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BC Project/Guidelines/Part1-BusinessProjectProposal-Guide.docx

Business Project Proposal (Week 4, 6 points)

Part 1 of 5: Course Project

Rubric applies: h ttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1BDakLfwNDD55taILd8AzEYZdk20RWM7kAk2Ge7LyZvE/edit?usp=sharing )

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The 5-part Course Project contains the following assignments:

Part 1: Project Proposal - Due Week 4

Part 2: Communications Plan - Due Week 4

Part 3: Partners Web Conference Presentation - Due Week 6

Part 4: Final Project Report - Due Week 7

Part 5: Final Project Presentation - Due Week 8 (Tues)

Purpose of the Course Project: Solving a business problem for someone who is receptive to your recommendations is an excellent way to improve your professional effectiveness and get ahead. Learning how to identify problems and propose solutions will benefit you now and in the future.

Part 1 of 5: The Project Proposal is your plan of what you propose to do for your Course Project. (Due Week 4)

Directions for Part 1:

1. Choose a local business problem for which you can recommend solutions. The business problem should relate to your career path or interests if possible. Select a company or service organization that could use your help, including your own workplace. Search for inefficiencies, complaints, competitive threats, opportunities. How can you make a difference?

2. Review Shwom text, section 8.3, for how to write effective proposals.

3. Click this link to access the Project Proposal Template for this assignment.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14VZ7kwLKy53_4c-wtbhP1diy0XctSLbJEf2142m9n9U/edit?usp=sharing

4. Post your Google Docs link (Shared, Include Instructor with Editing Rights) into the textbox in your Angel Items Due folder.

Required: Please reply to one peer in a considered 2-3 sentence response after your original post. Others’ posts will not be visible until you submit your original post. Thank you.

BC Project/Guidelines/Part2-CommunicationsPlan-Guide.docx

Communications Plan (Week 4, 7 points)

Part 2 of 5: Course Project

(Rubric applies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BDakLfwNDD55taILd8AzEYZdk20RWM7kAk2Ge7LyZvE/edit?usp=sharing )

COMPLETE PROJECT OVERVIEW

The 5-part Course Project contains the following assignments:

Part 1: Project Proposal - Due Week 4

Part 2: Communications Plan - Due Week 4

Part 3: Partners Web Conference Presentation - Due Week 6

Part 4: Final Project Report - Due Week 7

Part 5: Final Project Presentation - Due Week 8 (Tues)

Part 2 of 5: The Communications Plan is your plan for communicating during your project and presenting your final results. (Due Week 4)

Directions for Part 2:

1. Plan whom you will talk with to gather information and receive feedback as you work on the project. Place the information in a table like the one below. Consider who should be involved and when, such as gaining project approval, people you’ll need to consult . Consider how you will address the needs and interests of the contact (audience). In this phase, take no more than 10 minutes of a manager’s or leader’s time.

Contact	Title	Contact Info	When to contact	Contact’s needs/ Interests	Purpose in contacting/what you hope to learn

2. Plan how you will deliver your final written report and presentation. In two brief paragraphs, address the following:

· describe who will receive your written report. What will be important to these receivers, and how will you ensure that your report addresses these needs?

· describe the audience who will attend your final presentation. What will be important to these receivers, and how will you ensure that your report addresses these needs?

(review section 2.4 and 3.1 of your Shwom text).

Paste your work in the submission textbox in Angel.

Please reply to one peer in a well-considered 2-3 sentence response.

BC Project/Guidelines/Part3-PresentationDraftonProject-Guide.docx

Partners Web Conference - Draft Presentation on Project (Week 6, 8 points)

Part 3 of 5: Course Project

(Rubric applies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BDakLfwNDD55taILd8AzEYZdk20RWM7kAk2Ge7LyZvE/edit?usp=sharing )

COMPLETE PROJECT OVERVIEW

The 5-part Course Project contains the following assignments:

Part 1: Project Proposal - Due Week 4

Part 2: Communications Plan - Due Week 4

Part 3: Partners Web Conference Presentation - Due Week 6

Part 4: Final Project Report - Due Week 7

Part 5: Final Project Presentation - Due Week 8 (Tues)

Part 3 of 5: The Partners Web Conference - Draft Presentation will allow you to present your draft slide presentation and receive feedback from your peers.

Directions for Part 3:

Note: Your instructor should have assigned you to a “Partners Group.”

1. Set up sharing forum. You and your partners group can use the team link in Angel Communication Email to communicate. You should also set up in advance one of the following for holding a group presentation session: Google+ hangout, group Skype, or Webex. Schedule about 2 hours at a time that is agreeable to most/all of you.

2. Create draft slide presentation. This is a draft version of your final project slide presentation, so you may want to visit the Week 7 / 8 Folder to see the requirements. Your draft slides will be presented to your Partners Group for their feedback during your Web Conference.

Suggested slides (feel free to add or modify as appropriate)

1. Title Page

2. Overview

3. Introduction

4. The Opportunity

a. The Current Situation

b. Key Success Factors

c. Analysis of Alternatives

d. Strategic Option

5. Benefits and Risks of Strategic Option

a. Benefits

b. Risks

6. Final Recommendation/Call to Action

7. Highlighted References

3. Hold meeting via web-conferencing. Present your slides and explain your project to partners group and receive/provide feedback to the partners. Take turns presenting and giving feedback. You will need to share your screen to share your PowerPoint.

4. Prepare report of session: Your report should contain the following:

a. Summary of what you presented

b. What feedback you received and what feedback was most useful

c. What feedback you shared with your partners

5. Paste your paragraphs directly into the Angel submission textbox.

Required: Please reply to one peer in a considered 2-3 sentence response after your original post. Others’ posts will not be visible until you submit your original post. Thank you.

If you want to use YouTube/Google Hangout Screen Share for your web conference, here are the instructions, followed by a link to a helpful video if you have not used Google Hangout Screen Share in the past:

1. Log into Google and click the "Upload" button in YouTube.

2. Click "Broadcast."

3. Name your "Hangout." (You might need to install the Hangouts plugin if you haven't already.)

4. Click "Start Hangout On Air" or "Join." (You might need to verify your account the first time you Join.)

5. Click the green upper-left button that is an arrow for screenshare.

6. Select your screen to share.

7. Click the button at the bottom, "Start broadcast."

8. Here is an instructional video that might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvpFsmcfz1k

Recommended presentation format: appear on camera before and after sharing your desktop to present slides.

FAQs:

Q: What should I do if I don't hear back from my group? Can I meet without them?

A: If you are not getting the replies you need, pick a day/time, email and let your group know that you need to know by the end of the day Tuesday (or Wednesday at the latest) if the time works for them, or you are going to schedule it anyway. Then schedule the web conference and send them the link and time and say you hope they can make it. You don't need to have everyone in your group attend, and you can also split your group in half for this assignment if you need to. The important thing is that you must communicate with each other!

Q: Can we just chat for our group online meeting?

A: No. You need to have a live, synchronous, group web conference with screen-share and voice. You can use YouTube/Google Hangout, or WebEx.

Q: What are we presenting and how do you use WebEx?

A: You are presenting your draft final project PowerPoint within 5-6 min for 2 minutes of feedback from your group. If you decide to use WebEx, these videos may help, and there are many more on YouTube:

Here is how to use WebEx .

Here is how to use WebEx screen-share .

BC Project/Guidelines/Part4FinalFormalProjectReport-Guide.docx

Final Project Report (15 - 20+ pages, 50 pts, due in Week 7)

Part 4 of 5: Course Project

(Rubric applies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BDakLfwNDD55taILd8AzEYZdk20RWM7kAk2Ge7LyZvE/edit?usp=sharing )

COMPLETE PROJECT OVERVIEW

The 5-part Course Project contains the following assignments:

Part 1: Project Proposal - Due Week 4

Part 2: Communications Plan - Due Week 4

Part 3: Partners Web Conference Presentation - Due Week 6

Part 4: Final Project Report - Due Week 7

Part 5: Final Project Presentation - Due Week 8 (Tues)

Part 4 of 5: The Final Project Report should conform to your text’s Ch.9 guidelines of how to write a formal report. Note that the format is quite different from an academic paper. (spacing, graphics, each section begins new page, etc)

Directions for Part 4:

1. Consider how best to present your findings on this opportunity for the organization, the viable alternatives, the benefits and risks, and your strategic recommendations.

2. Follow this basic outline for the Formal Project Report. Refer to Ch.9 for a more detailed guide and expectations for the Formal Report (see Groupon example).

1. Title Page

2. Table of Contents

3. Executive Summary

4. Introduction

5. The Opportunity

a. The Current Situation

b. Key Success Factors

c. Analysis of Alternatives

d. Strategic Solution Option

6. Benefits and Risks of Strategic Solution Option

a. Benefits

b. Risks

7. Final Recommendation

8. References

9. Appendix

a. Transcripts of Interview (optional)

b. Slideshare.net (or google doc presentation or cloud link) link to the PowerPoint Presentation of this Final Project Report

Please use proper citations and references and put your name on the top of your submission. Save your file to a cloud drive (such as Google Drive, , convert the file to a Google Doc, share the file, list my email in the “Invite Me” box and paste the link into the Angel textbox. Listing my email gives me editing ability so I can provide you with feedback directly on your paper. After pasting the link, also paste all of your text into the box to make sure that your paper is visible (in case something goes wrong in your Google process).

Required: Please reply to one peer in a considered 2-3 sentence response after your original post. Others’ posts will not be visible until you submit your original post. Thank you.

BC Project/Guidelines/Part5-FinalProjectPresentation-Guide.docx

Final Project Presentation (Week 8, Tues, 20 points)

Part 5 of 5: Course Project

(Rubric applies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BDakLfwNDD55taILd8AzEYZdk20RWM7kAk2Ge7LyZvE/edit?usp=sharing )

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The 5-part Course Project contains the following assignments:

Part 1: Project Proposal - Due Week 4

Part 2: Communications Plan - Due Week 4

Part 3: Partners Web Conference Presentation - Due Week 6

Part 4: Final Project Report - Due Week 7

Part 5: Final Project Presentation - Due Week 8 (Tues)

Part 5 of 5: The Final Project Presentation should improve upon your presentation in Week 6 (based on Partners’ group feedback) and present the information in the full paper Final Report in a clear, pleasant way. Be sure to refer to the rules of how to compose and deliver presentations in Ch.10. You will need to consider how you will deliver and present both the paper report and your final presentation to the key stakeholder contact who may wish to utilize some or all of this report.

Directions for Part 5:

1. Develop your final slide presentation, revising based on your Partners’ Group feedback. Refer to the rules of how to compose and deliver presentations in Ch.10. In particular, note how Figure 10.18 reveals clear slides with large-enough font and limited amounts of text on a slide. A basic outline for this Final PowerPoint Presentation is as follows.

1. Title Page

2. Overview

3. Introduction

4. The Opportunity

a. The Current Situation

b. Key Success Factors

c. Analysis of Alternatives

d. Strategic Option

5. Benefits and Risks of Strategic Option

a. Benefits

b. Risks

6. Final Recommendation/Call to Action

7. Highlighted References

8. Slideshare.net link (or google doc presentation or cloud link) to the PowerPoint Presentation of this Final Project Report

2. Please record your presentation on youtube and share the link. You can do this by logging into Google and clicking the upload button in youtube. Y ou are required to be on camera at the beginning and end of the presentation.

Recording instructions

Once you click the upload button, click "Broadcast." Name your "hangout." Click start.

Click the button at the bottom, "Start broadcast." Introduce your presentation, then hit the Share Desktop button on the left to show your slides. Once finished, hit the button again and conclude the presentation on camera.

After you're finished, click the "Links" button on the bottom right and copy the youtube link to your video. Note that you can set the privacy setting to unlisted so that only people with the link can view your video.

3. Please paste your youtube link and your sideshare.net link directly into the textbox in your Angel Items Due folder so that no documents to be downloaded are attached. Be sure to set your video as either public or unlisted (can see with the link) so that others in the class, including me, may view.

Required: Please reply to one peer in a considered 2-3 sentence response after your original post. Others’ posts will not be visible until you submit your original post. Thank you.

BC Project/Guidelines/Rubric.docx

Criteria Achievement Level

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Achievement Level 6 (100%) The organizational structure of the submission was logical and clear, per the directions. (10% Weighting)

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Writing was clear and grammatically correct. No distractions present. Writing was targeted correctly for intended audience. (15% Weighting)

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Main points are backed by adequate and credible detail. Citations and references are adequate and credible. (25% Weighting)

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The work achieved an astute level of critical thinking by comparing and contrasting various points of view as well as applying key concepts to real- world organizations through use of concrete examples. (50% Weighting)

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BC Project/Part1-Business Project Proposal.docx

Daniel Faherty

Project Proposal

Name of my Organization: Geographic Solutions

Location: Palm Harbor, Florida

Open 5 days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Overview:

Geographic Solutions is a company that provides jobs listings to site like Indeed and Monster. They also run the database of job listings for WorkNet Pinellas. Their main mission is to provide unemployed people jobs for potential employment. This project will be based on helping the unemployed get employed by using the company’s resources to accurately database job listings for many different employment site. While this project will be aimed to help the unemployed, it will also be aimed to get better jobs to individuals that are underemployed.

The Opportunity:

My plan is to gather all the job openings that are in the state of Florida and database them in reference to their job title, date, description and location. I will upload the database to job sites like Indeed and Monster and any other site for overexposure. I will create a free guide that list interview tips and techniques, which will be giving to WorkNet Pinellas for anyone that comes in looking for a job. The job listings will be uploaded into WorkNet Pinellas database and an email will be sent out to everyone actively seeking a job through WorkNet. Upon all this, all database will be updated daily to make sure job listings are up-to-date. I will not be able to do this alone. I will have to partner will the internet researchers to help search for accurate job listings all over the state of Florida. This will require a lot of networking with other businesses to achieve the most accurate listings possible.

Audience Analysis:

The main audience will be the unemployed and anyone that is underemployed. The plan is to actively help them by cutting out a step in the job process, finding accurate job listings in their area. I also plan for WorkNet Pinellas to actively prepare these individuals for interviews after applying for job postings through their database. The overall goal is to help people become employed and more confident in their abilities to do so. I will work with the managers to make sure job listings are updated frequently for the success of this project.

Key Stakeholders:

There will be two main groups affected by this plan, the unemployed/underemployed and the businesses seeking employment. The businesses will gain by filling their gaps in their schedules and the unemployed/underemployed will gain by getting a job to make a living from. One other stakeholder to be affected by this project is Geographic Solutions. It will benefit them to actively search and help employ people around the state of Florida because it will impact the economy positively.

BC Project/Part2-Communications Plan.docx

Daniel Faherty

Communications Plan

Organization: Geographic Solutions

Project: Help unemployed get employed

Contact List:

Contact	Title	Contact Info	When to contact	Contact’s needs/ Interests	Purpose in contacting/what you hope to learn
Jay Ma**	Internet Researcher Team Member	Jay.Ma**@geograpicsol.net	Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	Research of job listings in the state of Florida.	Amount of jobs out their related to their specific regions. Job descriptions and requirements. Job titles and date timeline.
Jason McC*****	Internet Research Manager	Jason.McC*****@geograpicsol.net	Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	Management of job listings found amongst all Internet Researcher Team.	Work effort to research jobs listings. How long it will take for all listings to be recorded in each region. Any concerns for the project.
Debbie Joh****	Overview Manager	Debbie.Joh****@geographicsol.net	Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.	Database knowledge for job listings to WorkNet Pinellas. Knowledge on update procedures for all databases.	Steps needed in order to properly list all jobs. Proper way to update current databases with new job listings. Any concerns that could save time in the database process. Tips for working with WorkNet Pinellas.
Mark Jo***	WorkNet Agent	Mark.Jo***@worknetpinellas.net	Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.	Details about current job listings in surrounding area. Informative help for interview success. Tips for successful job searching.	Amount of resources required to help individuals with interview process. Things that need to be included with success employment. Tips to help unemployed get employed

Delivery of Final Written Report and Presentation:

The final report and presentation will be drafted for the Overview Manager. The creation of this report will be that of solid structure from informative information. The presentation will report on the efficiency of the project plan, cost, and time of the job researching. I will thoroughly describe all the specific details of plan to help more unemployed people of Florida get employed through the use of graphs, illustrations, and reference examples. The people that will attend the final presentation include myself, the WorkNet Agent Manager, the Overview Manager and Internet Researcher Manager of Geographic Solutions. I believe they all will want to be included in the final presentation because of their contributions with this project. I will hope for open discussion about the presentation after the showing is complete.