Fostering Continuous Improvement and Team Learning

Team Background:

The purpose of this virtual team is to complete a training plan for new software that will be released in 6 months. Your team consists of six individuals from across the company.
 
Team Member 1 is in the East Coast office and has a background in software development.
 
Team Member 2 is also in the East Coast office and has a background in computer engineering.
 
Team Member 3 is in the Midwest office and has a background in Web development.
 
Team Member 4 is in the Midwest office and has a background in human relations.
 
Team Member 5 in in the West Coast office and has a background in corporate communications.
 
You are team Member 6.
 
The company has devoted a great deal of money and resources to this software, and senior leadership is extremely interested in how the training will roll out. You are a highly experienced virtual team member and have been assigned as team advisor as well as assistant in the training plan development.

Current Situation:

In the final SLP, you will construct a simplified action plan for your fictitious team to foster continuous improvement and team learning. By the end of this module, submit the SLP Assignment to include a 3-page paper (excluding title and references pages) with at least two high-quality peer-reviewed scholarly sources found in the Trident Online Library that address the assignment elements below.

To construct your plan, review your assessment from the Case for this module. Then provide the following:

Choose one improvement for each team process and clearly define the steps your team would have to take to achieve this improvement.

Present the steps in a logical order and propose a date by which these steps could be completed if your team were to stay together. Setting a realistic completion date is an essential part of any action plan.

The format for this SLP is as follows: Title page, Introduction, Body of Work to include either a list, a chart, or a timeline (don’t forget to support your work with at least two scholarly sources), a conclusion and reference list page. Be creative and have fun with it! 

• Include a cover page and reference page in addition to the 3 pages of analysis described above.
• Your paper should include introduction and conclusion paragraphs.
• Use headings to indicate major sections of the report.
• Cite and reference any outside sources, using at least two high-quality peer-reviewed academic sources found in the Trident Online library.
• Use APA formatting (7th ed.).
• Proofread and edit your papers carefully. The expectation is zero errors.

Assignment Expectations

Your paper will be evaluated using the following six criteria:

Assignment-Driven Criteria (Precision and Breadth): Does the paper fully address all Keys to the Assignment? Are the concepts behind the Keys to the Assignment addressed accurately and precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?

Critical Thinking (Critical Thinking and Depth): Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?

Business Writing (Clarity and Organization): Is the paper well written (clear, developed logically, and well organized)? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are section headings included in all papers? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding to the Keys to the Assignment, or is justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations?

Effective Use of Information (Information Literacy and References): Does the paper demonstrate that the student has read, understood, and can apply the background materials for the module?  If required, has the student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality sources? Do additional sources used in paper provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?

Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate an understanding of APA Style of referencing, by the inclusion of proper end references and in-text citations (for paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and are these properly cited? Have all end references been included within the body of the paper as in-text citations?

Timeliness. Was the assignment submitted on time or did student collaborate with professor for an approved extension due date?