BUS/475 v10

Jonathan Matos

Wk 1: Advanced Organizer

BUS/475 v10

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Wk 1 Apply: Degree of Alignment
Advanced Organizer
Review the companies listed in the case studies portion of the textbook. Choose 1 of the companies to use for all weekly assessments. Complete the chart below with information provided in the textbook and other resources. Provide your analysis below the chart.

Selected Organization: Walmart
Describe the organization in the follow chart:
Element

Description

Mission

“To save people money so they can live better”. The words are an exhibit of the beliefs of the company’s CEO. Through the practices and strategies used in the company, this mission is manifested aligning itself with the slogan “save money. live better” (Walmart Mission Statement 2019 | Walmart Mission & Vision Analysis. (2019). Walmart in an effort to respect its mission, uses pricing as a competitive advantage. The key word in the declaration are; Improving people’s lives, providing monetary liberation and beyond the expectations.

Vision

“Be the destination for customers to save money, no matter how they want to shop” (Ferguson, 2019). The words align with the strategies of competition.

Values

Walmart has four pillars of value; “to create a business of better service for consumers, respect people, strive for excellence and also make actions with integrity” (Ferguson, 2019).

Structure

The structure is made up of two characteristic which are vertical command and another one is authority line (Lombardo, 2019).

Culture

The organizational culture is made up of four aspects. The components act as a guide for employee behaviour that measure Walmart’s capacity to add value in its service provision (Walmart Core Values: Walmart Careers. 2015).

Analysis
Based on your advanced organizer and further research, analyze the degree of alignment between what the organization is currently doing (actions) and their mission, vision, values, structure, and culture.Assignment Content

Now that youve identified the organizations SWOT, you need to determine the project and its objectives and metrics. This project should be based on an unmet opportunity for the organization, or to minimize a potential threat. What does the organization need to do to advance its goals and/or expand its competitive advantage? How will you measure their progress?

Complete the following:

Explain why this opportunity/threat was selected, and how it is anticipated to benefit the organization.
Create at least 3 measurable project objectives based on your analyses. Determine timelines and responsibilities for each objective (e.g. with a RACI chart)
Explain why these objectives are appropriate for the project.
Develop at least 2 metrics to evaluate achievement of each of the project objectives. Provide a 1-page explanation for why these are appropriate metrics for each of the objectives.
Cite all sources following APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.