Problem Solution: Harrison-Keyes Inc.
You should find some information for your introduction section in your text. Focus on strategic implementation and its alignment with organizational goals. Here is some help with the introduction. You can add as you wish.
INTRODUCTION
Strategic implementation consists of defining end-state goals for projects, setting short-term objectives, defining the elements of a project, establish priorities, assign responsibilities, etc. All these are ways to strategically implement a project. Aligning these functions to the organizational goals, mission and vision statement is key as it gives all employees and the management teams something to work toward. Risk assessment and mitigation is also important as it will allow the management team to foresee potential problems and find ways to mitigate them.
The goal of this paper is to help HK meet its goals of an e-publishing initiative using the process of project management and best practices in strategic implementation.
Describe the Situation
Describe the situation using the scenario. The following are the issues and opportunities
Issues
? Competition from low-cost retailers such as offering mega discounts and generous return policies, is leading to lower profits for Harrison-Keyes
? The information technology team did not create a project plan that fully factored in prototyping. They have failed to include one of the elements of a successful project: planning.
? Working relationship between the company and the overseas digital publishing company is strained. Time zone differences, different work culture and communication issues seem to pose a major problem for the implementation of the new strategy. HK failed ...