Order Number |
244325435435 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
Familiarize yourself with the following terms and concepts discussed this week in preparation for completion of this assignment: organizational structure, organizational culture, inertia, Holacracy, PESTEL model.
Create a 700 to 1,050-word entry in your strategic management research journal (APA paper). You will use information from this entry in your presentation due in Week 5. Respond to the following prompts in your journal entry:
Assess whether Caterpillar Inc. is using the appropriate measures to verify its strategic effectiveness.
Summarize Caterpillar Inc.’s organizational structure.
Determine whether Caterpillar Inc.’s organizational structure is considered a traditional organizational structure or a Holacracy.
Detail why it is important for Caterpillar Inc. leadership to study and understand the company’s internal and external environments.
Evaluate Caterpillar Inc.’s competitive position and how they have responded to shifts in the external and internal environments.
Please use APA criteria for creating your journal (APA Paper).
Website: https://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/who-we-are.html
Software Development Methodologies Case Study
Total word count must be 250 to 300 words in your posting. (20 points)
Please also respond to at least two of your classmates with a meaningful reply of 150 words or greater each. (5 points each)
Do not cut and paste, please post original work.
Please provide references for your original postings in APA format.
What information on the competitive landscape should be included in a business plan? What frameworks would you use? What information on the key venture risks should be included in a business plan? Is it important for the business plan to be pessimistic or optimistic in regard to these risks?
A number of software development methodologies exist to encourage rapid design and implementation (e.g., agile software development, extreme programming, etc.). Select two of these methodologies and compare and contrast the specific product design and development processes each is attempting to address and improve.