Your Project Sponsor has reviewed your project proposal and has asked that you make some changes to it.

Instructions:

In Assignment 2, you will provide a four to six (4-6) page paper, in which you must:

1. Provide a summary of your project.
2. Update the goals and objectives based upon his feedback as well as add two more goals & objectives. NOTE: Use your professor’s feedback to update your goals & objectives.
3. Describe at least three (3) key milestones and /or deliverables for your project.
4. Describe a high-level timeline that includes key tasks and deadlines.
5. Estimate the project’s overall cost and any key staffing and non-staffing resources needed.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• 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.

MS  PowerPoint Presentation Report on Organization 

This assignment allows you to demonstrate mastery of the course outcomes:

1. Determine core requisite competencies for the organization and differentiate a total rewards program to attract, retain, and motivate employees possessing the organization’s required competencies

In this assignment, you will design and share a MS PowerPoint presentation that describes an organization, its current and future challenges, its capabilities, and the requisite competencies needed for its success. You may use any organization with the exception of Walmart, Google, Disney, and Hershey unless you work for them. Those organizations are overly reported in this class. You may use your own organization or any other as long as you can gain relevant and factual information about it.

Pretend you are making a presentation to the class. Make your key points on the PowerPoint slide with concise wording (typically no more than 6 bullet points and no more than 6 words to a bullet point) and provide your added notes in the notes section of the presentation. Graphics are OK but be sure they do not distract from the content being presented. You will look for and report on examples of the existing total rewards programs to include monetary, non-monetary, and the work environment (including values and culture). The MS PowerPoint presentation will include a report on existing metrics (organizational metrics or HR metrics) if any are present. If citations or Web site materials are used, in-text citations and sources presented on a References page using American Psychological Association (APA) format are expected. It is expected that at least three references from the course materials will be included in support of the information provided. Reference lists are to be in alphabetical order, not numbered, and with no bullet points.

One slide per segment that follows is suggested. More slides may be used if needed but keep in mind that being concise is a professional trait that is more effective than being overly verbose.

At the least, this MS PowerPoint Presentation will include:

1.    Academic Title Slide (title of the paper, name, course number, university’s name, date)

2.    Introduction and Purpose for the Presentation (tell the pretend audience why you are making the presentation)

3.    Description of the Organization (this usually includes the products or services the organization provides, where it is located, revenues, and number of employees; the mission, vision, and values of the organization). Other pertinent information may be included

4.    Capabilities of the Organization (this is what the organization does best such as innovating, being the first to market with its products and services, or being ready for combat)

5.    Requisite Competencies of the Employees (these are the required knowledge, skills, and abilities of the employees that support the capabilities of the organization

6.    Current and Future Challenges of the Organization (this could be not having enough applicants with the required competencies, a unionization attempt, large number of the organization retiring, or an expansion of the organization)

7.    Academic Definition of Total Rewards Programs (you may take the definition from the Course Commentary or elsewhere but a source is required)

8.    Description of Existing Total Rewards Program of the organization:

• Monetary such as their pay as compared to other organization
• Non-Monetary such as the list of benefits offered that could include medical benefits, paid time off, or tuition assistance
• Work Environment/Experience such as the values of the organization, the job itself, joy of accomplishing the mission, people in the organization, having fun at work, training, promotional opportunities

9.    Existing Metrics that Evaluate the Success of the Total Rewards Program (recall that metrics are merely measurements and are usually reported as a percentage or ranking. Examples of metrics could be top employer in the state, percentage of turnover for the key positions in the organization, level of engagement of the employees as judged by a survey, or ability to attract new employees because of the total rewards program). If you do not find any metrics, please state that in your slide. Later in the course you will create some for the organization.

9.    Conclusions (sum up your thinking about the organization and their total rewards program such as whether you feel the organization is well positioned in its total rewards to attract, hire, and retain the employees it needs to achieve success)

10.  References (with a minimum of three references from course materials; references are to be in alphabetical order)