OrganizationManagement.ppt
- It is important to be aware of the following:
- Mission statement
- Vision statement
- Goals
- These will allow you to manage and strategize to follow the company mission and vision and meet the goals.
- Stakeholders – any individual or group that has a stake in the outcome of the company.
- Some examples:
- Customers
- Managers
- Employees
- Stockholders
- Community
- Competitors
- WBS=Work Breakdown Structure
- It is a deliverable oriented decomposition of a project into smaller components.
- It is similar to an organizational chart.
- RAM=Responsibility Assignment Matrix
- This is a chart that assigns various responsibilities to employees.
- It decreases confusion about job descriptions.
- It assists with communicating through the proper channels.
- A risk analysis should be conducted on a regular basis and more frequently if conditions change.
- Some examples are:
- SWOT (Strenths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats)
- PEST (Political, Economical, Socio-economical, and Technology)
- Once risks are identified, they should be addressed in a risk assessment plan.
- The plan should include:
- The risk.
- Response to risk.
- Potential chance the risk could occur.
- Potential cost of the risk occurs.
- Scheduling can be a daunting task.
- It may be helpful to create a formal scheduling system to help manage the day to day schedule as well as overtime, sick time, vacation time, etc.
- Scheduling should be conducted with the budget in mind.
- In larger organizations, a communication plan may be appropriate.
- This details:
- The frequency of communication with each stakeholder.
- The medium that will be used to communicate.
- The response time for returning communications.
- Hale, Judith. (2007). The Performance Consultant's Fieldbook: Tools and Techniques for Improving Organizations and People (Essential Knowledge Resource). 2 ed. Washington D.C.: Pfeiffer.