Performance Evaluation Tool (1)

Analysis of Journal Article: Fergnani, A (2022) Corporate Foresight: A New Frontier for Strategy and Management, Academy of Management Perspectives, Vol.36, No.2 pp.820-844. Q1 Provide an evaluation of the strengths of Fergnani’s article (100words) Q2 Provide an evaluation of the weaknesses of Fergnani’s article (100words) Q3 In your view is foresight and scenario planning a useful tool for businesses to use in practice, can you identify any limitations, or issues with foresight and scenario planning for businesses, ie: for firms in particular industries, markets or macroeconomic conditions. (300words)

• Which step in Xerox's 10-step process of benchmarking share the information and findings to whom will be affected by the benchmark to minimize uncertainty and fair Select one: O a. develop action plan O b. identify whom to benchmark O c. plan and conduct investigation O d. revise performance goal O e. recalibrate the benchmarks O f. communicate benchmarking findings and gain acceptance O g. decide what to benchmark

Suppose you are invited for consultation of developing and managing “FoodPanda Replica” for local market in Local City of Pakistan i.e Multan. If Prototype is successful you have to replicate this model in major cities of Pakistan. Your main targets are to guide for complete process (after learning through all the lectures of ASE Covered so far) from idea to implementation. So far this you have access of all type of requested resources (development + Non Development) but at the end of TSP Launch Process, team must be act as well jelled team and it must have to deliver what commits for developing successful Prototype.   Your Tasks are as following   Identify all the stakeholders involved Determine How many and what type of meetings you have to call start to end of the process Define Goals for required meetings with agenda with all necessary stakeholders which are required for that particular meeting Define Quality standards for each step which you can measure to check quality of…

1. What do you think are the challenges and risks associated with developing new products and services? Give at least five challenges and risks. 2. Identify the three product attributes - Quality, Features, Style and Design of a Laptop product.  3. Identify the three product attributes - Quality, Features, Style and Design of an Internet Service Provider product.

Some organizations may have detailed strategies for measuring product quality and customer satisfaction, but do not put the same emphasis on employee performance expectations.  Discuss the possible consequences for an organization that does not use sound performance expectations as part of its performance management strategy.

1. Interpret bottom-up method in the context of creativity.2. What is the rigid dichotomy between bottom-up and top-down methods of product design?3. What is the rational for top-down method in product design? 4. “Top-down methods support maximize savings on a tight budget.” Justify the decision.5. Investigate whether hybrid method of product design begins with information about the system gathered in the form of physical rules and equations.

Business Performance Management (BPM) can be seen to be the convergence of Corporate Strategic Planning and Business Intelligence (BI). a) Provide an overview of the key steps within a Corporate Strategic Planning process, identifying any strategic planning techniques that could be employed.    b) Describe a suitable BI system that could be used directly by a senior manager to monitor company progress towards achievement of its corporate strategic plan.

Q: Write five recommendations for someone who wants to start his/her own business?Q: Write a summary about any existing company showing the main issues (it can be an international or national company).

Core competencies describes the activities that take place in a business and relates them to an analysis of the competitive strength of the business. *       True       False Part of the role of effective governance and oversight is to review performance *       True       False Strategy are a series of initiatives, often illustrated in reporting by case studies. *       True       False SWOT analysis is an important tool for auditing the overall strategic position of a business and its environment. *       True       False Developing a sustainability strategy is an ideal opportunity to engage internal stakeholders and colleagues across the business *       True       False A vision, mission and values provide the building blocks on which to reflect corporate…

Read the article about Data Validation tips within Excel - Murray, A. (2018, March 10). 11 Awesome examples of data validation. How to Excel. 1. Why is data validation important? 2. Pick one of the data validation tips: • How does this tip validate the input data? • When and why would you use this tip?

Challenge 2: Design Your Own EDS Design the EDS for your intended business using the step-by-step EDS development process below. Do a good customer or client profiling. Determine who are the most likely customers of your product or service. Who comprises the majority or significant segment of your intended customers? (Observe the customers of your most probable competitors to get this customer profile.) Step 1: Do a good product profiling. See what the customers buy and you can get a good idea of who they are. You should get a good profile of the products "most bought," "next bought" up to the "least bought." Step 2: Determine customers' QDP expectations. Customers' quality, delivery, and price (QDP) expectations can be determined by documenting all their "needs, wants, and desires" as they purchase the products or services. Their complaints are also very good indicators of what they do not like; the reverse of which is what they like. Customers' QDP expectations can also be determined…

Business Plan: Doggy Daycare  Detail how startup funds will be used to advance your proposed business   List current capital and any other sources of funding you may have Use reasonable estimates or actual data (where possible). Present a brief summary of the continuous improvement processes that you will utilize for quality management (Six sigma, TQM, etc).

Explain the steps that must be taken by organization in order to achieve every stage in the PDCA model for continuos improvement.

87) Which of the following is not one of the strategic measures used in the Balanced Scorecard? a) Compliance perspective b) Customer’s perspective. c) Internal business perspective d) Innovation and leaning perspective

Write a 1000 words report on a case study. You have recently started a new job as a junior operations manager at Pet Kingdom, a petsupplies retailer. You are writing these reports to your line manager, Ms Lionheart, so theappearance and language of your reports need to be professional. CASE STUDY - Forecasting  Your line manager, Ms Lionheart, has collected and scrutinised performance data for thecompany. She was concerned that the inventories were high for certain products which hadresulted in significant price reductions and losses for the company. At the same time, thecompany had run out of stock for other items early in the season resulting in unsatisfiedcustomers and lost sales. Ms Lionheart has concluded that the problem was not with thespecific products carried in the stock, but with the quantities ordered by the procurementdepartment for two popular products; Dog Ball Launcher and Lightweight Dog Lead.Dog Ball Launcher is a product carried by the company for the past four…

A manager and board members of an organization want to increase website traffic by 20%. Which aspect of SMART goal planning does this represent? Time-bound Specific Realistic Attainable MacBook Air

what are the the tradeoffs  in this situtation ie, (each    outcome with    respect    to    principles    that    are    in conflict). The principles in conflict in this case is customer vs apple so what are the tradeoffs? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/technology/personaltech/apple-repair-program-iphone.html

Background Quality Appliances is a regional chain of appliance outlets. Three months ago a new IS system went live to handle all sales, billing, and inventory activity for the chain. All seemed well at the end of the implementation phase. A follow-up survey, however, reveals some issues have developed that Susan Thomas, the IT consultant who developed and implemented the system, wants to address. Several new hires in the sales force have occurred in the past month. Original plans were to have training for all new hires given by department managers. The new sales people, however, indicate that no training was provided, and they were expected to “train themselves” from the documentation created for the new system. The new hires indicate they are having trouble using the system, because the documentation is support oriented and assumes a knowledge of the system. Several members of the sales force have asked for enhancements to the system that would allow them more easily to track their…

Discuss the Personal Development Plan (PDP) throughout following: - SMART objective-diagram or table. - 3 objectives should be linked to all the points above. - Use control framework for evaluation of PDP.

why organization with good leadership grow and prosper compare to other organization? explain the role of leadership in TQM implementation and its successful running

Activity 2: KWL Chart Direction: using the KWL chart, Write what you know about marketing. Write in the What | Know column. Write the things that they want to know in the What I Want To know column in the form of questions. Once done, Please fill the column What I Learned of the things that have added to your knowledge in marketing using the picture below. Please Answer it shortly. Marketing Sales Process Process $$$ FOLL OW UP-FOLLOW THROUGH K-W-L CHART What I Know What I Want to Know What I Learned

PLEASE ANSWER ALL TRUE OR FALSE 16. Employee satisfaction is a measure of the internal business perspective of the Balanced Scorecard.17. Success in the customer perspective of the Balances Scorecard should lead to improvement in the financial perspective.18. Key performance indicator scorecards that don’t reflect a company’s strategy can be just aseffective as the Balanced Scorecard.

The process of monitoring activities,measuring performance, comparingresults to objectives, and makingmodifications and corrections whenneeded.

A recent report on executive awareness of and involvement in corporate pandemic preparedness by Michael Evangelides, principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP, most top executives and boards of directors are not engaged in the influenza pandemic planning process and won't give it equal billing to other potential disruptions until at least one of the following occurs: • Media attention to pandemic influenza increases. • Legislation or regulation emerges, requiring a high level of preparedness. • Shareholders and investors demand a high level of preparedness. • The financial impact of a pandemic on the corporation becomes evident. Obviously, planners can do little to nudge along the first three prerequisites. But, fortunately, the fourth is in their sphere of influence. And it is worth pursuing, says Penny Turnbull, senior director of crisis management and business continuity planning at Washington, DC–based Marriott International, Inc. "It certainly helps focus the minds of our senior…

A recent report on executive awareness of and involvement in corporate pandemic preparedness by Michael Evangelides, principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP, most top executives and boards of directors are not engaged in the influenza pandemic planning process and won't give it equal billing to other potential disruptions until at least one of the following occurs: • Media attention to pandemic influenza increases. • Legislation or regulation emerges, requiring a high level of preparedness. • Shareholders and investors demand a high level of preparedness. • The financial impact of a pandemic on the corporation becomes evident. Obviously, planners can do little to nudge along the first three prerequisites. But, fortunately, the fourth is in their sphere of influence. And it is worth pursuing, says Penny Turnbull, senior director of crisis management and business continuity planning at Washington, DC–based Marriott International, Inc. "It certainly helps focus the minds of our senior…

This case study focuses on the planning and execution of a non-profit organization's annual fundraising gala. The event aimed to raise funds for a children's education initiative. The organizers faced a multitude of tasks, including selecting a suitable venue, securing sponsors, coordinating with caterers, and creating an engaging program that would resonate with donors. Additionally, they had to ensure that the event adhered to the organization's values and mission. The study analyzes the strategies implemented by the team, emphasizing the importance of building strong partnerships with local businesses, leveraging social media for outreach, and delivering a heartfelt message to attendees to inspire donations.   Question: How did the organizers strike a balance between keeping event costs low and maximizing fundraising efforts?

Tiktok case study - Risks and high-level mitigation plans for a good marketing strategy

PESTLE is a mnemonic which in its expanded form denotes  P for Political, E for Economic, S for Social, T for Technological, L for Legal and E for Environmental.You are evaluating an investment in the higher education industry during the height of the pandemic, where classes are done online.  A new tiktok style micro-learning mobile app has gained significant commercial success. Under what aspect of the PESTLE analysis framework would this be evaluated   a.Environmental b.Legal c.Social d.Educational e.Technological

Cost-of-Quality (COQ) Reporting; Spreadsheet Application Carrie Lee, the president of LeeEnterprises, was concerned about the results of her company’s new quality control efforts. “Maybethe emphasis we’ve placed on upgrading our quality control system will pay off in the long run, butit doesn’t seem to be helping us much right now. I thought improved quality would give a real boostto sales, but sales have remained flat at about $10,000,000 for the last 2 years.”Lee Enterprises has seen its market share decline in recent years because of increased foreigncompetition. An intensive effort to strengthen the quality control system was initiated a year ago (onJanuary 1, 2020) in the hope that better quality would strengthen the company’s competitive position and reduce warranty and servicing costs. The following costs (in thousands) relate to qualityand quality control over the last 2 years:[LO 17-5, 17-7]2019 2020Warranty repairs $420 $140Rework labor 140 200Supplies used in testing 4…