Scenario
In Assessment 1, you developed a well-rounded view of the company functional areas from the three internships you completed as a new employee.
In Assessment 2, you worked with the IT department on a corporate webpage. Your task for Assessment 3 is to build and plan for a cross-functional team to solve a business problem.
In this assessment, you will bring in the knowledge you gathered earlier of your select company’s functional areas to assemble a team to solve a problem.
The business problem to be solved:
The logistics function (warehousing, trucking, and inventory) is having a problem with channels of distribution. Some customers have recently complained that their orders are delayed 2–3 weeks, while others have praised the company for delivering the orders in advance. It will require a cross-functional team to study and brainstorm solutions for the situation.
For this assessment you will:
- Access the Team Planning Activity to review the profiles of eight current employees and select three members to be in a team with you.
- Highlight the strengths that each member brings to the team and indicate why those characteristics are important to an effective team by using the Team Planning Worksheet [DOCX].
- Develop a plan on the worksheet for building your team that you could present to the CEO as part of a budget plan and funding request for staff.