Identify types of disruptive events. Outline the contents of a business impact analysis (BIA). Discuss recovery strategies and the importance of crisis management. Explain backup and recovery techniques including shared-site and alternate site agreements. Introduction Upon reading this chapter, you may feel like you are preparing for a project management role rather than an information security role, but you’ll soon see that the interests of those who manage the business and those who safeguard it are intertwined.
SGA 1387 Assessment Task 1 Ryan Ellison Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Financial information 3.0 Problems and possible solutions 4.0 Reports 4.1 Performance Report 4.2 Activity Statement 4.3 Variance Analysis 4.4 Profit and Loss 4.5 Units used to monitor café sales 5.0 Conclusion 6.0 References 1.0 Introduction: This report will identify the types of financial information a business manager is responsible for on a day-to-day basis, identify possible problems and solutions a business may experience and the types of reports that would be used to review and why they would be used. 2.0 Financial information: As a business manager you are required on a day-to-day basis to handle financial information
Question: (TCO 3) A Level 2 Business Process Diagram typically depicts which of the following? (This question may have one or more answers. For full credit, check all that apply). 7. Question: (TCO 4) What are some of the phases of a best-practice, business-process reengineering methodology?
Question: (TCO 3) A Level 2 Business Process Diagram typically depicts which of the following? (This question may have one or more answers. For full credit, check all that apply). 7. Question: (TCO 4) What are some of the phases of a best-practice, business-process reengineering methodology?
Project Development and Control (Unit 5009) By: AJS Tutor: AM Table of Contents Introduction 2 Task 1 2 Describe the component stages of a project 2 Define a project lifecycle from conception to commissioning or hand over 3 Assess where projects fit in operational management activities 4 Task 2 5 Discuss standard approaches available to manage projects 5 Describe the process of developing an effective project management environment 6 Discuss identification of and communication with all project stakeholders 7 Identify the fundamentals of a business case to support a project 8 Task 3 8 Design a project plan to achieve a specified objective 8 Identify the financial components including a risk appraisal, which need to be developed for effective project design and control 9 Task 4 9 Construct a monitoring and review strategy for the project that assesses the impact and achievement of the project 9 Summary 10 APPENDIX 1 11 APPENDIX 1 14 References 14 Bibliography 15 Introduction The Oxford English dictionary describes a project to be; “an individual collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim: ‘a research project’ ‘a project to build a new power station’, ( where as PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments) describes a project as; “A Project is a temporary organization that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to an agreed Business Case”, (www.prince2.com) Both definitions although slightly different, will aim to achieve the same thing, one or more ‘outputs’ that are delivered in a planned and controlled manner. This is a key consideration for any organization whether they are small with just a couple of employees, right through to being a multi-billion pound conglomerate as costs and profit margins are important for any
Chapter 1 | Competing with Operations | | TRUE/FALSE 1. Operations management refers to the direction and control of inputs that transform processes into products and services. Answer: True Reference: Operations Management Across the Organization Difficulty: Easy Keywords: operations management, inputs, process, transformation 2. As a functional area of a business, Operations translates materials and services into outputs. Answer: True Reference: Operations Management Across the Organization Difficulty: Easy Keywords: operations management, inputs, process, transformation 3.
Unit three: Principles of managing information and producing documents Section 1 – Understand the purpose of information technology in a business environment 1. In relation to your current business environment (or one that you are familiar with), identify at least two different types of information technology that may be used when completing work tasks. Word processing Spreadsheets 2. What are the benefits to businesses (and others) of using information technology for doing work tasks? Speed Flexibility Quality New possibilities Efficiency Ref: IT for Business Success http://smallbusiness.chron.com/information-technology-business-success-4019.html Section 2 – Understand how to manage electronic and paper-based information 1.
This report will discuss all these main influences and their individual effects on ToyEmpire. This business will be a worthwhile investment overall, however possible risks entailed and influential external factors must be acknowledged. Contents 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 The Product 5 2.1 Intended Market Segment 5 2.2 Pricing Strategy 5 2.3 After Sales Service 5 3.0 The Environment of the Business 6 3.1 Political Environment 6 3.2 Economic Environment 8 3.3 Social Environment 9 3.4 Technological Environment 10 3.5 Legal Environment 11 3.6 Ethical and Ecological Environment 12 4.0 Legal Identity of the Business 13 5.0 Source of Finance for the business 14 6.0 Conclusion 15 References 16 Appendix 18 1.0 Introduction This report will assess whether the proposed plans of establishing a new toy shop, located in The Liberty Shopping Centre in Romford named the ‘ToyEmpire’, is credible and whether this venture should be continued. The assessment of ToyEmpire will involve the consideration of the main external factors that will influence the business operations which includes; political, economic, social, technological, legal and ethical (PESTLE) environments accompanied by additional research. Other aspects including the legal
Contents 1.1 Compare different management styles 3 1.2 Discuss leadership characteristics 4 1.3 Evaluate communication processes within selected businesses 4 1.4 Analyse organisational culture and change in selected business 5 Task 2 5 2.1 Assess own management skills performance 5 2.2 Swot analysis 8 2.3 Set and prioritise objectives and targets to develop own potential 9 Task 3 9 3.1 Lead and motivate a team to achieve an agreed goal or objective 9 3.2 Justify managerial decisions made to support achievement of agreed goal or objective and recommendations for improvements 9 Task 4 10 References 10 Organisations need a certain direction in order to develop their businesses. The most important role for this objective belongs to managers. They are those who provide directions of development for companies. People who work within management positions need certain skills as the ability to make decisions, run the business and be responsible about their work and also about the people that they manage. Also, organisations need to make sure that they provide possibility to develop certain managerial skills for people working within key positions.
Contents Task 1 3 1.1 Compare and contrast different organisational structure and culture 3 1.2 Explain how the relationship between an organisation’s structure and culture can impact on the performance of the business 3 Task 2 5 2.1 Compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different organisations 5 2.2 Explain how organisational theory underpins the practice of management 5 2.3 Evaluate the different approaches to management used by different organisations 5 Task 3 6 3.1 Discuss the impact that different leadership styles may have on motivation in organisations in periods of change 6 3.2 Compare the application of different motivational theories within the workplace 7 3.3 Evaluate the usefulness of a motivation theory for managers 8 Task 4 8 4.1 Explain the nature of groups and group behaviour within organisations 8 4.2 Discuss factors that may promote or inhibit the development of effective teamwork in organisations 9 4.3 Evaluate the impact of technology on team functioning within a given organisation 9 References 10 Task 1 1.1 Compare and contrast different organisational structure and culture Organisations usually include more than one people working for them. When is the case, each organisation needs to have a clear structure in order to have an organised work and assure that the information flow reach the right persons. There are several types of structures within organisations. * Tall structures – that includes many levels of employees, starting from top management, distribution manager, product manager, marketing manager, human resources manager, supervisors and workers that are organised in teams. The responsibility is spread within managers and from them to each individual.