Graded Homework

Assignment
2: Mini-Management Plan (Week 5)

Purpose:

In the
second assignment, students will complete a mini-management plan that
demonstrates how an organization operates on a day-to-day basis as well as over
the long run. This assignment helps students develop the skills necessary
to assess a management situation and to write a report based on the findings

A management
plan is a report that includes numerous sections that cover various aspects of
the business.

Outcome Met by
Completing This Assignment:

• integrate management theories and
  principles into management practices
• employ effective planning processes to
  develop strategies, goals, and objectives in order to enhance performance
  and sustainability
• organize human, physical, and financial
  resources for the effective and efficient attainment of organizational
  goals
• identify the essential characteristics of
  decision making and indicate the range and types of decisions a manager
  makes

Instructions:

In this
assignment students will take the role of the Vice President of Operation
creating a mini-management plan that focuses on those aspects of the business
related to planning and organizing. As Vice President of Operations,
Joseph Jackson, the leader of Cyber Software, Inc., has asked you to help him
solve his organizational problems. This mini-management plan is a
professionally written document that will be given to Joseph Jackson.

In writing the
plan, you must use the terminology learned in the course. Since
Joe Jackson is quite knowledgeable, you are not defining terms using
a dictionary but you will explain and describe concepts and ideas so
Joseph Jackson understands what you mean, why the ideas are important to the
business and how to implement the proposed plan. The plan is not one in
which the Vice President of Operations tells Joseph Jackson that he should
do this or do that or he needs to or will do this or do that but one that is
presented in an action-oriented manner. Students are expected to make
connections between the facts of the case study and concepts, theories, and
ideas presented in the course readings.

The
mini-management plan will structure the entire company and will cover Joseph
Jackson’s organization’s mission, vision, structure and culture.

Step
1: Review
“How to Analyze a Case Study” under Week 3 Content.

Step 2: Create a Word or Rich
Text Format (RTF) document. This mini-management plan should be presented
in a professional manner using single space, double-spaced between
paragraphs. The final product will be between 5-7 pages in length
excluding the title page, diagrams and reference page.

Step
3: Title
page with your name, the course name, the date, and the instructor’s name.

Step 4: Since students are
probably not familiar with writing a management plan, the following resources
have been provided to assist in writing the plan.

1. How to Write a Management Plan

http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/effective-manager/management-plan/main

1. Management Plan Example

Management Plan Examples

Step 5: In writing a case
study, the writing is in the third person. What this means is that there
are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is
there use of “you or your” (second person writing). If uncertain how to
write in the third person, view this
link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person

Step 6: In writing this
assignment, students are expected to support the reasoning using in-text
citations and a reference list. If any material is used from a source, it
must be cited and referenced. A reference within a reference list cannot
exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa. View the sample
APA paper under Week 1 content.

Step 7: In writing this
assignment, students are expected to paraphrase and not use direct
quotes. Learn to paraphrase by reviewing this
link: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html

Step 8: In writing this
assignment, students may use external resources but the majority of resources
will come from the course.

Step
9: Review
the grading rubric for the assignment.

Step 10: Read critically and
analyze the case study provided under Week 5 content. Notate the
key points in the case study.

Step 11: Create the introductory
paragraph.

The introductory
paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper but is typically written after
writing the body of the paper (Questions students responded to above).
View this website to learn how to write an introductory
paragraph: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/intro.html

Step 12: Respond to the required
elements of the assignment. Be clear and concise in the writing and make
sure the questions are comprehensively answered.

1. Provide a brief management history of Cyber
   Software, Inc.;
2. Help Joe Jackson by proposing a new mission
   statement and vision statement that align with what Joseph Jackson now
   envisions for his company;
1. Explain why the new mission statement and
   vision statement are appropriate for Cyber Software, Inc.;
2. Discuss other aspects of the planning
   phase that impacts Cyber Software, Inc.;
3. Create an organizational structure that
   aligns with the vision of Joseph Jackson
1. Structure the entire company;
2. Explain why the structure is the
   most appropriate structure for Cyber Software, Inc.;
3. Discuss why other structures are not
   appropriate;
4. Illustrate and discuss the new structure
   with an organizational chart with names, job titles, and direct
   reports. Be creative but make sure the jobs fit into the allotted
   budget;
4. Create an organizational culture that
   aligns with the vision of Joseph Jackson and his new organization
   structure;
5. Explain how the new organizational
   structure and culture affect the planning and organizing facet of Joe’s
   business and prevent future mishaps;
6. Use at least four references from the
   course material and at least three outside resources.

Step 13: Using the grading
rubric as a comparison, read through the paper to ensure all required elements
are presented.

Step 14: Proofread the paper for
spelling and grammatical issues, and third person writing.