Declared Functional Area Atha Executive Plan

PART ONE

Atha Executive Plan

Compile all of the project components completed during the course and apply them to create a final Atha Executive Plan.

Your plan must include all of the following sections: ( FULL AND COMPLETED SAW WORKSHEETS ARE ATTACHED HUMAN RESOURCES AND SALES AND MARKETING)

• Title page: Title of the plan and departments, your name, instructor name, quarter, and course number.
• Table of contents: Include each section title and page number.
• Executive summary: An overview of what the project is about and what is in this plan. Approximately 150–200 words.
• The body of the Atha Executive Plan: Using the strategic alignment worksheet (SAW), provide a plan showing how you will structure your declared functional area and the human resources area of Atha Corporation. Include appropriate headers and pull information from the SAW to complete this section. This is the main body of the paper and should be prepared in the manner that is presentable to the chief executive officer (CEO), Mary Atha. You must include these sections:
  • Description of the functional area and purpose statement.
    • Human resources area.
      • Provide an overview of the human resources area and the purpose statement you created for that area. Explain how the purpose statement promotes trust, motivates employees, and supports collaboration.
    • Declared functional area.
      • Provide an overview of the declared functional area and the purpose statement you created for that area. Explain how the purpose statement promotes trust, motivates employees, and supports collaboration.
  • Goals and activities.
    • Human resources area.
      • Summarize the key points of your goals and activities for the human resources area.
      • Provide an evaluation of these goals and activities in relation to how well they reflect planning and how well they support the decision-making process.
    • Declared functional area.
      • Summarize the key points of your goals and activities for the declared functional area.
      • Provide an evaluation of these goals and activities in relation to how well they reflect planning and how well they support the decision-making process.
    • For both areas.
      • Evaluate how planning and decision making influence the roles of a manager.
  • Explanation of organizational structure.
    • Human resources area.
      • Provide an evaluation of how the revised organizational structure for this area considers the chain of command and how they support organizational functions.
    • Declared functional area.
      • Provide an evaluation of how the revised organizational structure for this area considers the chain of command and how they support organizational functions.
    • For both areas.
      • Evaluate how organizing influences the role of a manager.
  • Interview questions.
    • Human resources area.
      • Summarize the intent of your interview questions. For instance, identify the kinds of knowledge and skills the interview questions are aimed at discovering.
    • Declared functional area.
      • Summarize the intent of your interview questions. For instance, identify the kinds of knowledge and skills the interview questions are aimed at discovering.
    • For both areas.
      • Provide an evaluation on how well these interview questions support planning and organizing activities.
  • Performance standards.
    • Human resources area.
      • Summarize the performance standards you established for controlling the activities of the executive plan.
      • Provide an evaluation on how well these performance standards support goals and activities, organizational structure, and purpose statement.
    • Declared functional area.
      • Summarize the performance standards you established for controlling the activities of the executive plan.
      • Provide an evaluation on how well these performance standards support goals and activities, organizational structure, and purpose statement.
    • For both areas.
      • Evaluate how controlling influences the role of a manager.
• Conclusion or personal insights: Explain what you learned from the project and how you can incorporate it into your current work.
• References.
• Appendices.
  • SAWs (for the human resources area and your declared functional area).
  • Organizational charts (for the human resources area and your declared functional area).

PART TWO DISCUSSION:

Course Reflection

Reflecting on your learning experience in this course, comment on the following:

• Three key things you have learned about management.
• Three insights you have learned about yourself as you continue on your journey as a manger or as your prepare for a management position.
• Three things you will do differently as a manager or as a direct report as a result of taking this course.