Expanding an information and
communications technology infrastructure and information system
Proposed change: Changing
communication channels with your suppliers and dealers into paperless forms
In this week, you learn that the board of governors
has approved your proposal. They have also decided that the change must be
global and will be applied to all of your company branches. The board also
stated that the proposal must be guided and controlled by a special
problem-solving team, and its implementation plan must be developed. Your
company’s headquarters are on one continent (your group should specify which
continent), but there are also branches around other continents.
Discuss the right composition of the problem-solving
team:
1.
Decide on the
number of members of the problem-solving team. Specify functions and roles of
its individual members. Give reasons for your choice.
2.
Do you prefer
appointing its leader or keeping the team self-managed? Explain why.
3.
How will you
coordinate your activities, make your decisions and handle your occasional
disagreements? How will you organise your reporting to the board of governors?
4.
How will you
measure each team member’s performance? Do you prefer measuring the performance
of each individual and/or of the group as a whole? Why?
5.
What sort of
individual and/or group rewards do you recommend? Explain your reasons.
6.
Presume that very
few of the team members meet with each other. What methods do you recommend to
increase their mutual trust and open communication?
Your document should have 1,000 – 1,500 words (not
including the list of works cited), but it is thequality of the answer that
matters, not the number of words. Cite and reference all sources use the Harvard
Liverpool Referencing System
