Determine the issue that has disconnected the culture and organizational learning based on the three (3) selected mystifications from Assignment 1.

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Assignment 2: Proposal for Organizational Learning IssuesDue Week 8 and worth 300 pointsUsing the information from Assignment 1 and the supporting documents, you must create a proposal for your CEO explaining the issue and implementation recommendations in transitioning the individual learning to organizational learning. Refer to the Project Proposal template, located in Week 8 of the online course shell for additional information on the content of each section of the proposal.Write a five to seven (5-7) page proposal in which you:Section 1: Project Summary

  1. Summarize your findings along with the implementation recommendations.

Section 2: Project Background

  1. Determine the issue that has disconnected the culture and organizational learning based on the three (3) selected mystifications from Assignment 1.
  2. Critique the current OLM(s)’ hindrance to organizational learning and provide your recommendation(s) for the organization to address the issue.

Section 3: Project Goals and Methodology

  1. Defend the one (1) OLM that is suitable (i.e., the OLM identified in Assignment 1) for the organization’s training and / or learning circumstances then suggest three (3) pros and three (3) cons of implementing the selected OLM. Next, diagnose the possible source that has prevented productive learning within the organization then support your recommendation(s) for a permanent change.
  2. Suggest two (2) talent management strategies designed to prepare the organization for its readiness to share knowledge and maintain a learning environment.

Section 4: Project Risk Management

  1. Elaborate on two (2) high resistance risks to this transition. Outline a plan for managing each resistance risk.
  2. Generate a high quality After-Action Review (AAR) to monitor the effectiveness of the transition from individual to organization learning.
  3. Specify one (1) training technique for the organization to introduce this new way of learning to the workforce. Next, examine whether or not the current organizational structure and processes can support transition from individual learning to organizational learning.
  4. Use at least five (5) quality academic references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
  5. Use the Project Proposal template located here.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Examine the processes of how organizations learn and organizational barriers that impact the process.
  • Examine the concepts of personal mastery and mental models and their related importance in a learning organization.
  • Examine the driving forces related to organizational learning.
  • Analyze the key components of a learning organization and the role of a chief learning officer.
  • Evaluate strategies for creating a learning organization.
  • Evaluate management behaviors that influence organizational learning.
  • Analyze the shifts in organizational structure and processes to create a learning organization.
  • Examine talent management as an essential element of the learning organization.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in developing a learning organization.
  • Write clearly and concisely about developing a learning organization using proper writing mechanic.

Evaluate how the components of the recommended compensation plan shape a consistent message to employees and summarize the message the plan conveys.

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NOTE: As you prepare for this assignment, you should research typical United States, Japanese, and German approaches to compensation using your textbook, the Argosy University online library, and the Internet. Consider arguments for and against each of the three countries’ approaches to compensation. Research the trends and issues affecting the global workforce. As you conduct your research, make note of the recent trends affecting the three approaches and the factors which might be causing each country’s approach to change.

The assignment:

MPBS has requested your assistance in developing a new and comprehensive compensation plan that will meet the company’s needs in both their domestic operations and their international operations. MPBS management has asked you to review their current plan and prepare a report describing the new plan.

You have asked MPBS to describe the most important criteria they would like to see in the new plan and they have indicated they would like to have a compensation program that will:

Help align organizational efforts to the company’s mission and strategic plan.
Recognize, reward and stimulate good and excellent performance.
Be considered fair and equitable by as many company personnel as it is realistic to expect.
Withstand legal challenges.
Be cost effective.
Address the diverse needs of the scientific, administrative, sales, management, and technical staff.
MPBS recognizes that they have taken a very haphazard approach to employee benefits and have asked you to ignore the benefits they now provide as you develop a new employee benefits package for the company. Your consulting team has met and worked up the framework of the report that should be submitted. In addition to employee benefits, it must provide for annual adjustments to base pay, whether salary or hourly wage, and a pay for performance plan. MPBS management has asked you to design the total compensation plan that will cover all employees located within the United States in detail first, then follow that detailed plan with recommendations on how it should differ for employees living and working in Germany and in Japan.

Your report should include the following:

The core of the benefits package [e.g., insurance, paid time off (PTO), and retirement programs].
Lifestyle benefits with appropriate summary details on each of these benefits.
Classification of the percentage of the total compensation budget that should be allocated for the benefits plan.
Annual adjustments to individual base pay. Be specific. Determine the extent (if any) to which adjustments to base pay should be tied to seniority, cost-of-living, or performance, or a specified combination of these. Indicate any difference in guidelines for adjustments that should differ for specific occupational groups and/or geographical locations.
Short-term and long-term incentive, or pay-for-performance plans, including whether the incentives should be based on individual, team/group, or organization-wide performance.
Compare any differences that should be made for employees living and working in Germany and in Japan.
Provide rationale for how well your plan meets the most important criteria MPBS provided you in the beginning of the assignment.
Distinguish how your plan will motivate employees to best align themselves to MPBS’s goals. Briefly describe the motivational theories that support your reasoning and tie the theories to the different parts of your plan.
Evaluate how the components of the recommended compensation plan shape a consistent message to employees and summarize the message the plan conveys.
To complete this assignment, you must submit a 6-9 page paper that addresses the twelve elements of the task as numbered above and provide reasons for your recommendations.

The paper must be submitted as a Word document and it must follow APA style guidelines. Deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.

Whatever office equipment you select make sure to compare all three similar products with similar features and evaluation factors.  

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Internal Research Proposal for Office Equipment – Instructions

Assume that our office needs new equipment such as copy machines, scanners, tablet computers, smartphones, or an all- in one printer.  Do the research necessary to write a convincing internal proposal for me: Dr. Al Santillanes, Vice President.

As your vice president, I have asked you to research and recommend a piece of equipment for our office.  The selection of the piece of equipment is up to you depending on your interest; however, make it sound like I required the piece of equipment in your direct tone response to my assignment.  Since it is an internal proposal, please be sure to select the appropriate format (see Files section with new name).

Also, make sure to properly research your recommendation by comparing, evaluating and providing research sources (cited appropriately in your sources section) for your recommendation. In addition, I want to see your sources as you make an informed recommendation to me on the piece of equipment for our office.

Please note that this business report should be three-to-four, single-spaced pages in length, not including the bibliography or reference page.  While you are required to recommend a piece of office equipment.  I would like you to compare three different brands of similar office equipment!  For example, if you were recommending a new office printer you need to compare three different brands (say Canon, HP (Hewlett Packard), and Brother) with similar features and with factors such as cost, connectivity,  color vs. black and white, etc.  Whatever office equipment you select make sure to compare all three similar products with similar features and evaluation factors.

Create a project management plan for your client that outlines how you will implement the HRIS in Gladwell Grocery Stores

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Assignment 3: Phase III – Project Management Roadmap

Due Week 8 and worth 240 points

With the justification of an HRIS solidified, you need to show your client how you will implement the HRIS by providing a project management roadmap, explaining the costs associated with implementation, and discussing metrics that you will use to measure the success of the HR function.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Project Management Process

  1. Create a project management plan for your client that outlines how you will implement the HRIS in Gladwell Grocery Stores. Explain the various steps that should be included to ensure that the implementation runs smoothly.

HRIS Cost Justification

  1. Create a cost benefit analysis matrix for the HRIS vendor you have chosen. Analyze the cost justification strategies that you will use to justify the cost of the HRIS, including data that identify each benefit and cost component examined, estimates of the dollar amount for each, estimates on when the organization will incur each cost and receive each benefit, and documentation justifying each decision you made in listing these benefits.

HR Metrics

  1. Recommend the HR metrics that you believe will bring the most significant value to the HR function that the HRIS will be supporting. Justify your recommendation.
  2. Use at least (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
  1. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
  1. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
  2. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze HR metrics to support the justification of the cost of an HRIS.
  • Create a project management plan and prepare the organization for the implementation.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource information systems.
  • Write clearly and concisely about human resource information systems using proper writing mechanics