ONE
1.
Overview
You work as a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks. In response to a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) world, innovation has become a necessity for most organizations that want to compete in the marketplace. This includes automobile and truck manufacturers. Your organization has decided to add IoT technology to its vehicles. While your organization is debating whether to utilize incremental or discontinuous innovation, you have been asked to create a presentation analyzing the dimensions of innovation for your team members. This presentation will help your team members understand the types of IoT technology that can be included in their organization’s vehicles and the possible technological trajectory (path).
Prompt
Create a presentation that identifies IoT devices and discusses the two approaches to innovation (discontinuous and incremental) using the information provided in the above overview and the dimensions of innovation and the five major technological trajectories from your textbook. It may be helpful to review the CTO Brief, Comparative Growth Data, Comparative Operating Statistics, and Comparative Product Plans documents included in the Module One Memo Guidelines and Rubric to support your work in this assignment as needed.
Specifically, your presentation must address the following rubric criteria:
1.
Slide One: Identify examples of
loT devices for your company to adopt at the component level (individual parts) and system level (how these parts integrate and function together).
2.
Slide Two: Explain which of the IoT device examples provided are
potential incremental innovations and why they are incremental.
3.
Slide Three: Explain which of the IoT device examples provided are
potential discontinuous innovations and why they are discontinuous.
4.
Slides Four/Five: Explain the
potential path for your organization using one of the five technological trajectories for your organization and provide justification for your choice.
What to Submit
Using PowerPoint, create a 4- to 5-slide presentation that includes detailed speaker notes highlighting the points you want to emphasize to your team members
2.
Overview
You work as a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks. Your company has decided to incorporate internet of things (IoT) technology in its vehicles (also called connected cars). Often organizations have to choose from multiple innovative implementation options. The choice is usually determined by many factors including the financial viability of each idea.
In this assignment, you will compare the financial benefits for two innovation approaches and create data visualizations to help determine the approach with greater financial benefit. Carefully consider the financial data provided—one of the options is expected to deliver a greater and faster return on investment. This assignment will help you make a recommendation for your innovation approach in Milestone One.
Directions
Create a series of charts in an Excel spreadsheet and a memo that compares the financial benefits of two innovation approach options, Option A: discontinuous and Option B: incremental. The charts in your spreadsheet should include a comparison of financial forecasts from both innovation approaches. Your decision should be data-driven, emphasizing which approach aligns best with the company’s financial goals. Use your charts to support your recommendation. Be sure to add titles to all your charts so that you can reference them in your memo.
Create the charts using the data in the Sales Forecast and the Module Two Charts Excel Guide files linked in the Supporting Materials section.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1. Create a chart for sales forecast data.
A. Graph sales forecast data for total sales for options A, discontinuous, and B, incremental, on a three-dimensional stacked column chart.
i. Each column should show traditional sales on the bottom and connected sales on the top.
ii. Both options should appear on the same three-dimensional chart, or you can make a separate chart for each option.
2. Create a chart for gross margin forecast data.
A. Graph gross margin forecast data for total sales for options A and B on a three-dimensional stacked column chart.
i. Each column should show traditional sales at the bottom and connected sales at the top.
ii. Both options may appear on the same three-dimensional chart, or you can make a separate chart for each option.
3. Create a chart for gross margin less R&D and capital costs calculations.
A. Calculate gross margin less R&D and capital costs for options A and B.
B. Graph total gross margin less R&D and capital costs forecasts to compare options A and B on a line chart.
i. Both options should appear on the same chart.
4. Explain any conclusions you can draw from your data visualizations.
A. Review the charts and discuss any conclusions you can make from those data visualizations.
B. Explain whether option A or option B will provide your company with the most financial benefit. You should reference your data visualizations to justify your explanation and conclusions.
What to Submit
· Submit an Excel document with all your charts.
· Submit a ½- to 1-page Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. References should be cited according to APA style
TWO
Scenario
You are a former pilot who is now the controller of a division of TransGlobal Airlines, which utilizes a fleet of corporate jets for charter at several airports in the southeast part of the United States. Your division’s private charter clients include several Fortune 500 companies in the region. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has informed you that the company is considering the acquisition of two smaller aviation firms in the Caribbean specializing in chartered flights for luxury vacations using light aircraft (60 passengers or less). The CFO has tasked you with assessing the organizational benefits of acquiring these aviation firms.
Before evaluating these aviation firms, you want to evaluate the performance of TransGlobal Airlines.
Prompt
Write a
memo to the rest of the leadership team at TransGlobal Airlines, identifying strategic goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) to help evaluate the company’s performance. Use the information provided to you in the attached document to complete your memo.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
A.
SMART Goals: Write at least one strategic goal using SMART criteria for each of the four components in a balanced scorecard. Explain your
rationale for choosing each goal.
a. Financial
b. Internal process
c. Customer
d. Learning and development
B.
KPIs: Identify at least one KPI corresponding to each strategic goal.
a. Explain how you
determined the KPIs.
What to Submit
Submit a 1- to 2-page Word document using double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style
