CLASS SSM 874
Week 5 DQ 1
Virtual environment
The virtual environment is limited in the ability of traditional team creation. The virtual environment offers the platform for the sharing of information between the team members. The Tuchman’s phases are adjourning, performing, forming or forming. The virtual environment offers the increase of the employee’s knowledge, improved employee job satisfaction and commitment. The forming phase will require the assessment of the employee’s functional skills. The functional skills will allow the offering of the virtual setting. The setting can lead to loneliness or isolation. The management will use the technique of managing ambiguity, promoting the exceptional time management and work discipline.
The second phase will be storming. The placement of the team in the virtual environment will lead to the formation opinion problems. The identification of the problems is based on the encouragement of creativity for coaching. The third phase is norming. The virtual management and team members will be required to formulate the set of rules for behavior and performance of activities. The norms will help in the assessment of the hierarchies and authority requirement. The virtual team will be required in the identification of the basic functional and cultural rules. The norming helps in the determination of the primary goals or objectives. The identification of the approaches allows the management of the required creativity.
The performance phase focuses on the output of the team. The technique focuses on meeting the psychological instances for the gaps or misunderstanding for the communication. The violation of the psychological contract or agreement can be measured as a metric for the team. The last technique will be on the stage of adjourning. The virtual environment will require the formation of a platform indicating performance. These techniques will help in decision making.
References
Andersen, E. (2011). Erratum: Comparing project administration in the years 2002 and 2008: Journal on the Project Management Journal 41:4, 425- 465
Malinowski, M. (2011). Essential project management skills: University of Columbia publication: Project Management Journal, 42, 2, 94
Narvaez, K. (2011). ERM and Project supervision ERM can-and should-be were functional to project management. Journal on Risk Management, 58, 9, 32-35
CLASS SSM 874
Week 5 DQ2: Draft Presentation
Draft Presentation
The research will assess the problem of virtual environment teamwork. The identification of the possible ways of increasing the teamwork participation has left managers with questions. The editorial will assess the different articles on the control of the achieved the virtual team collaboration. The aim of the assessment will be based on the achievement of the virtual team collaboration, suggesting techniques of generating team spirit, synchronizing awareness on team building and the leveraging of the expertise.
The virtual environment teamwork is affected by the confusion, fragmentation and isolation challenges. The interview of experts and managers will help in the generation of insight. The research literature assessment will focus on the identification of the ways of increasing the engagement of the virtual members. The cohesion and clarity will be removed through the identification of the different issues affecting the operation of the management will be assessed.
The data collected will be qualitative. The inductive assessment and analysis of the interview information and literature information will help in the determination of the organization’s success. The measurement of the data will be through the careful assessment of the collected statistics. The validation of the statistics will help in the identification of the success rate. The data collected will be improved through the implementation of meta-analysis. The exclusion criteria will remove irrelevant data. The last stage will be on the control or suggestion of the solutions. The data analysis and conclusion will generate findings and suggestions. The concurrence of the recommendations will allow the improvement of the organization.
References
Kirkland, C. (2011). Mastering software project organization: Best practices, tools and techniques: Project administration Journal, 42, 6, 92-92
Malinowski, M. (2011). Essential project management skills: University of Columbia publication: Project Management Journal, 42, 2, 94
Narvaez, K. (2011). ERM and Project supervision ERM can-and should-be were functional to project management. Journal on Risk Management, 58, 9, 32-35
CLASS SSM 874
Week 6 DQ 1
| Virtual environment and Teamwork |
Teamwork boosts the level of corporation and trust among employees. The level of openness and transparency offered in the operation of the virtual environment allows the growth of the possible activities of assuring the success of the organization. The virtual environment harbors the need of keeping promises. The focus on the teamwork and team members will help in the control and generation of the organizational success. The problem of teamwork in the virtual environment has provided problems for the management in handling of the different activities. The need for the supportive alignment forms the basis of the organization. The management of the firm focuses on the identification of the shared understandings and inclusion for approaches. The teamwork allows the management change in dealings of employees. The management tends to treat everyone with respect and consideration.
The purpose of the investigation will be the recognition of the diverse strategies of fostering virtual team collaboration. The assessment offers the identification of the desired team spirit allowed the increase of the morale to identify the story of the young student.
The scope of the research will be the following. The management will prioritize the details or information required. The focus on the interview and meta-analysis allow the creation and acceptance of the team members. The assessment of the articles will generate the insight on convergence and cooperation of the teams in virtual environments. The promotion of the culture of team members and the organizational success forces the realization of the different ways of controlling and maintaining virtual team-building.
References
Andersen, E. (2011). Erratum: Comparing project administration in the years 2002 and 2008: Journal on the Project Management Journal 41:4, 425- 465
Kirkland, C. (2011). Mastering software project organization: Best practices, tools and techniques: Project administration Journal, 42, 6, 92-92
Malinowski, M. (2011). Essential project management skills: University of Columbia publication: Project Management Journal, 42, 2, 94
CLASS SSM 874
Week 7 DQ 1
Core facilitator competencies
Facilitation encompasses the nature of running a meeting, evaluation, implementation, design and planning. The activities focus on the systematic and explicit manner of unfolding the nature. The nature of the participants will help in defining the approach for the manager. The core competencies applicable for the management of the tasks by the employees are the following.
The first competency is communication. The facilitators will seek to express the ideas accurately and clearly. The reduction of the confusion will help in the removal of the possible problems occurring in the performance of activities. The facilitator can be required to express a sense of humor in order to help in sensitizing an issue. The second core competency is the personal interjections. The placement of communications or remarks hampering the growth of the team should be restrained. The lack of focus on assessing the group participation will be dependent on the domination of the conversations.
The third core competency is on assessing the group’s atmosphere. The facilitators have the duty of maintaining the correct atmosphere of respecting other members of the group. The facilitator helps in the expression of interest. The interest of the opinion of the team members will help in the increase of the rate of motivation for the employees. The leaders can be able to maintain their authoritative capacities and help the affected team members. The last core competency is the encouragement of growth. The growth encouragement will help the team players to identify the realities placed outside the set behaviors.
References
Kirkland, C. (2011). Mastering software project organization: Best practices, tools and techniques: Project administration Journal, 42, 6, 92-92
Malinowski, M. (2011). Essential project management skills: University of Columbia publication: Project Management Journal, 42, 2, 94
Narvaez, K. (2011). ERM and Project supervision ERM can-and should-be were functional to project management. Journal on Risk administration, 58, 9, 32-35
CLASS SSM 874
WK8DQ1
Concepts learned
The assessment of the different concepts on six-sigma, lean and project management helped in the understanding of the following issues. The lean manufacturing focuses on the set of principles used for the achievement of certain goals. The concept learned was on defects. The lean manufacturing, the lean concept, allowed the identification of the need of the provision of the customers who control the defects of the free product and services offered by the management. The reducing of the cycle time and inventories requirement allows the meeting for the management of the market responses.
The six-sigma is the disciplined requirement for the data-driven approach of the methodology on eliminating the defects. The concept learned was on the strategic direction. The management assesses the possible ways they can eliminate the defects of the management Six Sigma eliminates the defects of the processes offered for the manufacturing of the transaction of the services and products. The six-sigma offers the reduction of the cost implication for the management. The approach allows the improvement of the customer’s satisfaction. The shortening of time to market is offered through the concept. The approach helps in the improvement of the corporation’s position.
The project management offered the identification of numerous concepts. The concepts included the scope, performance risk, schedule, resources and task. The concept of critical path stood out in the assessment. The management supports the effectiveness of the methods of managing and planning of projects. The critical path ide
CLASS SSM 874
Week 5 DQ 1
Virtual environment
The virtual environment is limited in the ability of traditional team creation. The virtual environment offers the platform for the sharing of information between the team members. The Tuchman’s phases are adjourning, performing, forming or forming. The virtual environment offers the increase of the employee’s knowledge, improved employee job satisfaction and commitment. The forming phase will require the assessment of the employee’s functional skills. The functional skills will allow the offering of the virtual setting. The setting can lead to loneliness or isolation. The management will use the technique of managing ambiguity, promoting the exceptional time management and work discipline.
The second phase will be storming. The placement of the team in the virtual environment will lead to the formation opinion problems. The identification of the problems is based on the encouragement of creativity for coaching. The third phase is norming. The virtual management and team members will be required to formulate the set of rules for behavior and performance of activities. The norms will help in the assessment of the hierarchies and authority requirement. The virtual team will be required in the identification of the basic functional and cultural rules. The norming helps in the determination of the primary goals or objectives. The identification of the approaches allows the management of the required creativity.
The performance phase focuses on the output of the team. The technique focuses on meeting the psychological instances for the gaps or misunderstanding for the communication. The violation of the psychological contract or agreement can be measured as a metric for the team. The last technique will be on the stage of adjourning. The virtual environment will require the formation of a platform indicating performance. These techniques will help in decision making.
References
Andersen, E. (2011). Erratum: Comparing project administration in the years 2002 and 2008: Journal on the Project Management Journal 41:4, 425- 465
Malinowski, M. (2011). Essential project management skills: University of Columbia publication: Project Management Journal, 42, 2, 94
Narvaez, K. (2011). ERM and Project supervision ERM can-and should-be were functional to project management. Journal on Risk Management, 58, 9, 32-35
CLASS SSM 874
Week 5 DQ2: Draft Presentation
Draft Presentation
The research will assess the problem of virtual environment teamwork. The identification of the possible ways of increasing the teamwork participation has left managers with questions. The editorial will assess the different articles on the control of the achieved the virtual team collaboration. The aim of the assessment will be based on the achievement of the virtual team collaboration, suggesting techniques of generating team spirit, synchronizing awareness on team building and the leveraging of the expertise.
The virtual environment teamwork is affected by the confusion, fragmentation and isolation challenges. The interview of experts and managers will help in the generation of insight. The research literature assessment will focus on the identification of the ways of increasing the engagement of the virtual members. The cohesion and clarity will be removed through the identification of the different issues affecting the operation of the management will be assessed.
The data collected will be qualitative. The inductive assessment and analysis of the interview information and literature information will help in the determination of the organization’s success. The measurement of the data will be through the careful assessment of the collected statistics. The validation of the statistics will help in the identification of the success rate. The data collected will be improved through the implementation of meta-analysis. The exclusion criteria will remove irrelevant data. The last stage will be on the control or suggestion of the solutions. The data analysis and conclusion will generate findings and suggestions. The concurrence of the recommendations will allow the improvement of the organization.
References
Kirkland, C. (2011). Mastering software project organization: Best practices, tools and techniques: Project administration Journal, 42, 6, 92-92
Malinowski, M. (2011). Essential project management skills: University of Columbia publication: Project Management Journal, 42, 2, 94
Narvaez, K. (2011). ERM and Project supervision ERM can-and should-be were functional to project management. Journal on Risk Management, 58, 9, 32-35
CLASS SSM 874
Week 6 DQ 1
| Virtual environment and Teamwork |
Teamwork boosts the level of corporation and trust among employees. The level of openness and transparency offered in the operation of the virtual environment allows the growth of the possible activities of assuring the success of the organization. The virtual environment harbors the need of keeping promises. The focus on the teamwork and team members will help in the control and generation of the organizational success. The problem of teamwork in the virtual environment has provided problems for the management in handling of the different activities. The need for the supportive alignment forms the basis of the organization. The management of the firm focuses on the identification of the shared understandings and inclusion for approaches. The teamwork allows the management change in dealings of employees. The management tends to treat everyone with respect and consideration.
The purpose of the investigation will be the recognition of the diverse strategies of fostering virtual team collaboration. The assessment offers the identification of the desired team spirit allowed the increase of the morale to identify the story of the young student.
The scope of the research will be the following. The management will prioritize the details or information required. The focus on the interview and meta-analysis allow the creation and acceptance of the team members. The assessment of the articles will generate the insight on convergence and cooperation of the teams in virtual environments. The promotion of the culture of team members and the organizational success forces the realization of the different ways of controlling and maintaining virtual team-building.
References
Andersen, E. (2011). Erratum: Comparing project administration in the years 2002 and 2008: Journal on the Project Management Journal 41:4, 425- 465
Kirkland, C. (2011). Mastering software project organization: Best practices, tools and techniques: Project administration Journal, 42, 6, 92-92
Malinowski, M. (2011). Essential project management skills: University of Columbia publication: Project Management Journal, 42, 2, 94
CLASS SSM 874
Week 7 DQ 1
Core facilitator competencies
Facilitation encompasses the nature of running a meeting, evaluation, implementation, design and planning. The activities focus on the systematic and explicit manner of unfolding the nature. The nature of the participants will help in defining the approach for the manager. The core competencies applicable for the management of the tasks by the employees are the following.
The first competency is communication. The facilitators will seek to express the ideas accurately and clearly. The reduction of the confusion will help in the removal of the possible problems occurring in the performance of activities. The facilitator can be required to express a sense of humor in order to help in sensitizing an issue. The second core competency is the personal interjections. The placement of communications or remarks hampering the growth of the team should be restrained. The lack of focus on assessing the group participation will be dependent on the domination of the conversations.
The third core competency is on assessing the group’s atmosphere. The facilitators have the duty of maintaining the correct atmosphere of respecting other members of the group. The facilitator helps in the expression of interest. The interest of the opinion of the team members will help in the increase of the rate of motivation for the employees. The leaders can be able to maintain their authoritative capacities and help the affected team members. The last core competency is the encouragement of growth. The growth encouragement will help the team players to identify the realities placed outside the set behaviors.
References
Kirkland, C. (2011). Mastering software project organization: Best practices, tools and techniques: Project administration Journal, 42, 6, 92-92
Malinowski, M. (2011). Essential project management skills: University of Columbia publication: Project Management Journal, 42, 2, 94
Narvaez, K. (2011). ERM and Project supervision ERM can-and should-be were functional to project management. Journal on Risk administration, 58, 9, 32-35
CLASS SSM 874
WK8DQ1
Concepts learned
The assessment of the different concepts on six-sigma, lean and project management helped in the understanding of the following issues. The lean manufacturing focuses on the set of principles used for the achievement of certain goals. The concept learned was on defects. The lean manufacturing, the lean concept, allowed the identification of the need of the provision of the customers who control the defects of the free product and services offered by the management. The reducing of the cycle time and inventories requirement allows the meeting for the management of the market responses.
The six-sigma is the disciplined requirement for the data-driven approach of the methodology on eliminating the defects. The concept learned was on the strategic direction. The management assesses the possible ways they can eliminate the defects of the management Six Sigma eliminates the defects of the processes offered for the manufacturing of the transaction of the services and products. The six-sigma offers the reduction of the cost implication for the management. The approach allows the improvement of the customer’s satisfaction. The shortening of time to market is offered through the concept. The approach helps in the improvement of the corporation’s position.
The project management offered the identification of numerous concepts. The concepts included the scope, performance risk, schedule, resources and task. The concept of critical path stood out in the assessment. The management supports the effectiveness of the methods of managing and planning of projects. The critical path identifies the representation of the tasks needed on priorities. The scope creep of the project is reduced.
References
Andersen, E. (2011). Erratum: Comparing project administration in the years 2002 and 2008: Journal on the Project Management Journal 41:4, 425- 465
Malinowski, M. (2011). Essential project management skills: University of Columbia publication: Project Management Journal, 42, 2, 94
Narvaez, K. (2011). ERM and Project supervision ERM can-and should-be were functional to project management. Journal on Risk Management, 58, 9, 32-35
ntifies the representation of the tasks needed on priorities. The scope creep of the project is reduced.
References
Andersen, E. (2011). Erratum: Comparing project administration in the years 2002 and 2008: Journal on the Project Management Journal 41:4, 425- 465
Malinowski, M. (2011). Essential project management skills: University of Columbia publication: Project Management Journal, 42, 2, 94
Narvaez, K. (2011). ERM and Project supervision ERM can-and should-be were functional to project management. Journal on Risk Management, 58, 9, 32-35
