You are on the hiring committee for your team. The open role will involve a lot of interfacing with a wide variety of stakeholders.
What questions will you ask to ensure that a candidate has the skills to be able to effectively manage stakeholders in order to advance project and organizational goals?
What will you look for in their answers to these questions to make a judgement on whether to hire them or not?
The case study is about Theta Corporation, a medical device company. Theta is embarking on a new R&D project to design and deliver a new medical device. This part of the case study will explore stakeholder management and communication and allow you to exercise your knowledge and skills. The case study requires you to examine the information in the case study itself and in various attachments. The observations and responses to the prompts should be entered into your clearly labeled response Word document that will be submitted for this assignment. In your responses to prompts, strive to be concise, but fully answer the questions posed and provide evidence/support. While responses can vary, aim for at least 300 words in response to each prompt. You are also required to edit an attachment (Theta Stakeholder Identification Template.docx) and then submit it.
The purpose of the assignment is to gain scenario-based practice with a key aspect of successful project management, ensuring that all stakeholders are effectively engaged and informed throughout the project lifecycle.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Strong learners will review the grading rubric before beginning the project. Click on the assignment title and then scroll down to look for Activity Details.
To complete this work, execute the following steps:
1. Read the attached case study and associated attachments. Start with the Case Study Information and Prompts document.
a. Case Study Information and Prompts.docx
b. Theta Quadrant Model.pptx
c. Theta Stakeholder Identification Template.docx
d. Theta Communication Plan.xlsx
2. Respond to the prompts in a Word document. One of the prompts requires the editing of the Theta Stakeholder Identification Template.docx attachment.
Monitor for queries or changed regulations; communicate more frequently near end of project
Review emails, publications. Query Regulatory.
Monthly
Tom Jones (Team member)
Delegated. This will change at filing.
7
Robert Taylor
Customer Service Manager
Service
3
Update as needed; elicit design input
Initial meeting; ad hoc email
Monthly; ad hoc
Jeff Brown
Monitor for queries
8
Lisa Green
Marketing Manager
Marketing
3
Update as needed; elicit design input
Initial meeting; ad hoc email
Monthly; ad hoc
Jeff Brown
Monitor for queries
9
Tom Anderson
Sr. Regulatory Manager
Regulatory
1
Occasional updates until near filing, then frequent updates. Elicit design inputs.
Initial meeting; ad hoc email
Monthly; ad hoc
Initial: Jeff Brown; follow-up: Tom Jones
Monitor for queries
10
Jessica Lee
IT Support Specialist
IT
3
Update as needed
Email updates; email answers
Ad hoc
Jeff Brown
Monitor for queries
11
William Harris
Finance Manager
2
Keep satisfied
Email financal reports; email answers
Monthly for reports; ad hoc for queries
Jeff Brown
Monitor for queries
12
Nancy Clark
HR Manager
2
Give lead time for resource needs
Email
Ad hoc; at least one month ahead of projected resource need
Team Lead requiring resource
Copy to project manager
13
Susan Miller
Lead Programmer
1
Update frequently; address questions
Email updates; email answers
Weekly; ad hoc email responses
Jeff Brown
Monitor for queries
14
Linda Douglas
Lead Mechanical Engineer
1
Update frequently; address questions
Email updates; email answers
Weekly; ad hoc email responses
Jeff Brown
Monitor for queries
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Quadrant Model Mapping
ID
Name
Title
1
John Smith
Project Sponsor
2
Emily Davis
Subject Matter Expert
3
Tech Solutions Inc.
External Vendor (David Wilson)
4
Sarah Johnson
VP of Engineering
5
Michael Brown
Team Lead
6
Food and Drug Administration
External Regulatory Agency
7
Robert Taylor
Customer Service Manager
8
Lisa Green
Marketing Manager
9
Tom Anderson
Sr. Regulatory Manager
10
Jessica Lee
IT Support Specialist
11
William Harris
Finance Manager
12
Nancy Clark
HR Manager
13
Susan Miller
Lead Programmer
14
Linda Douglas
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Low
High
High
Priority 1
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Manage closely
Keep satisfied
Keep informed
Monitor
Low
Interest
Power
1
1
10
10
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
12
13
14
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Name
Title or Role
Stakeholder?
Rationale
John Smith
Project Sponsor
Yes
Emily Davis
Subject Matter Expert
Yes
Tech Solutions Inc.
External Vendor (David Wilson)
Yes
James White
External Auditor
No
Sarah Johnson
VP of Engineering
Yes
Michael Brown
Team Lead
Yes
Karen Black
Legal Advisor
No
Mark Thompson
Facilities Manager
No
Food and Drug Administration
External Regulatory Agency
Yes
Robert Taylor
Customer Service Manager
Yes
Lisa Green
Marketing Manager
Yes
Tom Anderson
Sr. Regulatory Manager
Yes
Jessica Lee
IT Support Specialist
Yes
William Harris
Finance Manager
Yes
Nancy Clark
HR Manager
Yes
Susan Miller
Lead Programmer
Yes
Linda Douglas
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Yes
AdvaMed
External Industry Group (Mary Miles)
No
Stakeholder Identification Template
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Case Study Information and Prompts
Theta Corporation is a medium-size company that builds medical products. It is currently undertaking an R&D project to design a new medical device. The project involves multiple stakeholders with varying levels of power, interest and influence. One of the early actions for the project manager was to identify the stakeholders, analyze them, and create a communication plan.
Multiple stakeholder identification techniques were employed to create a list of potential stakeholders. These techniques included:
· Brainstorming Sessions
· Stakeholder Identification Workshops
· Organizational Chart Reviews
· Project Documentation Reviews
· Contract Reviews
A potential list of stakeholders was identified through these techniques:
Name
Title or Role
John Smith
Project Sponsor
Emily Davis
Subject Matter Expert
Tech Solutions Inc.
External Vendor (David Wilson)
James White
External Auditor
Sarah Johnson
VP of Engineering
Michael Brown
Team Lead
Karen Black
Legal Advisor
Mark Thompson
Facilities Manager
Food and Drug Administration
External Regulatory Agency
Robert Taylor
Customer Service Manager
Lisa Green
Marketing Manager
Tom Anderson
Sr. Regulatory Manager
Jessica Lee
IT Support Specialist
William Harris
Finance Manager
Nancy Clark
HR Manager
Susan Miller
Lead Programmer
Linda Douglas
Lead Mechanical Engineer
AdvaMed
External Industry Group (Mary Miles)
Table 1: Potential Stakeholder List
These potential stakeholders were then examined to determine which were actual stakeholders and which were not. The list now looked like this:
Prepare an 18- to 20-slide PowerPoint® presentation (including speaker notes) on how you would implement a leadership development plan for ACME Industries.
Include the following in your presentation:
Describe the importance of a leadership development plan.
Explain the tools and programs you will implement. Be sure to discuss the following points:
Leadership development training
Leadership development assessments
Succession planning
Explain the impact on ACME’s organizational culture.
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Review the case study provided of a healthcare organization that faced challenges during an outbreak of an emerging disease. Address the following components in your analysis.
Questions:
Leadership Evaluation
Analyze the leadership strategies employed by the organization during the outbreak. What type of leadership styles were evident (e.g., transformational, transactional)? Discuss how these styles influenced the response to the emerging disease.
Organizational Structure and Effectiveness
Evaluate how the organizational structure affected the response to the emerging disease. Were there any barriers or facilitators within the organization that impacted the effectiveness of the leadership strategies?
Impact on Population Health
Assess the overall impact of the organization’s response on population health. Did the leadership strategies lead to improved health outcomes for the affected population? Provide evidence to support your evaluation.
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Using ‘Flowcharting’ information in the Bernhardt text, analyze your current school’s process for use of data. Mention the origin of the process and the level of success experienced while following the process. Note how you determined if the process has been successful or not.
Requirements: Each response to a classmate must be at least 100 words. Three responses to classmates are required.
You are a DNP student preparing to present to your classmates a topic of your choice. The topic you’ve chosen is locating and evaluating consumer health information. You chose this topic as it is interesting to you, and it is known that there are many types of consumer health information available, yet not all is reliable or reputable.
Overview of the Deliverable:
This assignment focuses on locating and evaluating consumer health information. You will prepare a 10-12 minute PowerPoint Presentation with narration that explains this topic.
Specific Assignment Details:
Define consumer health information.
Explain how/where consumer health information is found. You should include at least three places.
Explain at least three types of consumer health information.
Explain the principles of evaluating consumer health information. How should it be done? What are factors to consider?
Describe at least two “warning signs” that a piece of consumer health information is not reliable or may not be reputable.
Include a conclusion slide to summarize the highlights of your discussion.
Use the information provided in the course as a starting point, however you should be looking for other literature and outside sources to support your presentation. At least two (2) additional sources should be used outside of the posted course materials.
This presentation should be approximately 10 minutes with no more than 5 slides. This approach encourages you to be concise while discussing these important topics. The general guideline is one minute per slide. Avoid overcrowding each slide with too much information. You may use 5-8 bullet points with main ideas, and then include supporting ideas in the speaker notes area for each slide.
The presentation should include speaker notes and demonstrate PowerPoint best practices, including the application of APA formatting. Include a title and reference slide which are not included in the total number of slides. Some helpful hints were provided previously in the course.
Document Type/Template:
PowerPoint Presentation (with narration).
Helpful resources were provided earlier in the course on how to design a PPT with narration.
