FMC Green River and FMC Aberdeen

While engaging the analytical process keep in mind the differences that exist between FMC Green River and FMC Aberdeen and continue to think in terms of what would work at the Wyoming facility and why. Include your thoughts on these issues with your analysis paper; you can either incorporate them into the analysis or add them as side notes. Will work groups & teams work at Green River, why or why not? What are the differences in leadership at both facilities? How will changes at Green River need to be implemented to match leadership skills? How does the communication process differ between Green River and Aberdeen? Could Green River effectively use the unique communication process ad... click for more

Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

1. Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is intended for process improvement in software development. Propose a project management maturity model based on CMM. Your model must have five levels corresponding to the five CMM levels. The new project management maturity model is intended to improve IT project management processes and systems. For each level in your model, briefly state how you would identify the maturity level and what steps are necessary to move to the next level. For each level, specify requirements for relevant quality standards and quality management. 2.Can project quality management help with project scope management, project time management, and project cost management... click for more

Organizational Structure at FMC Green River and FMC Aberdeen

Make and analysis for Kenneth Dailey of FMC Green River, by focusing on organizational structure and organizational culture, what strategies will Daily need to consider as he plans to build intergroup relations and further develop the Green River facility organizationally? What does each location do with regard to structure? How effective is the structure at each location? Will the same structure used at Aberdeen work for Green River? Why or why not? Based on the culture, what else can each location do to make positive changes in this area? How will you implement your recommendations at both facilities? What will you need to consider in the implementation phase? What strategies will Kenn... click for more

BUSINESS - Debt Capital

This is a mini-case from an Entrepreneur Class. (See attached file for full problem description). --- Obtaining Debt Capital Mini-Case (for Chapter 15 of Timmons, New Venture Creation) After graduation from the MBA program, you took a job at a small consulting firm specializing in providing management assistance to entrepreneurial ventures. One of your clients is Whiz-Bang Industries, a three-year-old firm that manufactures components for computer networks. The firm has been quite successful, and is growing at the rate of about 40 percent per year. As a result, the firm is in need of additional debt capital. Two hours from now you have a meeting with the CEO and CFO of th... click for more

Analyze THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS as described by Sekaran U. Research Methods for Business, Wiley & Sons.

Analyze a recently published business research study (THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS as described by Sekaran U. Research Methods for Business, Wiley & Sons.) selected from the academic literature. The comprehensive analysis should be framed against all the steps suggested in the Sekaran (2003) research process. The specific study select to be analyze should contain the basic components of a formal research project (a literature review, statement of the problem, hypothesis or hypotheses, data collected and analyzed to test the stated hypothesis, etc.), preferably of a business related topic. The study can be quantitative, qualitative or mixed.