You will develop a formal, researched justification report that culminates in a recommendation to implement a particular product, service, or program in your place of employment in phases. This recommended product, service, or program should resolve a problem that you identify in your workplace and should be directed to your employer (even if you do not actually plan to share it with your employer).
You will develop a draft of the justification report body (Introduction, Problem Statement, Terminology, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, Scope and Limitations of the Report, Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, Recommendation, & References page).
Your report should be properly organized and use section headings (bold, centered). See the posted example in Week 5 for assistance with overall design and style.
The appropriate content for each section includes:
Introduction: A short paragraph giving an overview of the company (may include information about general environment and direction).
Problem Statement: This is a 1-2 paragraph discussion setting up the problem at work that you intend to solve. It should focus on why the problem needs to be addressed.
Overview of Alternatives: Section begins with transitional phrase and highlights 2 viable alternatives presented to address stated problem (with short description of each).
Criteria: Section begins with transitional phrase and lists 5 viable categories to evaluate the proposed solutions (each with a short description).
Scope and Limitations of the Report: Discuss any time or access related concerns as it pertains to the research or development of the report.
Evaluation of Alternatives: In this section you will explore the alternatives and how they will be implemented. You may want to research other companies (if possible) that have used similar methods to solve these problems and present those findings here. You would also present statistical evidence (if found) that will be relevant to your alternatives. In this section you will also apply the criteria to the alternatives presented in the ?Overview of Alternatives? section. The format should be similar to this (and be repeated for all five criteria):
Criterion 1
Alternative A: Name
{narrate findings based on research/application to alternative here}
Alternative B: Name
{narrate findings based on research/application to alternative here}
Findings and Analysis: Include a brief summary (maximum 1 paragraph; usually 2-3 lines) before the required chart. This should cover the key points from the Evaluation of Alternatives section above. The required chart is a feasibility chart the shows the criteria as they pertain to each alternative (see example below).
Recommendation: A short paragraph that presents the choice based on the research and content of the report.
References: Include an APA style (6th edition) References page that documents the two (2) sources (minimum) that you used and cited in-text in your Evaluation of Alternatives section. The majority of sources should be secondary (primary sources not required for this assignment). Remember that both in-text citations and References must be included (to avoid plagiarism) whenever you are directly quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing researched material.
The feasibility chart should look similar to this (replace the criteria and alternatives to reflect your content):
Figure 1: Alternatives Analyzed by Criteria
Criteria
Telework Option
Floating Holiday Option
Productivity
Very high
Negligible increase
Cost
Very high
Moderate
Company Image
Increased
Negligible increase
Worker Morale
Increased
Negligible increase
Practicality
Moderate
Low
TOTAL Feasibility* of Alternatives based on Criteria
Moderate to High
Low to Moderate
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