MGT 527 UOP Course Material - mgt527dotcom

1. MGT 527 UOP Course Material - mgt527dotcom

2. MGT 527 UOP Course Material • MGT 527 Final Exam Study • MGT 527 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Consulting Paper • MGT 527 Week 1 DQ 1 • MGT 527 Week 1 DQ 2 • MGT 527 Week 2 Individual Assignment Consultant and Client Communication Strategies • MGT 527 Week 2 DQ 1 • MGT 527 Week 2 DQ 2 • MGT 527 Final Exam / Test- Use As Study Material MGT 527 Entire Course (UOP) MGT 527 Final Exam Guide

3. MGT 527 UOP Course Material • Each step leading to the implementation of a solution is an opportunity to engage the client, reduce resistance, and increase the probability for success. • Briefly discuss the major differences between an internal versus external consultant. In what situations can each be most effective? Would you rather be an internal or external consultant? Explain your answer. MGT 527 Week 1 DQ 1 MGT 527 Week 1 DQ 2

4. MGT 527 UOP Course Material • Write a paper of no more than 700 words. Complete the following in your paper:Describe your vision and explanation of a business consultant.Include a brief overview of a business consultant’s roles and responsibilities.Answer the following questions: • How are the functional areas interdependent in your organization or one you are familiar with? How might that interdependency affect a consultant’s work? MGT 527 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Consulting Paper MGT 527 Week 2 DQ 1

5. MGT 527 UOP Course Material • How might the functional areas of a small business compare with the functional areas of a large corporation? Do all businesses have the same functional areas regardless of size? Support your response with examples. • Select a business unit from your organization that has a business or technical problem, which you believe a consultant may be able to help solve. You will use your selection in multiple assignments throughout the course.Write a paper of no more than 1,050 words. Complete the following in your paper: MGT 527 Week 2 DQ 2 MGT 527 Week 2 Individual Assignment Consultant and Client Communication Strategies

6. MGT 527 UOP Course Material • How might a consultant seek to engage others in the change process? Why is engagement important to successful implementation? How might engagement techniques with management differ from techniques you might use to engage staff employees? • What are some tools a consultant may use to engage the client in the discovery phase? How would these help you with your consulting project for this course? MGT 527 Week 3 DQ 1 MGT 527 Week 3 DQ 2

7. MGT 527 UOP Course Material • Post your completed Functional Areas of Business Chart in your Learning Team forumDiscuss, with your Learning Team members, the functional areas of business and how they interrelate with problem identification and potential solutions. • How might a client feedback plan vary from industry to industry? Are all facets of a communication plan equally important regardless of industry? MGT 527 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Functional Areas of Business Comparison chart and Presentation MGT 527 Week 4 DQ 1

8. MGT 527 UOP Course Material • What techniques can you use to avoid taking client feedback personally? How might you structure and control the feedback meeting to generate the best positive outcome from the client? • Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Consulting Project PlanComplete the discovery phase using the business you selected in the Week Three Functional Areas of Business Comparison. Include the following in your description: MGT 527 Week 4 DQ 2 MGT 527 Week 4 Individual Assignment Consulting Project Plan – Part One

9. MGT 527 UOP Course Material • What are some strategies for building an emotional commitment to engagement on the part of the client? Which of these strategies are going to be the most effective for your project? Why are these strategies the most effective? • Week 5 DQ2 • What components do you think are most important in a communication plan? What are the advantages of a formalized communication plan? What might happen if a consultant does not establish a communication plan with a client? MGT 527 Week 5 DQ 1 MGT 527 Week 5 DQ 2

10. MGT 527 UOP Course Material • Create a 1- to 2-page feedback plan for the organization you selected for your Consulting Plan Project.Refer to “Checklist #7. Planning a Feedback Meeting” in Ch. 14 of Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used.Include the following in your feedback plan: • Describe the applicable functional areas of business. Refer to your University of Phoenix Material: Functional Areas of Business Chart from Week Three. Anticipate areas of potential client resistance and address how to overcome this resistance. MGT 527 Week 5 Individual Assignment Consulting Project Plan - Part Two MGT 527 Week 6 Individual Assignment Consulting Project Plan – Part Three

11. MGT 527 UOP Course Material • Create a 10-slide presentation in which you create a code of ethics for authentic consulting.Define authentic consulting. MGT 527 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment Consultant's Code of Ethics Presentation

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