In this assignment, you will determine the allocation of new employees that you have been authorized to hire in order to carry out the organizational goals identified in the Unit 2 assignment. You will do this for your declared functional area as well as for the human resources area.
Follow these steps to complete this project component (all of the required documents are given in the Resources):
- Download the document Executive Department Management Sheet.
- Read the information to understand your directives and parameters, and then use the information to revise the organizational charts for the human resources area and your declared functional area.
- Download the organizational chart for the human resources area.
- Review the organizational chart to determine where the new resources are to be assigned.
- Revise the organizational chart to reflect the allocation of resources to be added.
- Include, at the bottom of the revised organizational chart, a justification for your decisions.
- Download the organizational chart for the declared functional area.
- Review the organizational chart to determine where the new resources are to be assigned.
- Revise the organizational chart to reflect the allocation of resources to be added.
- Include, at the bottom of the revised organizational chart, a justification for your decisions.
- Prepare a one-page reflection write up on the revised organizational charts you just completed for the human resource area and your declared functional area, which addresses the following questions:
- How does the chain of command influence or affect your role as manager? How does it affect the organizational functions?
- What research was used to support your work, in determining the new organizational chart? Use APA style and formatting to cite your sources.
- What current or past experience did you draw from, if any?
Use Microsoft Office Word, Excel, or PowerPoint to create your revised organizational charts. If you need additional support in using these programs, review the respective Microsoft Office tutorials listed in the Resources.
Prior to submitting your assignment, review the project description and Organizational Charts Scoring Guide to ensure you have met the overall project requirements and all of the criteria for this assignment.
Submit these three items as attachments to the assignment area:
- Revised organizational chart for the human resources area.
- Revised organizational chart for the functional area you chose (sales and marketing, accounting and finance, or operations and production).
- Reflection write up
