MGT726 Week 7 Product Design Team Report Individual Assignment
XYZ Company is a medium-sized manufacturing company in southern California. XYZ is developing a new product to stay competitive in their industry. Employees at XYZ were encouraged to submit interest to be part of a new product design team. The human resources department has compiled the files for 12 candidates for consideration.
Resources: Diversity and Statistics multimedia presentation on the student website
Resources: Statistical Comparison Microsoft® Excel Worksheet on the student website
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Imagine you are a manager for XYZ and are selecting members who have submitted their interest to be a part of a new product design team. With this product, XYZ is attempting to break into an international market. A diverse team is desirable, because senior management has requested that the team members come from various departments.
Review the Diversity and Statistics multimedia presentation.
Analyze the data in the presentation regarding the candidates.
Choose five candidates from the presentation to assemble your team. Your team must consist of at least one Sales Representative, one Information Technology Specialist, and one Customer Service Representative. The other two team members can come from any department.
Complete the statistical comparison Microsoft® Excel worksheet located on your student website.
Justify your selections using the Excel worksheet to compare the members of the Sales and IT departments
Write a report of your recommendations interpreting information in the employee files from the presentation. Include the following in your report:
- How does your team support XYZ’s mission statement, which encourages a diverse work environment?
- What selection criteria did you use?
- What role did performance reviews play in your decision?
- How did the analysis of the customer service and sales data influence your choices?
- Did you consider standard deviation in your selection process? If so, how did it influence your decision?
- What criteria will you use to evaluate the team’s success?
- What challenges might your team experience?
Include a table or graph displaying the statistical computations and comparisons that you calculated.
Include a narrative of how your computations and comparisons support your selection
Include how you addressed the following AEA principles when writing your report:
- Systematic inquiry
- Competence
- Integrity and honesty
- Respect for all people
- Responsibilities for general and public welfare
Cite a minimum of six sources which must originate from peer-reviewed journal articles.
Course: MGT726 Emerging Managerial Practices
School: University of Phoenix
- 25/05/2018
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