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Performing Purchasing Agent Duties Business is booming for Waters, Inc., a growing customer service fulfillment business. Most of its business is coming from clients who once outsourced their customer service needs to firms in India. A major client just signed a contract that will take effect in nine months.  This means there are only nine months to purchase the equipment and to train 75 new customer service representatives.  As a purchasing agent, you are tasked with getting the computer equipment and software that the new agents will need to the specifications of both the client and established company standards.

This assignment has three distinct parts that are outlined below. This paper will be 8–10-pages long. Label each part clearly.

Part 1: Need Identification and Specification

1. Create 10–12 questions that you will ask the client in order to determine the exact hardware and software needs. Provide a brief rationale for asking the questions.

Part 2: RFP

1. Write a request for proposal based on the needs and specifications identified during the need and specification stage. Note: You will have to fabricate the needs and specifications based on outside research, e.g., standard computer specifications, basic software needs, etc.
2. Describe how and to whom you will distribute the RFP. Assume the company has a requirement that minority-owned businesses must be included in the distribution of the RFP.

Part 3: Timeline of Tasks and Activities

1. Develop a comprehensive timeline of the tasks and activities, and who is involved with each task or activity, that need to take place to fulfill the need in the time frame indicated in the scenario.  You will be graded on the completeness of the list and the realistic nature of the timeline.

The format of the report is to be as follows:

• Typed, double spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides.
• Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response.
• In addition to the 8–10 required pages, a title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date.

 UnacceptableNeeds ImprovementFairProficientExemplaryCreate 10–12 questions to ask the client in order to determine the exact hardware and software needs. Provide a brief rationale for asking the question.

Points:0 (0.00%)

Did not create 10–12 questions that you will ask the client in order to determine the exact hardware and software needs. Did not provide a brief rationale for asking the questions; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information.

Points:46.8 (19.50%)

Attempted to create 10–12 questions to ask the client in order to determine the exact hardware and software needs. Provided a brief rationale for asking the questions; omitted some key information.

Points:54 (22.50%)

Partially created 10–12 questions to ask the client in order to determine the exact hardware and software needs. Provided a brief rationale for asking the questions; omitted some key information.

Points:61.2 (25.50%)

Sufficiently created 10–12 questions to ask the client in order to determine the exact hardware and software needs. Provided a brief rationale for asking the questions.

Points:72 (30.00%)

Fully created 10–12 questions to ask the client in order to determine the exact hardware and software needs. Provided a brief rationale for asking the questions.

Write a request for proposal based on the needs and specifications identified during the need and specification stage.

Points:0 (0.00%)

Did not write a request for proposal based on the needs and specifications identified during the need and specification stage; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information.

Points:31.2 (13.00%)

Attempted to write a request for proposal based on the needs and specifications identified during the need and specification stage; omitted some key information.

Points:36 (15.00%)

Partially wrote a request for proposal based on the needs and specifications identified during the need and specification stage; omitted some key information.

Points:40.8 (17.00%)

Sufficiently wrote a request for proposal based on the needs and specifications identified during the need and specification stage.

Points:48 (20.00%)

Fully wrote a request for proposal based on the needs and specifications identified during the need and specification stage.

Describe how and to whom to distribute the RFP. Assume the company has a requirement that minority-owned businesses must be included in the distribution of the RFP.

Points:0 (0.00%)

Did not describe how and to whom to distribute the RFP, assuming the company has a requirement that minority-owned businesses must be included in the distribution of the RFP; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information.

Points:31.2 (13.00%)

Attempted to describe how and to whom to distribute the RFP, assuming the company has a requirement that minority-owned businesses must be included in the distribution of the RFP; omitted some key information.

Points:36 (15.00%)

Partially described how and to whom to distribute the RFP, assuming the company has a requirement that minority-owned businesses must be included in the distribution of the RFP; omitted some key information.

Points:40.8 (17.00%)

Sufficiently described how and to whom to distribute the RFP, assuming the company has a requirement that minority-owned businesses must be included in the distribution of the RFP.

Points:48 (20.00%)

Fully described how and to whom you will distribute the RFP, assuming the company has a requirement that minority-owned businesses must be included in the distribution of the RFP.

Develop a comprehensive timeline of the tasks and activities, and who is involved with each task or activity, that need to take place to fulfill the need in the time frame indicated in the scenario.

Points:0 (0.00%)

Did not develop a comprehensive timeline of the tasks and activities, and who is involved with each task or activity, that need to take place to fulfill the need in the time frame indicated in the scenario; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information.

Points:15.6 (6.50%)

Attempted to develop a comprehensive timeline of the tasks and activities, and who is involved with each task or activity, that need to take place to fulfill the need in the time frame indicated in the scenario; omitted some key information.

Points:18 (7.50%)

Partially developed a comprehensive timeline of the tasks and activities, and who is involved with each task or activity, that need to take place to fulfill the need in the time frame indicated in the scenario; omitted some key information.

Points:20.4 (8.50%)

Sufficiently developed a comprehensive timeline of the tasks and activities, and who is involved with each task or activity, that needs to take place to fulfill the need in the time frame indicated in the scenario.

Points:24 (10.00%)

Fully developed a comprehensive timeline of the tasks and activities, and who is involved with each task or activity, that needs to take place to fulfill the need in the time frame indicated in the scenario.

Clarity.

Points:0 (0.00%)

Did not complete the assignment or explanations are unclear and not organized. (Major issues.)

Points:15.6 (6.50%)

Explanations generally unclear and not well organized. (Many issues.)

Points:18 (7.50%)

Explanations somewhat unclear and somewhat unorganized. (Some issues.)

Points:20.4 (8.50%)

Explanations generally clear and/or organized. (Minor issues.)

Points:24 (10.00%)

Explanations very clear and well organized. (Added helpful details.)

Writing – Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation.

Points:0 (0.00%)

Did not complete the assignment or had 8 or more different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, or punctuation. (Major issues.)

Points:15.6 (6.50%)

Had 8–9 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, or punctuation. (Many issues.)

Points:18 (7.50%)

Had 6–7 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, or punctuation. (Many issues.)

Points:20.4 (8.50%)

Had 4–5 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, or punctuation. (Minor issues.)

Points:24 (10.00%)

Had 0–3 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, or punctuation.

MH681 Health Care Human Resources Management

Lesson 6: Workplace Safety and Global HR

Activity 6: Google Case Study Continued

For this activity, you will continue consulting with Google executives. They informed you that they are opening offices in Paris and London. They plan to relocate current employees who work in its Bay Area location. Google believes the use of expatriates is the best approach given their familiarity with the company and its strategic mission. The HR department is concerned about the safety of its employees. The Google executives and HR managers you meet with pose the following questions.

1. What sorts of factors do you think Google will      have to take into consideration as it tries transferring its culture and      reward systems and way of doing business to its operations abroad? We      believe that if we fail in London and Paris, plans to expand further will      be abandoned. 
2. What measures should we take to relocate our      executives? Obviously, in London language is not a barrier. We are      concerned about their safety, especially due to terrorist activities in      France. We are also concerned about some of the spouses’ abilities to      relocate and be happy. 

reply to the students’ response and not the question  in 150 words minimum and provide 1 reference. Respond to the students response as though you are talking to them, use name 

question-

Read the hypothetical below. What are John’s potential claims if he is terminated this week?

John is a 54-year-old man with diabetes. He has worked for Telco for 20 years. Lately, he has difficulty concentrating and makes numerous mistakes. He has missed several days of work due to his diabetes. Supervisor Mark wants to fire John this week.

Instructions: Please write in essay format.  Include the guidance below in your analysis:
a) Set forth the federal statute and/or theories of law that are applicable.
b) Identify the legal issue(s) that exist and claims that may be brought based on the facts of the case.
c) Apply the facts of the case to the elements of the law/theories of law.
d) Cite a case in the text which is on point with the scenario, or compare and contrast with a case in the text.
e) Provide an action item agenda of specific objectives you would recommend implementing in order to prevent future exposure to liability. Be specific (e.g., if training is a recommendation, describe the type of training in detail).

Students response

Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility, and commitment,” (Bush, G.W, 2019). People tend to settle once they have achieved a little part of success and miss out on bigger success. People must continue to be sle motivated to continue to reach their goals and desires of success. John dedicated 20 years to Telco, and after 20 years, an underlying disease has affected his performance at work.  

John has not just worked at Telco for 20 years, he has dedicated 20 years of his life to Telco. Telco has seen John highs and his lows, his bad and his goods so they should be able to understand what John is going through. John has been diagnosed with Diabetes and it has impacted his ability to perform at work. However, we do not know what kind of job John has and how his job affects Telco and other employees. At the end of the day, most companies are a for profit company and any mistake or leave of absence may cause hardship to them. In the John situation, Telco would need to evaluate the situation and attempt to accommodate John without causing a financial hardship to Telco. In Atkins v. Salazar, a 2011 Fifth Circuit case, similar situation was presented, however, we do not know the extent of how John is being affected bedside his performance and absence, but more information should be collected and find a common ground before telco decides to fire John. In Atkins case, his accommodation to Salaza where his accommodations would push the NPS in a financial hardship resulting in a demotion to Atkins following that Atkins diabetes impaired his performance as a park ranger.

Before John is layed of and then he retaliates with filing a case under the ADA act, Telco must attempt to accommodate him to prevent him from being sued by John. In addition, If John decides no to co-operated and leaves the company willingly, then Telco will not be liable for his actions.  

Bennett-Alexander, D., & Hartman, L. (2019). Employment Law for Business (9th ed.). 

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Heathfield, S. (2019). Inspirational Quotations About Commitment for the Workplace. 

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https://www.thebalancecareers.com/inspirational-quotations-about-business-1918439 

 Write about what project management means to you.  Use references if would be great from  
Fundamentals of Project Management 5th Edition, Joseph Heagney 

Your company promoted you to a management position in a new research facility in India. Surprisingly, you have adjusted to the new culture, language, and city, despite never having lived outside the country before. You arrive to work early to get a jump start on your day and notice on the payroll report that there are a few employees who have taken an occasional three-day weekend. None of the employees have taken a full week off, however. You know from previous management training classes that overworked employees are more prone to stress-related health issues and less safe at work. You must also consider the company’s bottom line. You want your employees to take more time off work to enjoy time with friends and family, but how? Please respond to the following questions:

• Which motivational theory or theories do you think would help communicate the importance of vacation time to your employees?
• How would you convince your employees that taking time off work is more beneficial in the long run for them and for the company?
• Add a source 

Selecting Metrics for a Home Renovation Project

Since metrics keep stakeholders in tune to the health of a project, metrics must be a clear and truthful representation of project status. Consider this scenario.

You are the project manager of a company that does home remodeling and you have just been given a major remodeling project which will update the electrical and heat and air systems, kitchen, and the single bathroom of a house built in 1930. Your project also adds another bedroom with a master suite. The client has authorized a budget of $95,000 and wants the house ready for Thanksgiving, which is six months away.

Your general contractor (GC) has called you in to discuss the project and asks you to put together a set of metrics that will communicate the project status to her, to the homeowners, the building trade groups, and any other stakeholders. Your GC has asked to meet again in three days with your recommendation which you must be able to defend.

Prepare your metrics of project health and be ready to defend the following:

• how many metrics you will use and why that is the “right” number,
• what the metrics are that you have chosen and why,
• explain that you will use both quantitative and qualitative metrics what they are and why,
• explain how and when you’ll get the data,
• what metrics will allow you to find mistakes early enough in the project for correction, and,
• explain which metrics will improve client satisfaction.

Remember that metrics must have a purpose, have a baseline and target, a way to measure, a way to appropriately interpret them and a reporting structure. Be ready to defend your choices relative to those things too. You will present your ideas in a formal paper for the purposes of this class.

Paper Requirements:

• Be sure to properly organize your writing and include an introductory paragraph, headings/subheadings for the body of your work, discussion recommendations, and a conclusion.
• Format your entire paper in accordance with the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA (Links to an external site.).
• Your paper should be at least five pages. The page count does not include the required title page and reference page, nor does the page count include any supplemental pages, should you use them, such as appendices.

 Task 2 (Due week 4, 1000 words) – Project Communication and Information Systems communication analysis.  Instructions: 

1. Read the article

 Hewage KN & Ruwanpura JY 2009, A novel solution for construction on-site communication – the information booth, Can. J. Civ. Eng, v. 36, pp. 659-671. The article can be downloaded from the Canvas Home Page. 

2. Assume that you are an IT project manager responsible for the development of the “Information Booth” described in the article. You decided that system will be Cloud based.  

Task 2 section you need to: 

• Describe the proposed system 

• Create the Stakeholder Communication Analysis plan 

• Create the Media Choice plan

 Task 3 ( 1000 words) – Survey of exiting Project/Program Information and Communication Systems. 

Instructions: 

1. Open the website “Buyers’ Guide for Beginners Selecting PM Software” https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/buyers-guide-selecting-pm-software Read criteria for selecting Project Management software. Watch a video on this web page. 

2. Click on the “Solutions” tab and select the “Construction Teams” item from the menu. Learn the features implemented in the “Project Manager” software related to the Project Management in COnstruction. Watch the video on this web page. 

3. Open the GetApp website https://www.getapp.com/project-management-planning-software/projectmanagement/ and select three Project Management software that you think would best suit for the “Information Booth” software project in this assignment (see Task 2). 

4. Create a matrix showing each tool’s evaluation against the criteria provided in the “Buyers’ Guide for Beginners Selecting PM Software” website. 5. Insert the results of your research in the “Survey of exiting Project/Program Information and Communication Systems.

(harvard  style 1000 words) excluding reference in word count

In the 1950s, a radical shift in counseling occurred. Numerous key figures in the fields of family counseling and therapy proposed the view that pervasive mental health problems were not individual problems, as was previously thought, but originated with and were perpetuated by family dynamics. The shift from working with individuals with pervasive or severe mental illness or health concern via individual psychotherapy to working with the identified “patient” and their families in the 1950s provided the context for the birth and growth of family counseling/therapy. Since that time, mental health professionals working with families with a member experiencing pervasive mental illness or a health concern have moved away from the controversial stance above, to acknowledge that both genes and biology influence behavior and that relationships can maintain or exacerbate symptomology, as well as assist in alleviating it via various coping mechanisms.

Tertiary intervention is the formal term for working with clients experiencing pervasive mental illness or health concerns, but it may also be referred to as remedial or rehabilitative counseling. When you encounter a couple or family for which tertiary intervention may be appropriate, your assessment focus should shift. First, you should be aware of any symptoms or cues that may substantiate your concerns, and assess whether couple and family therapy is indeed the best form of service to provide. It may be that one or more persons would benefit from individual services, whether simultaneously with or before any couple or family counseling.

For this Discussion, you will examine couple/family sessions requiring assessment and intervention, as well as exploring the challenges couple/family sessions might include.

By Day 4

Post a brief description of three symptoms/cues observed in a couple/family session that may require assessment and intervention beyond the scope of a couple/family session and explain why. Then, explain how you, as a helping professional, might take the next steps with the individual who requires additional assessment and intervention. Finally, explain any challenges of continuing working with the couple/family once an individual requires concurrent treatment.

• Think about the improvements you would make to your current or  previous organization’s human resource information systems (HRIS).
• Review the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
• Explain the system needs and provide a few details on what you would do during each phase of the SDLC.

 Wooden on Leadership
In the current business world, team projects are commonplace. This assignment will use John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success, its different facets, how it relates to project management leadership, and how it is fulfilled in different circumstances. Visit John Wooden, Coach and Teacher to retrieve the information.
Write an 8–10 page paper in which you:

1. Describe the extent to which John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success fits today’s business environment after reflecting on your own organization or one that you have observed. Provide three examples to support the response.
2. Typify your leadership style and provide three examples of how your own temperament, motivation pattern, thinking styles, character, expectations, and leadership philosophy relate to or contrast with themes discussed in John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success.
3. Analyze John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success and identify the aspects with which you agree and disagree. Provide a rationale for each aspect.
4. Create a new Pyramid of Success model based on your analysis of John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success and provide a rationale for each aspect or step of this new model.
5. Using either the coaching philosophy of John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success or your own newly designed Pyramid of Success model, develop a step-by-step strategy that self-directed project team members may use to adapt to any project-related crisis.
6. Use at least four quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
7. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
   The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Develop a step-by-step strategy based on a pyramid of success model that project team members could use to adapt to any project-related crisis.

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