The project will test your understanding of team leadership and project management using a scenario. Theproject involves a small business that is planning to expand its internal and external operations. This wouldrequire hiring additional staff and purchasing new machinery. You are the project manager of a team taskedwith carrying out this organizational transformation.Course Objectives Tested:1. Apply leadership principles to the role of project manager.2. Compare and combine traditional and virtual teams to produce desirable outcomes.3. Recommend the appropriate team structure to meet the organizational objectives.4. Select applicable criteria for decision making.5. Assess suitable methods to stimulate team performance.6. Evaluate success of various team outcomes.
Description/Requirements of Project Evaluation CriteriaAssessment Preparation Checklist:Perform the following tasks to prepare for this assessment:? Go through Chapter 8, pp. 161–182 in the textbook,Team Players and Teamwork.? Read the topic “Transforming a Building” from thisweek’s online lesson to understand the planningprocess for carrying out a project successfully.Title: Effective Team LeadershipA small business is expanding its operations both internally andexternally to meet current customer demands.To do so, it needs to:? Hire additional accounting, manufacturing, and salesstaff? Purchase new machinery and facilities for increasedproductivityImagine that you have been hired as a project manager to workas a team leader to help the small business successfullyundergo this organizational transformation.Provide a detailed plan on how you will lead this transformationto deliver the results while including some difficultiesencountered during the process.Submission Requirements:Submit a Word document of the following specifications:? Font: Arial, point size 12, double spaced? Length: 4–5 pagesDue: Week 6You will be evaluated on thefollowing points for this assessment:? Did you consider bothrequirements whiledesigning the detailedplan?? Did you include thedifficulties encounteredduring the process?? Did you considercharacteristics of all teammembers while designingthe detailed plan?
