Team Research Proposal Paper

Team Research Proposal

Written Guidelines

Your team will produce a written ‘Team Research Proposal’ addressing a current or past business problem within a company. You will use the company you have already selected and the research that you have already written about in your ‘Team Proposal Worksheet’ and apply it directly to the appropriate sections of this paper. Your team will then share (equally) in the final preparation and research for all portions of this assignment. One team member will submit a copy of the final proposal to be graded. Save your final team research proposal as:

TEAM #__Research Proposal (insert your team number after the #)

ie: TEAM#4_Research Proposal

This proposal must:

 Address a business problem at a company of your choosing (a Fortune 500 Company)

 Highlight the company’s history

 Contain an introduction to the problem

 Provide at least four alternatives (with support) that you believe could correct the problem (2 must have citations)

 Provide a cost-benefit analysis (if needed)

 Explain your recommended alternative to correct the problem

 Implement a schedule with a timeline

 Conclusion. Be specific and detailed! Your research must include:

 At least nine references which include a minimum of: o One book o Four scholarly journal articles from the Texas A&M – Central Texas library database o No more than 4 internet articles

All references and citations must conform to APA style guidelines (Times New Roman or Arial 12 point font, headers, 1 inch margins, double spaced). This should be written at a collegiate level with proper grammar and punctuation. The final product should be a 9-11 page report consisting of:

 1 - Cover Page

 1 – Table of Contents

 6 - 8 body Pages

 1 – Reference Page

 Appendices Use the template provide in Canvas. For “Skeleton Outline” guidelines/format, see below. A. Informational guideline/format for “Individual Proposal [Written Paper]”:

1. Cover Sheet 2. Table of Contents 3. Introduction 4. Company History (3 Paragraphs minimum) 5. Problem Identification (2 paragraphs) 6. Four alternatives [REQUIRED] to solve the problem. (Alternative # 1. “DO

NOTHING:” is required-along with an explanation of why this will not fix the problem). *Each paragraph 6-8 sentences each.

7. Cost/Benefit Analysis: A cost benefit analysis is required if any of your alternatives to the problem include a monetary amount to address the issue.

8. Selected alternative: Must reflect which alternative you would select, and explain why you believe this alternative will fix the problem. *You must only choose one! *6-8 sentence paragraph

9. Implementation and Timeline: Your plan for implementing your chosen alternative must be depicted as follows (See below): *Can edit months to weeks if necessary. *Write in complete sentences. Be specific and detailed!

10. Conclusion *1-2 paragraphs. Each paragraph 6-8 sentences.

Implementation and Timeline

Month # ACTION TAKEN

1 a. b. c.

2 a. b. c.

3 a. b. c.

4 a. b. c.

6 a. b. c.

9 a. b. c.

12 a. b. c.