After reading a few investment books, you decide to take the plunge and start investing in a few securities, bonds, etc. However, you realize that an emergency fund is needed before you take the next step into investing. What is an emergency fund and what should it be used for? How much will you set aside for the emergency fund? Why did you choose this amount? Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary. After reading a few investment books, you decide to take the plunge and start investing in a few securities, bonds, etc. However, you realize that an emergency fund is needed before you take the next step into investing. What is an emergency fund and what should it be used for? How much will you set aside for the emergency fund? Why did you choose this amount? Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 3, 4, and 5 from the course textbook, specifically focusing on Chapter 5, and pay close attention to Table 5.1.

Process management activities include the following:

Design:

• Ensuring that the inputs to the process, such as materials, technology, work methods, and a trained workforce, are adequate, and that the process can achieve its requirements.

Control:

• Maintaining consistency in output by assessing performance and taking corrective action when necessary.

Improvement:

• Continually seeking to achieve higher levels of performance in the process, such as reduced variation, higher yields, fewer defects and errors, smaller cycle times, and so on.

For this assignment, you will select a service or product in your organization or an organization of your choice, and write a paper discussing the process management activities that are involved.

In your paper,

• Evaluate the effectiveness of process management in your organization.
• Suggest potential improvements to improve process management within your organization.
• Describe the specific steps in the process and their sequence.
• Provide a map of the process and the sequenced steps, along with standard operating procedures and work instructions.

The Recommendations for Improvement paper

• Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource.
• Must include a separate title page or slide with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should be between title and the rest of the information on the title page
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for this assignment.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view The University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
•  (Links to an external site.)Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

In this activity, evaluate the policy that you analyzed for your final project using the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) best practices and leading practices in collaboration. Provide a high-level overview of how you think the policy that you analyzed is performing or did perform on these measures and recommendations for how efforts could be improved.

Best Practices and Leading Practices in Collaboration

• Define and articulate a common outcome.
• Establish mutually reinforcing or joint strategies.
• Identify and address needs by leveraging resources.
• Agree on roles and responsibilities.
• Establish compatible policies, procedures, and other means to operate across agency boundaries.
• Develop mechanisms to monitor, evaluate, and report on results.
• Reinforce agency accountability for collaborative efforts through agency plans and reports.
• Reinforce individual accountability for collaborative efforts through performance management systems.

For your initial post, do the following:

Write a post of 1 to 2 paragraphs.

Consider content from other parts of the course where appropriate. Use proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular sources.

In this activity, evaluate the policy that you analyzed for your final project using the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) best practices and leading practices in collaboration. Provide a high-level overview of how you think the policy that you analyzed is performing or did perform on these measures and recommendations for how efforts could be improved.

Best Practices and Leading Practices in Collaboration

• Define and articulate a common outcome.
• Establish mutually reinforcing or joint strategies.
• Identify and address needs by leveraging resources.
• Agree on roles and responsibilities.
• Establish compatible policies, procedures, and other means to operate across agency boundaries.
• Develop mechanisms to monitor, evaluate, and report on results.
• Reinforce agency accountability for collaborative efforts through agency plans and reports.
• Reinforce individual accountability for collaborative efforts through performance management systems.

For your initial post, do the following:

Write a post of 1 to 2 paragraphs.

Consider content from other parts of the course where appropriate. Use proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular sources.

Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 7Assigned Readings:Chapter 15. Foundations of Organization StructureChapter 16. Organizational CultureChapter 17. Organizational Change and Stress ManagementInitial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. One of the main ways that culture is created and maintained within an organization is for the founder to only hire and keep employees who think and feel the same as he/she does. Discuss both the pros and cons of this idea and offer an opinion as to why this system can be effective?

[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!] [Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]

Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 7Assigned Readings:Chapter 15. Foundations of Organization StructureChapter 16. Organizational CultureChapter 17. Organizational Change and Stress ManagementInitial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. One of the main ways that culture is created and maintained within an organization is for the founder to only hire and keep employees who think and feel the same as he/she does. Discuss both the pros and cons of this idea and offer an opinion as to why this system can be effective?

[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!] [Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]