3Squared Consulting Group

BUSN 460CanGo Video Analysis

Week 1&2

Team Leader; Derek J. Carillo Team Members; Lakisha Dixson, Nekeysha Lewis, Shelly Olliff, Charles Shrum and Dequanchay Simmons

Week 1 Overview

• Organization

• Communication

• Lack of Goals (Planning)

• Motivation

Training

Competitive Advantage

Presented by

• Nekeysha Lewis

• Shelly Olliff

• Lakisha Dixson

• Dequanchay Simmons

Charles Shrum

Derek Carillo

Organizational Skills

By: 3 Squared Consultant FirmPresented by: Nekeysha Lewis

Organizing

• Most important job skill• Help sort out different projects• Help with prioritizing

Lack of Planning

• A company can only go so far without proper planning

• Can cost the company money-Spending unnecessary time on a project- Not having everything that is needed to launch a new project.

Coordinate Resources

• Scheduling-meetings with key players- meetings with out sourced players

• Allows brainstorming• Allow for the company and stakeholders an

opportunity to see if the project is beneficial to the company

Cost Benefits

• Can hinder your ability to get where you want to be professionally

• Decrease Productivity• Cost employees time and money

Reference

• Sheahan, K. (2011). The Effects of Poor Organizational Skills? Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/effect-poor-organizational-skills-277.htm

• Sheahan, K. (2011). What are organizational skills? Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/organizational-skills-275.html

Poor Communication

By: 3 Squared Consultant FirmPresented by: Shelly Olliff

Issue: Poor Communication

• Critical to all core functions of a business: • To convey information and influence behavior

• Influences people to take action toward the organizational objectives.

•Set objectives- purpose

•Define goals- Strategic planning- purpose and disciplined methods of development, implementation and measurements.

•Define stakeholders and audience

•Identify tools- Set up tracking system (journals, written communication, electronic)

Recommendations

•Time table

•Training Managers to Deliver effective communication

•Share vision, mission and strategic goals

•Evaluate for effectiveness

Recommendations cont.

Lack of Goals

By: 3 Squared Consultant FirmPresented by: Lakisha Dixson

Lack of Goal

•Lack of a definitive goal or purpose

•There’s no definitive plan in place that defines the purpose of the company’s venture into a different market.

•A plan must provide a goal that will give the company a sense of direction or path for the company to work toward

Resolutions

•The team must all agree on one common goal or sets of goals

•Chart out a clear cut plan and develop short term and long term goals in order to maximize your resources

•The team or company must come up with an executive summary, a well thought out and written plan that each member of the company can access and see for themselves.

Motivation

By: 3 Squared Consultant FirmPresented by: Dequan Simmons

• Unmotivated team members

• Division amongst team members

• Negative conversing behind one another backs

• Deviation from initial plan

Resolutions• Strong teams are reliableStrong teams get the job done no matter what obstacle• Strong teams get the most projects• Strong teams have a solid mgmt. foundationMotivated team members have a happy work environment• Team building/ morale boostingSense of pride for the team

By: 3 Squared Consultant FirmPresented by: Derek Carillo

Competitive Advantage

• Competitive advantages give a company an edge over its rivals and an ability to generate greater value for the firm and its shareholders. .

• The more sustainable the competitive advantage, the more difficult it is for competitors to neutralize the advantage

• Since the market is very competitive, CanGo must focus on a comparative advantage

• Comparative advantage or cost advantage.

Retrieved October 26, 2011, from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/competitive_advantage.asp#ixzz1cO80zfI7

Week 2 Overview

Lack of Direction

Manager Training

Staff Communication

Lack of Planning

Product Delivery system

AS/RS

Presented by

Dequanchay Simmons

Lakisha Dixson

Charles Shrum

Shelly Olliff

Nekeysha Lewis

Derek Carillo

Lack of Direction

By: 3 Squared Consultant FirmPresented by: Dequan Simmons

Lack of direction

•Team seem to be lost when given a task

•No mission and vision statements

•Nothing to shoot for. No goals

•The team did not understand the vision for the company

Resolutions

•Understanding of the company

•Understanding of the goals of the company

•Creation of a mission statement

•Creation of a vision

•Team members understand that they each have a specific goals in the accomplishment of the project

Training for CanGo Managers

By: 3 Squared Consultant FirmPresented by: Lakisha Dixson

Training for CanGo Managers

•It is part of a manager’s job to delegate but they must also be able to give direction as well as motivate

•They should be effective leaders in the organization

•A manager helps to develop an employee’s strengths rather than showcase their weaknesses

Week 2 Resolutions

•Management training•Training can be internally supplied and customized for the company and implemented as ongoing management development•Hire qualified individuals to conduct the training or current employees to receive specialized training•Online training is accessible and affordable•The benefit of implementing an effective management program can result in better time management, work ethics, and improve task management for all employees.

Lack of Online Game Project Plan

By: 3 Squared Consultant FirmPresented by: Shelly Olliff

Lack of Online Game Project Plan

Processes to evaluate include:

•Game Development•Hardware expense•Software licensing costs•Implementation and Maintenance fees•Customer satisfaction and retention•Financial Audit

Project Plan Life Cycle:

•Defining•Planning•Execution •Delivery

Resolution:

•Define Project Scope•Establish Priorities •Creating WBS•Project Deliverables•Integrating WBS in Organization•Project Deliverables•Risk Management Plan•Implementation and Execution•Monitoring and Controlling•Project Closing

By: 3 Squared Consultant FirmPresented by: Derek Carillo

500% Increase in Sales

500% increase in sales

AS/RS Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems

Benefits associated with AS/RS are; dramatic improvements in operator efficiency and storage capacity, reduction of work-in-progress inventory, improvements in quality and Just-in-Time performance, provides make-to-order capability in addition to make-to-inventory production and Inventory control and instantaneous reporting functionality

Product Delivery System

By: 3 Squared Consultant FirmPresented by: Nekeysha Lewis

Lack of Storage

• Comparison- Onsite storage- Offsite storage

• Cost comparison- Onsite storage $119 per month- Offsite storage $5 per square feet

Transportation

• Comparison-Buying a truck- Renting a truck

• Risk of buying• Benefits of renting

Delivering Products

• Marketing and Distribution team• Local Stores• Online Stores• Methods of payments

Reference

• Livedrive for business. (2011). Retrieved from www.livedrive.com

• Interesting facts about 18 wheelers. (2011). Retrieved from www.thetruckersreport.com

• Pods. (2011). Retrieved from www.pods.com• Truck rental. (2011). Retrieved from

www.ryder.com