Identify the factors that make it such a serious risk to the global environment that you would choose to present it to the UN.

Assignment – Critical Threats to the Global Environment

Overview

The United Nations has continued to retain you as a consultant for a project that deals with climate and the environment. Most developed countries see the dangers of releasing too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and are committed to climate policies that attain a carbon-free future in the next 30 years. They already see the damaging effects that this gas alone is having on the living conditions of crops, wildlife, and humans. As a result, many member states are dissatisfied with the progress of the eight Millennium Development Goals for international development that they established in 2000. The member states see a substantial disconnect between several issues that developed and developing countries believe are priorities. For example, Burundi wants one of the goals to focus on food security, while Austria is adamant that a major global issue should be the negotiation of ceasefires in countries in the midst of civil wars. The UN wants you to work from the list below and prioritize two of the global community’s threats that it deems the most serious to environmental stability.

Instructions

Step 1

Select two threats. Listed below are eight issues that the UN feels pose the most significant threats to global security. Some of these apply to the Earth’s 7.7 billion people, while others are limited primarily to developing countries. Regardless of where these threats are concentrated, your job as a consultant is to identify two of them that you consider the most critical to the globe’s population.

Issue Options

1. The use of fossil fuels as an energy source.
2. Globalization.
3. Insufficient educational opportunities in developing countries.
4. A lack of access to technology.
5. Civil war (NOT the U.S. Civil War).
6. The rise in oceans’ levels.
7. Covid-19 and the global pandemic.
8. The dangers of poor countries remaining poor.

Step 2

Write a minimum of an 8 page persuasive paper about your two threats.Write an introduction paragraph of at least one-half page in length identifying the two threats you have selected and the purpose of the paper. Then, for the two threats you chose:

1. Identify the factors that make it such a serious risk to the global environment that you would choose to present it to the UN.
2. Analyze the role that humans have played in aggravating this threat to the Earth’s environment.
3. Suggest initiatives that the global community can take to mitigate the worst effects of this environmental threat.
4. Write a conclusion paragraph of at least one-half page in length that summarizes your impressions of these risks for global stability.

Guidelines

1. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). For assistance and information, please refer to the SWS link in the left-hand menu of your course and check with your professor for any additional instructions.
2. In order to earn full credit, the answers to each of the three questions must be at least two full pages long, making six pages. You must also include the one-half page introduction and one-half page conclusion at the beginning and end of the paper, adding up to one page of content. Finally, you must include a graph or table (see 5, below) that will be at least one page in length. The entire paper will be a minimum of eight pages long.
3. You must use at least seven credible sources (excluding Wikipedia, dictionaries and encyclopedias) that are appropriate for the subjects under discussion.
4. You must use only double-spacing and not place extra spacing between paragraphs or section headings.
5. As part of your answer to any one of the questions, you must include a graph, table or chart using quantifiable data that supports your argument. You need only one graph for the entire assignment, and although you may download this item from the Internet, it may be no longer than one page in length. You must comprehensively explain beneath the graph what the data means. Otherwise, it will be of no use to the reader.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:

• Propose suggestions for mitigation initiatives that address the threats to the stability of the global environment.

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Provide an example of the upside of risk and explain the concept.

1. Provide an example of the upside of risk and explain the concept.

2. Explain how Enterprise Risk Management varies from traditional risk management?

3. What are five examples of internal and external drivers of an organization’s risk culture?

4. Provide an example company, give a description of the organization and its work area. Define what a SWOT is.  Perform a SWOT for your example company and rationalize each of the company characteristics you choose.

5. Explain what a KPI is.  How might we use KPI’s in doing a risk analysis for an organization.  Choose five KPI’s for the Amazon organization and explain why you have made your choices.

6. Explain the Delphi Techniques.  How might it be used in coming to consensus on risk identification related to an IT driven project?

7.  A popular hotel has continued to lose business in its room service food sales over the last five years.  Using the Six Sigma DMAIC process explain what you would do in each step of the process to improve the sales – provide relevant, practical details. What statistics would you apply and why?

8.  Explain the Plan, Do, Check, Act concept – provide a practical example.  How might it be applied in improving project quality?

9. Explain the concept of Continuous Improvement – provide an example. How might it be combined with a Lean approach.

10. Explain the primary inputs and outputs in the Project Management Institute Quality Knowledge Area.8.  Explain the Plan, Do, Check, Act concept – provide a practical example.  How might it be applied in improving project quality?

11. Explain the concept of Continuous Improvement – provide an example. How might it be combined with a Lean approach.

12. Explain the primary inputs and outputs in the Project Management Institute Quality Knowledge Area.

Requirements:

Your response will be considered complete, if it addresses each of the components outlined above.

• Use of proper APA formatting and citations – If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited. A minimum of 7 sources (excluding the course textbook) from scholarly articles or business periodicals is required.
• Include your best critical thinking and analysis to arrive at your justification.

Text

Title: Managing Project Risks 

ISBN: 9781119489733

Authors: Peter J. Edwards, Paulo Vaz Serra, Michael Edwards

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 2019-08-13

 Explain one way to verify your monthly payment is correct.

Discussion

Please read through all sections before proceeding to the next page and refer back whenever necessary.

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Introduction

Formulas are models of problem solutions. In Module 1, you learned how to evaluate and manipulate formulas from many different application areas. This allows you to use a formula in many ways. Specifically, if there are n variables in the formula, there are n different representations of it. You can solve any of the n variables in terms of the (n-1) other variables to solve even more problems without rethinking the process. Thus, formulas allow you to reach solutions more quickly. Formulas can help you predict solutions also.

This module week, you will work with a specific formula to investigate what happens when a variable value in the formula is changed. Recall that I = PRT is the formula for simple interest where I is the simple interest accumulated from multiplying the original amount of money, Principal, by the interest rate per year given as a percent, and Time, in years.

The total amount of money, A, you accumulate at the end of T years, if you are saving money, is given by the formula A = P + I. This is the same formula for the amount of money you have paid back on a loan after T years.

Borrowing and saving money are things you are going to do throughout life. This formula is only the tip of the iceberg for financial literacy. Let’s have some fun with it!

Before taking out a loan, it is essential to know the repayment terms and how your interest rate and the time of the loan will affect the total loan balance. For simplicity, you are using the flat rate method where each monthly payment contains an equal principal and interest amount. This is not an amortization problem.

In this discussion, you will examine how a formula is used to explain the effects of changing variable values.

Please proceed to the Prepare section.

Prepare

Think of a big-ticket item you might need to take out a loan to purchase. Dream big! What have you always wanted? This could be a boat, car, motorcycle, or a trip around the world, but not a house. (A house loan has many other considerations.) Research the cost of this item and be sure to bookmark the link.

Review the terminology from pages 132-133 of the textbook if necessary. Think about any computational sub-steps that need to be taken. Note that in simple interest, the monthly payment is the same each month.

Select a reasonable interest rate for your item (between 2% and 10% is standard). It does not have to be a whole number. Then, select a time period to pay off your loan (between 3 and 12 years is common). It is standard to be a whole number.

Please proceed to the Initial Post section.

Initial Post

For your initial post, respond to the following prompts.

·  Describe the item you are taking a loan out for and state the purchase price. For purposes of the assignment, assume the price includes all taxes, etc.

·  Include the direct URL so your peers can view your big-ticket item.

·  Using the simple interest formula, state your chosen interest rate and amount of time for your loan.

·  Show the formula with numbers and describe the steps to compute the interest on the loan, I, and the total amount of the loan, A. You may use a calculator to perform the computations.

·  Think about, then show the equations with numbers and describe the steps to compute the monthly payment, M, for the life of the loan. You may use a calculator to perform the computations.

·  Explain one way to verify your monthly payment is correct. Show the formula and use a calculator for the computations.

Explain the reason for this difference in break-even points.

What are the components of cost-volume-profit analysis? How does a CVP income statement help management make decisions? Explain variable, fixed, and mixed costs. How do these costs behave, how are they similar, and how are they different?

After responding to the above questions, analyze the following scenario: Both Austin Company and Hill Company had the same unit sales, total costs, and income from operations for the current fiscal year, yet Austin Company had a lower break-even point than Hill Company. Explain the reason for this difference in break-even points.

what would you look for in an assessment tool for patient symptoms? 

Using the theory of unpleasant symptoms as a guide, what would you look for in an assessment tool for patient symptoms?

Identify gaps between effective directional strategies and an organization’s existing directional strategies.

Write a directional strategies report (4-6 pages) that examines the alignment of a health care organization’s current directional strategies with its strategic goals. Include improvement recommendations that address gaps between where the organization is and where it wants to go.

Note: Each assessment in this course builds upon the work you have completed in previous assessments. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in the order in which they are presented.

In your previous assessments, you examined how today’s health care organizations prepare themselves for the present and the future through strategic management. Specifically, you analyzed how a health care organization’s external and internal environments affect its operations. You also performed a TOWS analysis to help a health care organization identify strategic objectives to drive and improve all aspects of the company.

The next step is to consider the directional pathways health care organizations take to achieve their strategic objectives. Creating a strategic vision for a health care organization involves developing or revising the organization’s mission, vision, and value statements. Here is a summary of these three directional strategies:

A mission statement captures the organization’s distinctive purpose or reason for being.

A vision statement creates a mental picture of what leaders want the organization to achieve when accomplishing its purpose or mission.

Value statements clarify how the organization will conduct its activities to achieve its mission and vision. They frequently reflect common morality and emphasize respect, integrity, trust, caring, and the pursuit of excellence.

In a first-in-class health care organization, these three directional strategies align with the company’s overarching goals. Once strategic leaders are confident the mission, vision, and values are well formulated, understood, and communicated, they then focus on the activities that will make the most progress toward accomplishing the organization’s mission and move it toward realizing its vision. These activities are called strategic goals.

This assessment provides an opportunity for you to create a directional strategies report. In this report, you will analyze the alignment of your health care organization’s current directional strategies (mission, vision, and value statements) with its strategic goals. You will make recommendations for improvement if you identify gaps between where your health care organization is and where it wants to go.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Analyze organizational structure, design, culture, and climate in relation to environmental forces.

Analyze the effectiveness of a health care organization’s directional strategies.

Identify gaps between effective directional strategies and an organization’s existing directional strategies.

Competency 3: Recommend an organizational structure and design to optimize a strategic plan.

Analyze the alignment between a health care organization’s directional strategies and its strategic goals.

Propose changes to the organization’s directional strategies that improve alignment between the organization’s structure and strategic goals.

Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in health care administration.

Write a clear, concise, well-organized, and professional directional strategies report that includes conclusions that are supported by relevant evidence.

Follow APA formatting and style guidelines for citations and references.

Note: Complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.

Preparation

Use Mission, Vision, and Values Analysis Questions [DOCX] to complete the assessment. The document identifies three questions about each directional strategy you need to consider as you are analyzing your organization’s fit with its directional strategy.

To prepare for the assessment, reexamine your TOWS matrix from Assessment 2, the analysis of your matrix, and the initial strategies you prepared as part of your draft strategic plan. Once you have reexamined your work, you will be ready to begin work on this assessment.

In addition, you may wish to review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure that you understand the work you will be asked to complete.

Note: As you revise your writing, check out the resources listed on the Writing Center’s Writing Support page.

Scenario

Your manager is pleased with the thorough and impressive work you have done to date. However, she notes that the TOWS matrix findings do not align with the organization’s directional strategies. The organization’s structure needs to align more closely with its strategic goals, so that the organization can be more efficient, competitive, and profitable. She asks for your help once again.

Her next task for you is to examine the organization’s current mission, vision, and value statements, and compare them to the TOWS matrix. She requests that you recommend revisions to the organization’s mission, vision, and value statements so that they more closely align with the organization’s strategic priorities.

Knowing your manager, you understand that she wants your directional strategies report to be insightful, substantive, and brief—all at the same time. You also know that your manager is a visual person. It will serve you well to include appropriate images and diagrams, such as your TOWS matrix, in your report to highlight key information.

Requirements

Write a directional strategies report that examines the alignment of a health care organization’s current directional strategies with its strategic goals.

Report Requirements

The requirements, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the Directional Strategies Report Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

Analyze the effectiveness of the organization’s directional strategies.

Use the linked document Mission, Vision, and Values Analysis Questions [DOCX] to determine how effectively the existing directional strategies currently fulfill the requirements of effective directional strategies.

Identify gaps between effective directional strategies and the organization’s existing directional strategies.

Analyze the alignment between the organization’s directional strategies and its strategic goals.

Examine the strategic fit.

How well does the directional strategy fit the environment?

How appropriate is the organization’s direction, given the environmental analysis you completed in Assessment 1?

Which strategic goals make the most sense at this time? Growth? Maintaining the status quo? Or does contraction make the most sense right now?

Propose changes to the organization’s directional strategies that improve alignment between the organization’s structure and its strategic goals.

Recommend changes you think the organization needs to make to establish a foundation necessary for the organization’s current structure and strategies.

Be sure to support your recommendations with references to current, scholarly, and authoritative sources.

Write a clear, concise, well-organized, and professional directional strategies report that includes conclusions that are supported by relevant evidence.

Follow APA formatting and style guidelines for citations and references.

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Literature Review:

A literature review (5 to 7 pages) should be developed on a topic related to child development of particular interest to you. Topics must be pre-approved by the instructor.

Literature Review Guidelines : Select a topic related to developmental psychology that is of particular interest to you. • Do a preliminary literature review to be sure that there are adequate publications on your topic of interest. • Obtain instructor approval for your topic. • Read and select a minimum of five appropriate, current, peer-reviewed journal articles. In all likelihood, after reading some of your articles, you will decide that they are not suitable for your topic. Be careful not to disregard an article that supports results that conflict with other research. • Your Review of Literature should be between 5 – 7 pages, not including Title Page, Abstract, Table of Contents, and Reference Page. • The Review of Literature will follow APA format.

NOTE: Please, look at the Sample that I uploaded in another file. Use it as your reference since this is the way that the Literature Review should look.

Topic: How does pregnancy affect development? Or in other words: Impact of Maternal Stress, Depression & Anxiety on Child Development.

Second Option: How literate communities influence child development. Thank you!

What notable recent events has the organization experienced that might make it more or less attractive to your organization as a buyer? Explain your reasoning.

Scenario

You are a business development manager reporting to the vice president (VP) of business development at one of the largest life sciences organizations in the Midwest. The owners are ready to sell the organization and have identified a potential buyer.

You have been working with the strategic planning team to ensure that the acquisition process is as smooth as possible and all necessary documentation is in place. You have also been asked to recommend strategies to help lead the organization through the changes that will occur after the acquisition.

Last week, while planning was underway, your VP called a meeting to share that the potential buyer is showing signs of reluctance and the deal may not go through. It has been decided that you will research an alternative buyer and develop a contingency plan. This contingency plan is an important part of your strategy and your final acquisition report to the board of directors.

You and your team did preliminary research into competitors in the life sciences industry to identify alternative buyers. Based on the research, the VP has shortlisted a few alternative buyers. You have now been asked to choose and evaluate the best option from the list and create a report about this organization’s current situation.

You and your team have also been asked to formulate an acquisition road map that lays out the action steps and timelines necessary for the execution of the acquisition process.

Prompt

Alternative buyer research report: Recommend one potential buyer for the organization in the scenario from the alternative buyer options list provided and justify your choice. Visit the company’s website and research its market and financial situation.

Explain your recommendation by addressing the following selection (and rubric) criteria:

1. Current market: Describe the current market of the selected organization.
   1. What types of products does this organization manufacture?
   2. Who are its customers?
   3. In which industry does it compete?
2. Financial situation: Analyze the organization’s financial situation, including revenue, expenses, and profitability.
3. Recent developments: Visit your selected organization’s website and review its news and announcements over the past year. What notable recent events has the organization experienced that might make it more or less attractive to your organization as a buyer? Explain your reasoning.
4. Buyer rationale: Justify why this potential buyer is the best option for the life sciences organization. Use data from your research to support your rationale.

Acquisition road map: Develop an acquisition road map as a tool for sharing the project with the strategic planning team and the guiding coalition.

Specifically, you must address the following criteria:

1. Acquisition-related tasks:
   1. Describe the tasks and steps that have already been taken toward an acquisition since you were appointed to the strategic planning team.
   2. Recommend the tasks and steps that would need to happen over the next one to two years to evaluate and complete an acquisition. For each task and step, provide estimates for how long it will take to accomplish it, the responsible parties, and any dependencies.
2. Gantt chart: Using the provided template, create a Gantt chart that visually illustrates the tasks and steps that you’ve indicated above. Cells A1, A2, H2, B3, C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, and H3 have instructional comments embedded that will assist you in completing the template. These comments are visible when you select these cells. To use the template, replace the bracketed text and Xs with the relevant information. (Note: You can copy the chart to include it in the road map document.) Your chart should include the following:
   1. Indicate tasks and steps that have already been completed since you were appointed to the strategic planning team. For example, be sure to include guiding coalition, industry, and competitive research aspects.
   2. Indicate “in process” tasks and steps that are currently being performed.

Determine the elements of an effective performance management system, and explain how well the employer’s system meets organizational needs.

Overview: For this milestone, due in Module Five, you will analyze HR strategic initiatives of employee and labor relations that positively impact organizational effectiveness. The three critical element focus on employee discipline, performance management, and employee and labor relations. Prompt: First, read Chapters 8 and 14 in your text, the Harvard Business Review article Discipline Without Punishment – At Last, and the Grievance Procedures: What are the Steps Typically Found in a Grievance Procedure? SHRM article. Refer to the chapter readings and module resources to support your responses to each of the three critical elements below. Carefully read and address each critical element as written, using detailed and informative analysis that conveys critical thinking. The three critical element are aligned to the organization technical competency within the HR knowledge domain. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: • Employee Discipline: Analyze punitive and nonpunitive disciplinary approaches, and explain their impacts on employee relations. • Performance Management: Determine the elements of an effective performance management system, and explain how well the employer’s system meets organizational needs. • Employee and Labor Relations: Determine the differences between union grievance procedures and nonunion complaint processes, and describe improvements that could be made to a nonunion complaint process. Be sure to incorporate instructor feedback on this milestone into your final submission. Rubric Guidelines for Submission: This milestone must be submitted as a 3- to 4-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and oneinch margins. Use the latest edition of the APA manual for formatting and citations. Note that the grading rubric for this milestone submission is not identical to that of the final