M5 Assignment 2 SubmissionAssignment Due October 31 at 11:59 PM

Assignment 1: Required Assignment 2—Organizational Development Strategy

In M3: Assignment 2, you assessed the training needs for the situation in the scenario and developed a proposal to address the needs.

For this assignment, you will create an organizational development strategy for the situation in the scenario.

The scenario:

You have recently been appointed as the training manager for the southeastern division of a major supermarket chain in the U.S. Your territory includes fifteen retail stores and your responsibility involves working directly with store managers and other stakeholders to develop training solutions to meet the specific needs of the employees in the various stores. This includes, but is not limited to, performing needs assessments, determining appropriate instructional design and training delivery methods, and implementing and evaluating training initiatives.

Three of the stores in your territory have missed their sales goals for the last two quarters. All three stores have received low customer-satisfaction scores and are experiencing increased employee turnover rates. The high employee turnover has resulted in the store managers hiring many new and relatively inexperienced sales associates, which further contributes to the problem.

The senior management team of this major supermarket chain believes that training and development may help alleviate these problems. You have been asked to assess the training needs and develop a proposal to address the situation in the three stores.

Directions:

For the organization referenced in the scenario, create an organizational development strategy that addresses the organization’s competitiveness over the next ten years. In contrast to the more immediate needs that you have addressed in the earlier assignments, focus on how the training department can prepare employees to enable improvements in organizational effectiveness. Make sure to address the importance of having high employee retention rates and high levels of employee satisfaction.

In preparation for a formal presentation to senior management, create a 15–18 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in which you explain your organizational development strategic plan. Use the slides to highlight your key points and provide details for each using the Speaker’s Notes feature. Make sure your plan includes the following:

• Assess the organization’s competitiveness over the next ten years.
• Identify the potential gaps in organizational effectiveness related to staffing.
• Identify and explain the potential employee needs that can lead to improved organizational effectiveness.
• Propose an organizational development strategy that takes into consideration the needs of the employees as well as the needs of the organization in order to maintain and develop its competitive edge. Make sure you have at least one example of each and explain how it will lead to improved organizational effectiveness.
  • Formal education
  • On-the-job training
  • Special assignments
  • Mentorship model
  • Coaching
  • Career planning and development
  • Organizational practices to help employees develop careers
  • Assess return on investment of training resources

Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Submission Details:

• By the due date assigned, save your presentation as M5_A1_Lastname_Firstname.ppt and submit it to the Submissions Area.

This RA is worth 300 points and will be graded according to the following rubric.

Grading CriteriaProficientMaximum Points

Assess the organization’s competitiveness over the next ten years.

CO 4Assessment of competitiveness is clear, specific, and grounded in external, scholarly research. Specific reasons for level of competitiveness are provided and realistic for both the company in the scenario and the industry.48

Identify the potential gaps in organizational effectiveness related to staffing.

CO 4Potential gaps identified are specific and clear. How they impact organizational effectiveness is clearly discussed and is grounded in both the scenario and scholarly research.24

Identify and explain the potential employee needs that can lead to improved organizational effectiveness.

CO 4Needs identified are genuine employee needs pulled directly from the scenario. How those needs impact organizational effectiveness is clearly explained and is grounded in both information from the scenario and scholarly research.48

Propose an organizational development strategy that takes into consideration the needs of the employees as well as the needs of the organization in order to maintain and develop its competitive edge.

CO 4, 5Development strategy is clear, detailed, and rooted in the potential gaps and needs identified earlier. Both the needs of the employees and the needs of the organization are clearly addressed, and how the plan will maintain and develop the organization’s competitive edge is explained and grounded in research.80

Make sure you have at least one example of each type of training and/or development and explain how it will lead to improved organizational effectiveness.

CO 4, 5One reasonable and implementable example of each type of training and/or development is identified and discussed. Each is reasonable in fulfilling the needs, closing the gaps in the organization, and leading to improved organizational effectiveness.40

Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA format); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.60Total:300