MGT 598 Week 1 Individual Assignment New Consultant Training
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www.tutorialrank.com Select an industry in which you currently work or one in which you are interested in working. Your consulting firm will be in this industry. You recently decided to open your own consulting practice, XYZ Consulting. You will be adding additional people to your practice, so you want to develop an orientation guide for these new consultants to give them the basics of what to expect in their role and from their clients.
Create a 10-minute orientation video using a tool such as Animoto™ or GoAnimate™ or other video presentation app.
Examine the role of the internal and external consultant. What would a new consultant need to know about their role? Provide examples.
Explain how changing demographics define the trends in consulting.
Determine the nature of the client/consultant relationship. What will the new consultant's relationship be like with a new client?
Examine how a strategic plan, with a structured approach to organizing the consultation, may bring about a successful consultation. What activities are included in a typical consulting project?
Describe a process to develop and retain clients.
Explain the importance of change management to the client development process.
Explain how the consulting process adds value, and meets the needs and goals of a client.
Discuss other information helpful to someone new to consulting.
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MGT 598 Week 2 Team Assignment Casual Chain Scorecard
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Select an organization in which one or more of the team members currently work or one with which the team is familiar. Propose a project to be conducted within the organization. Examples of projects may include: Prepare a 1,400-word Causal Chain Scorecard and summary for the selected consulting project. Include the following information for the project:
Discuss input measures (people, projects, time)
Discuss cost measures - the cost of all inputs.
Discuss reaction measures (reaction and satisfaction data).
Examine learning measures (changes in knowledge, skills, and perceptions).
Examine impact measures (intangible and tangible data).
Discuss ROI measures (compares monetary benefits to costs).
Differentiate the causal chain balanced scorecard from the other types of scorecards.
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MGT 598 Week 3 Individual Assignment Consulting Plan Part 2 Project Plan (Score 8of10)
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www.tutorialrank.com Continue using the organization and project from Week 2. Prepare a 1,400-word Project Plan in which you include the following:
Develop objectives for the consulting project.
Explain why multiple levels of objectives are needed for a consulting project to give it direction and focus.
Align the consulting project to the organization's business issues using one of the consulting models (e.g. waterfall model, V model, etc.).
Discuss the overall goals of the project
Assess the needs of the project based on the model selected (e.g. payoff needs).
Cite a minimum of three scholarly sources. Format consistent with APA formatting.
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MGT 598 Week 4 Team Assignment Action Plan
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www.tutorialrank.com Continue to use the organization and plan selected in Week 2 for the Causal Chain Scorecard. Develop a 1,400-word Action Plan in which you include the following:
Examine the various processes of data collection.
Develop a process of data collection for all levels including reaction, learning, application, and impact.
Measure the inputs using a variety of measures such as: o
The type of consulting project
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The functions in the organization
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The users of the project (the people directly involved)
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The support staff and others who may be involved
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The timing of involvement of all parties
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The duration of the involvement
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The place of involvement
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The cost of the project, including direct and indirect costs
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The inefficiencies surrounding the project
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Analyze the process to be used in the project to convert data to a monetary value.
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Discuss how this information will be used.
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MGT 598 Week 5 Team Assignment Budget Process
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www.tutorialrank.com Continue using the project and organization used for Weeks 2 and 4. Prepare a 1,400-word examination of the budgeting process in which you include the following:
Develop an allocated budget.
Analyze the Return on Investment (ROI) within the allocated budget.
Examine the ROI challenges.
Discuss the forces driving the ROI.
Explain the elements of ROI methodology.
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MGT 598 Week 6 Individual Assignment Consulting Project Part 3 Final Project (Score 18of20)
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www.tutorialrank.com Incorporate feedback from the instructor for Parts 1 & 2. Prepare a 2,400-word Consulting Project which will include Parts 1 & 2. Include the following in the Final Project:
Create a Table of Contents.
Develop a Company Background on the selected company.
Create a Project Proposal.
STEEPLE Analysis & Balanced Scorecard (Week 2)*
Project Plan (Week 3)
Develop an allocated Budget.
Develop Key Factors: o
Objectives
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Functional tactics
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Action items
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Milestones
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Tasks
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Resource allocation
Analyze success factors.
Develop strategies to monitor and control implementation.
Create a Communication Plan.
Create an Evaluation Plan - describe methods to evaluate the project's success.
Develop at least one tool such as a survey, focus group questions, etc. to measure the project's effectiveness.
Note: STEEPLE Analysis & Balanced Scorecard as well as any additional charts or graphs should be submitted as an Appendix. Cite a minimum of five scholarly sources. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.MGT 598 Week 6 Individual Assignment Consulting Project Part 3 Final Project (Score 18of20)
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