MBA 580 Module Ten Executive Summary Guidelines and RubricOverview
You work as a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks. It has been a very busy couple of months for you. You have already submitted your plan for enabling innovation in your organization, including your recommendations for the type of innovation (incremental or discontinuous), a strategic plan, and improvements in organizational structures for an internet of things (IoT) innovation project. Additionally, you are leading a cross-functional team responsible for implementing the IoT innovation project. Now, it is time for you to make your final recommendation, which is to make the organizational changes permanent. In this assignment, you will provide a plan for futureproofing (ensuring long-term sustainability) your company’s processes, structures, and culture of innovation in an executive summary, which will be used by your team to take your recommendations forward.
Directions
Draft an executive summary listing the recommendations for futureproofing your company’s processes, structures, and culture of innovation.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
- Discuss recommendations for organizational changes to support continuous innovation (you can use your suggestions from the project).
- What steps would you take to make innovation a part of the company’s values and culture permanently?
- What specific changes to organizational structures and processes would you recommend, and how will they support continuous innovation?
- Share your insights on at least two potential roadblocks to making your company more innovative.
- Where do you anticipate encountering resistance to change in your organization?
- How would you address and overcome this resistance?
What to Submit
Submit a 1- to 2-page Word document using 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Module Ten Executive Summary RubricCriteriaExemplary (100%)Proficient (90%)Needs Improvement (70%)Not Evident (0%)ValueRecommendations for Continuous InnovationExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerIdentifies and discusses recommendations for organizational changes to support continuous innovationShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying and discussing at least two recommendations for organizational changes to support continuous innovationDoes not attempt criterion40Reflection on Potential RoadblocksExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerIdentifies at least two potential roadblocks in making the changes stick in the organizationShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include discussing how to overcome at least two potential roadblocks the organization may faceDoes not attempt criterion40Clear CommunicationExceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understandingConsistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audienceShows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understandingShows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication20Citations and AttributionsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with no errorsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errorsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errorsDoes not use citations for ideas requiring attribution
