MGMT WEEK 2

Read the material at the sites listed in the Week 2 Content Section to help guide you in understanding needs with relation to your management problem. Complete a Needs Assessment by submitting a 2-4 page paper discussing the client's needs with relation to the management problem you are studying. Links below in the week 2 content section (the other doc is pdf so it is attached to the question)

https://www.ies.ncsu.edu/blog/how-to-conduct-needs-assessment-part-1-what-is-it-and-why-do-it/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLr0Z8v4qOc

http://nwlink.com/~donclark/analysis/analysis.html

http://nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/sat2.html#analysis

Submission Instructions: Upload your paper to your Week 2 assignment folder. 

Some questions you can explore to help you are:

· What is the problem?

· How is the desired performance related to the current performance? 

· How does the desired performance relate to the mission statement?

· Is the problem organization-wide or isolated to one or a few individuals?

· Have organizational initiatives created the problem?

· Does the problem relate to individual performance issues?

· Is training adequate to support the desired outcome?

· Is the issue related to job design?

· What criteria are used to measure performance?

· Is performance criteria appropriate, i.e. attainable and measurable?

This list is not all inclusive and is a guide to support you when completing a Needs Assessment. They are provided to help you get started and inspire questions to explore.