SupplyCo is a supplier to a number of firms in an industry

SupplyCo is a supplier to a number of firms in an industry. Several companies are involved in the manufacturing process—from processed parts to creation of the final product—with each
firm adding some value to the product. SupplyCo provides materials and services to every part of the chain. By carefully study its customer data, SupplyCo discovers a plausible new model for manufacturing and distributing industry products that would increase the overall efficiency of the industry, reduce costs of production, and result in greater sales and profits for some of the industry’s participants (SupplyCo’s customers). Implementing the model might hurt the sales and profits of some SupplyCo customers that did not have the manpower, plant or equipment, or financial resources to participate in the change. These companies might potentially go out of business, decreasing SupplyCo’s sales and profits in the short term. SupplyCo is considering research to further study
the new model. SupplyCo. had the data within its warehouse only because of its relationship with its customers.
a.) Is it a betrayal to use the data in a manner that would cause some customers harm? Or does SupplyCo have a more powerful obligation to its stockholders and employees to aggressively research the new model?
b.) What are the implications of your answers even if there is no violation of law, industry regulation, or company policy?
Please use APA 7th edition formatting including a title page, reference page, and 2 peer-reviewed resources for your paper. Your paper should be 1-2 pages in content length. Internet essay sites, blogs, and Wiki-type sites will never be accepted as credible sources in this course.

Human Resources Compensation Design Process

Compensation Design Process
Paper details:
Select an organization of your choice. The recommendation would be to pick an organization you are familiar with and have access to documentation
(Amazon, USPS or Walmart if possible). Once you have identified your organization, reconstruct the entire compensation design process from start to finish
using SHRMs strategy process: Assessment, design, implementation, and evaluation. Explain each step of the process ensuring that there is alignment to
each of the various dimensions discussed throughout this course. Your comprehensive paper should include the following, which can be used as an outline
for your submission:
Assessment
Design
Implementation
Evaluation
Compensation Philosophy Alignment
Legal Alignment
Cultural Alignment
Workforce Preferences Alignment
Equity Alignment
Global Alignment
Diversity and Inclusion Considerations
Final Recommendations
Support your assignment with at least seven scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including
seminal articles, may be included.
Length: 12-15 pages, not including title and reference pages
Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights
relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s
Academic Integrity Policy.

You are a project manager who has just been assigned to a software development project

You are a project manager who has just been assigned to a software development project. Lisa, the project sponsor, calls you into her cubicle one afternoon.
“Thanks for taking the time to speak with me,” she says with a smile. “Before we discuss anything else about planning, I wanted to talk with you about the problem which has plagued every software project I’ve been involved with here – quality.”
She shakes her head ruefully. “We ALWAYS face serious pushback from our user community after we release a new system. They complain bitterly that the software doesn’t work well and often refuse to use it. We actually had to force people to use the last new system we did by shutting down the old system they had been using.”
“We do conduct user acceptance testing before a release, and the testing team always gives me a report on the testing results before I approve the product. In spite of that, I always receive dozens of complaints from users after they start using the new system.”
“You were recommended for this project because you are a PMP. What do you think we might be doing wrong in managing quality? What else should we be doing to ensure the next system we build will work to everyone’s satisfaction?”
What advice would you give to Lisa?

You are an experienced project manager who has been assigned to lead a large

You are an experienced project manager who has been assigned to lead a large, mission-critical project with a deadline which can not be extended for any reason. It was decided to use a predictive life cycle for the project. Your project team and stakeholders have collaborated well and worked hard to define requirements, create a well-defined work breakdown structure, sequenced activities and estimated effort and durations for all of them.
You’ve integrated all of the information your team has generated into a proposed baseline schedule using scheduling software, applying your understanding of scheduling best practices. You’ve presented that schedule to the project steering committee for their review and approval. You thoughtfully scheduled a formal schedule review meeting for the steering committee at which you intend to address their questions and issues.
Shortly after the meeting starts, one of the stakeholders raises a hand to ask a question. “This is the first time I’ve ever really looked closely at a project schedule. Thanks for your effort in creating it, as I can see from the number of activities that it must have taken a lot of effort,” he begins.
“There’s one thing I don’t understand, though. It looks like you’ve included a number of activities in one sequence which don’t refer to actual work being done. You’ve labeled each of them as ‘Buffer’. If I add up all of the calendar time for all of those buffers, it seems to extend the project’s overall duration by three weeks. Why would you do that?”
How would you respond?

You are the same project manager described in Question 1 PMBOK-compliant predictive life cycle processes

You are the same project manager described in Question 1. You make such a good impression during the job interview that the hiring manager hires you immediately. You hit the ground running and persuade a lot of skeptical team members to give the PMBOK-compliant predictive life cycle processes you recommended a shot. They include a well-developed integrated change management process which includes a Change Control Board (CCB). The CCB consists of the project sponsor, the functional managers involved with the project and you. The change management process requires all requests for requirement changes to be submitted to the CCB for evaluation and possible approval.
Two months have passed since the project requirements gathering was completed. The software construction is in full swing, a senior stakeholder who had some input into the requirements and is not a member of the CCB comes by your cubicle with a sour expression on his face.
“I was talking with one of the software developers on the project and happened to see some of the web pages she was putting together. I was the one who provided the requirements for the features she was working on. When I saw what she did, I realized that there were more details than I originally thought of to be considered. I told her she needed to change what was there, and she told me she couldn’t just do it on my say-so, that I had to fill out something called a ‘change request.’”
“What’s the big deal?” he complains. “These changes are essential, and I think she should just do them. Why do I have to go through all of this ‘change request’ nonsense to get this done?”
How would you respond?