SEC failed at this due to the fact that their product will not operate above 130 degrees F, and that the requirements would not be able to be met without different materials (The Orion Shield Project, 2003). Due to this issue alone, it caused problems with the project, delaying the timeline for completion, increased the amount of resources used and not committing to the stakeholders. Not only did they fail to meet the temperature standard, they also failed to meet the life span expectation. Mr. Allison is responsible for overcoming these technical objectives as project manager of The Orion Shield Project. Ethical Issue: Before even beginning the project, Mr. Allison couldn’t keep his commitment in regards to meeting the temperature requirement.
These root causes are Carl Robins and ABC, Inc. Carl may have exaggerated his qualifications prior to hiring. Additionally, according to the timeline presented, it would seem that Mr. Robins is disorganized and lacks the initiative to follow through. Additionally, Carl Robin’s attention to detail and lack of effective time management skills are severely lacking. Mr. Robin’s also should have informed ABC, Inc. that he was struggling to make progress on his assigned task. One must ask, Did ABC Inc. provide proper training to Mr. Robins
Mr. B. was vulnerable when he was left unattended. Finally, the LPN on duty displayed a dangerous knowledge deficit by ignoring the de-saturation alarm on the oximeter. Improvement Plan Using Change Theory Change theory helps to effectively organize ideas that bring about long-term change. Implementing change theory first requires an identified driving force. In the scenario, Emergency department staff members were likely shaken by this poor outcome of Mr. B., and would be motivated to change to a safer model just to avoid a repeat in the future.
Case Study Report: iPremier Denial of Service Attack iPremier, a leader in on-line luxury retail sales, suffered a Denial of Service (DoS) attack in the middle of the night, crippling its website. Although the attack only lasted 75 minutes and by stroke of luck simply stopped, it had the potential to cause serious implications for the company itself, the customers, and stock holders. It is evident that this type of attack could have been circumvented and the situation brought under control in a more timely fashion. iPremier did not have the proper protocols in place to properly manage this type of attack in an efficient and effective manner. Its IT infrastructure which was outsourced to Qdata, an Internet hosting and Network Operations Center (NOC), was not up-to-date with the most reliable and trustworthy hardware and software which leads to believe the cause for the compromise and its emergency response procedures were out of date and inaccessible to point-of-contact employees ultimately leading to confusion and uncertainty in trying to rectify the situation.
o A tendency to avoid reversing changes even if it was not the best choice o In reality, past expenditures are sunk costs and the organization should use a clean slate to look at new choices, but to the manager, this will come at great personal loss. • This relates to strategy because it is important to understand the effect management has on it. o If a manager will suffer personal embarrassment or a loss by adopting a new (although better) strategy, they are more likely to simply stick with the current course of action. o This can be avoided by assessing and addressing the problems of an organization prior to major investments being made o Implication on strategic choice, as they can act for the betterment or detriment of the organization. o Differences in manager’s preferences are specific to their individual personalities, experiences and situations.
Scenario 1: 1. Bryan should stick to his instincts and return the clock. No one enjoys upsetting the ones they love; but keeping the clock could portray the company in a negative light, and possibly cost Bryan his job. 2. The ISM code of standards says that all forms of manifestations and commercial bribery should be denounced.
Management also discussed the possibility of those employees who had no intention in learning the skills conducive to function in an EMR based facility. The team believed this could cause an increase in employee retirement, terminations, and a reduction in volunteer employees because of noncompliance. Even more than finance pressures of implementing the EMR system, management thought that the community impact and political influences would also be a huge presence that could hinder a successful change. Keeping local organizations informed throughout the process is important to preventing possible issues in this area. Change is always hard when it concerns a large undertaking like the EMR system, everyone gets involved.
When beginning the project, an Implementation plan was not made, and followed through. The change in leadership further effected the project success. The leadership that was chosen to finish caring out the project was not supportive, or inspiring of the team. This caused the development of the project to fail. The progress reports were not accurate, so rebuilding of the project was not
Not having the proper precautions in place could mean losing it all. It should be looked at as an insurance policy if anything goes wrong at the Café. Machines and hardware can fail. While we’ve made huge strides in the reliance of our technology, it’s still not perfect and is bound to have issues here and there. While it can be expensive for my Broadway Café to eliminate any single point of failure in my IT infrastructure, having this in play can possibly be the only way I know for sure that a hardware failure will not interrupt my service or cause data loss.
The fact that the grading system is not clear for managers hampers a precise evaluation of all employees. Second, in addition to the lack of evaluation criteria, there is a problem of absence of assessment of the attributes of specific jobs and consequent alignment with the company’s strategic goals. There are no clear job descriptions, so besides not knowing well how managers should evaluate, they also do not know individual or team goals that should be