22 Apr As a?manager, you must?align organizational activities and personnel with strategic objectives. Your skill in?human resource management?goes beyond attracting talent to the ri
As a manager, you must align organizational activities and personnel with strategic objectives. Your skill in human resource management goes beyond attracting talent to the right roles in the organization. You will develop and maintain competitive advantage by evaluating human capital resources, assessing the impact of expansion, mergers, and acquisitions on personnel and strategic direction, and maximizing competitive advantage through cost leadership, differentiation, and focus on key strategic objectives.
In this assessment, you will begin to identify the internal environment and human capital assets as they relate to your strategic objectives.
Assessment Deliverable
Create a 12- to 16-slide presentation of your evaluation of your company’s internal environment. Include video, audio narration, or speaker notes for any additional details that are not present on the slide.
Determine the company’s unique resources and describe how hard they would be to duplicate, how they support sustaining value, and how they create competitive advantages for the company.
Relate those unique resources to the strategic objectives you drafted in Week 2.
Describe how those unique resources contribute to the achievement of the measurable outcomes you drafted in Week 2.
Explain how the company’s people, processes, markets, and technology contribute to the company’s competitive advantages.
Identify any weaknesses in the company’s internal environment.
Format any references according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assessment.
Assessment Support
- Review the rubric for guidance on deliverable expectations.
- Review Conduct an Environmental Scan from the University Library for resources that may help you with this assessment.
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MGT/566 Grading Rubrics Wk 2 Summative Assessment: Project Management – Strategic Objectives Draft ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2
Wk 4 Summative Assessment: Human Capital Presentation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Wk 6 Summative Assessment: Strategic Implementation Plan: Part 2 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
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Wk 2 Summative Assessment: Project Management – Strategic Objectives Draft
Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
Strategic objectives
Weight: 40%
Created clear and insightful strategic objectives from internal and external environmental scans
Created mostly clear and insightful strategic objectives from internal and external environmental scans
Created somewhat clear or somewhat insightful strategic objectives from internal and external environmental scans
Created unclear or not insightful strategic objectives from internal and external environmental scans, or strategic objectives were not evident
Measurable outcomes
Weight: 40%
Fully aligned measurable outcomes to strategic objectives
Mostly aligned measurable outcomes to strategic objectives
Somewhat aligned measurable outcomes to strategic objectives
Alignment to measurable outcomes was unclear or not evident
Management functions
Weight: 10%
Thoroughly explained how the management functions support strategic objectives
Adequately explained how the management functions support strategic objectives
Somewhat adequately explained how the management functions support strategic objectives
Inadequately explained how the management functions support strategic objectives, or explanation was not evident
Critical thinking and problem solving: Analyze Alternatives
Weight: 5%
Fully recognized a need for a solution and thoroughly explored possible solutions
Moderately recognized a need for a solution and adequately explored possible solutions
Vaguely recognized a need for a solution and narrowly explored possible solutions
Did not or inaccurately recognized a need for a solution and did not explore possible solutions/explored infeasible solutions
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Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
APA, Grammar, and Writing Mechanics
Weight: 5%
Accuracy in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice enhanced content; when applicable, attention to APA citation and formatting enhanced the content
Rare inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting did not detract from the content
Occasional inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting detracted from the content
Frequent inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA formatting made the content inaccessible
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Wk 4 Summative Assessment: Human Capital Presentation
Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
Unique resources
Weight: 20%
Thoroughly determined the company’s unique resources and clearly described how they create competitive advantages and sustain value
Adequately determined the company’s unique resources and mostly described how they create competitive advantages and sustain value
Somewhat adequately determined the company’s unique resources and somewhat described how they create competitive advantages and sustain value
Did not adequately determine the company’s unique resources or did not clearly describe how they create competitive advantages and sustain value, or determination was not evident
Resources relationship to objectives and outcomes
Weight: 30%
Clearly and insightfully related the unique resources to the strategic objectives and how they contribute to achieving measurable outcomes
Mostly clearly and insightfully related the unique resources to the strategic objectives and how they contribute to achieving measurable outcomes
Somewhat clearly or insightfully related the unique resources to the strategic objectives and how they contribute to achieving measurable outcomes
Unclearly or not insightfully related the unique resources to the strategic objectives and how they contribute to achieving measurable outcomes, or did not relate unique resources to strategic objectives or measurable outcomes
Competitive advantages
Weight: 20%
Comprehensively explained how the company’s people, processes, markets, and technology contribute to its competitive advantages
Adequately explained how the company’s people, processes, markets, and technology contribute to its competitive advantages
Somewhat adequately explained how the company’s people, processes, markets, and technology contribute to its competitive advantages
Inadequately explained, or did not explain, how the company’s people, processes, markets, and technology contribute to its competitive advantages
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Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
Internal weaknesses
Weight: 20%
Clearly identified any weaknesses in the company’s internal environment
Mostly identified any weaknesses in the company’s internal environment
Somewhat identified any weaknesses in the company’s internal environment
Unclearly identified, or did not identify, any weaknesses in the company’s internal environment
Collaboration: Results Focused
Weight: 5%
Demonstrated a distinguished ability to remain goal focused when obstacles and challenges arise to achieve results
Demonstrated a proficient ability to remain goal focused when obstacles and challenges arise to achieve results
Demonstrated a marginal ability to remain goal focused when obstacles and challenges arise to achieve results
Did not demonstrate the ability to remain goal focused when obstacles and challenges arise to achieve results
APA, Grammar, and Writing Mechanics
Weight: 5%
Accuracy in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice enhanced content; when applicable, attention to APA citation and formatting enhanced the content
Rare inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting did not detract from the content
Occasional inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting detracted from the content
Frequent inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA formatting made the content inaccessible
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Wk 6 Summative Assessment: Strategic Implementation Plan: Part 2
Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
Leadership skills
Weight: 25%
Thoroughly assessed the leadership skills needed to implement the plans and skills gaps that must be addressed through training and development
Adequately assessed the leadership skills needed to implement the plans and skills gaps that must be addressed through training and development
Somewhat adequately assessed the leadership skills needed to implement the plans and skills gaps that must be addressed through training and development
Did not adequately assess the leadership skills needed to implement the plans and skills gaps that must be addressed through training and development, or assessment was not evident
Strategy and competitive advantages
Weight: 15%
Clearly and insightfully explained how the generic strategy selected will gain or maximize competitive advantages and how key competitive advantages are incorporated in the plan
Mostly clearly and insightfully explained how the generic strategy selected will gain or maximize competitive advantages and how key competitive advantages are incorporated in the plan
Somewhat clearly, with some insight, explained how the generic strategy selected will gain or maximize competitive advantages and how key competitive advantages are incorporated in the plan
Unclearly or with little insight explained how the generic strategy selected will gain or maximize competitive advantages and how key competitive advantages are incorporated in the plan, or explanation was not evident
Organizational design
Weight: 10%
Clearly explained how the organizational design may change because of the implementation plan
Mostly explained how the organizational design may change because of the implementation plan
Somewhat explained how the organizational design may change because of the implementation plan
Unclearly explained how the organizational design may change because of the implementation plan, or explanation was not evident
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Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
Timeline and milestones
Weight: 20%
Thoroughly developed timeline for the implementation plan and included major milestones
Mostly thoroughly developed timeline for the implementation plan and included major milestones
Somewhat thoroughly developed timeline for the implementation plan and included major milestones
Limitedly detailed timeline for the implementation plan and included major milestones, or timeline with milestones was not evident
Strategic objectives and measurable outcomes
Weight: 20%
Thoroughly summarized how the implementation plan is expected to achieve the finalized strategic objectives and measurable outcomes, noting any changes to the strategic objectives
Mostly summarized how the implementation plan is expected to achieve the finalized strategic objectives and measurable outcomes, noting any changes to the strategic objectives
Somewhat summarized how the implementation plan is expected to achieve the finalized strategic objectives and measurable outcomes, noting any changes to the strategic objectives
Vaguely or poorly summarized how the implementation plan is expected to achieve the finalized strategic objectives and measurable outcomes, noting any changes to the strategic objectives, or summary was not evident
Cultural competence and ethics: Strategic Efforts Toward Inclusion and Equity
Weight: 5%
Thoughtfully engaged in overt and deliberate planning, ethical actions, and collaborations that support diversity and foster inclusion and equity
Moderately engaged in overt and deliberate planning, ethical actions, and collaborations that support diversity and foster inclusion and equity
Narrowly engaged in overt and deliberate planning, ethical actions, and collaborations that support diversity and foster inclusion and equity
Did not engage in overt and deliberate planning, ethical actions, or collaborations that support diversity and foster inclusion and equity
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Criteria Exemplary 90–100% A- to A
Proficient 74-89% C to B+
Developing 60-73% D to C-
Needs Improvement 0-59%
F
APA, Grammar, and Writing Mechanics
Weight: 5%
Accuracy in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice enhanced content; when applicable, attention to APA citation and formatting enhanced the content
Rare inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting did not detract from the content
Occasional inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA citation and formatting detracted from the content
Frequent inaccuracies/errors in grammar, sentence structures, sentence boundaries, and word choice; when applicable, APA formatting made the content inaccessible
- MGT/566 Grading Rubrics
- Wk 2 Summative Assessment: Project Management – Strategic Objectives Draft
- Wk 4 Summative Assessment: Human Capital Presentation
- Wk 6 Summative Assessment: Strategic Implementation Plan: Part 2
