Boeing Company was developed in 1916 by William Boeing and has been in existence for over 90 years. “Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined.” The "Boeing" (1995) Boeing builds and designs missiles, satellites, and launch vehicles which are why they are a major service provider for NASA. Boeing is always expanding their product line and meeting customer needs to the best of their ability. Chicago is where the main office is located, but they employ over 170,000 people from across the United States and in 70 different countries. The "Boeing" (1995) During Boeing’s