Organizational Leadership: Initiating Phase

You have been selected as the project manager for an enterprise resource plannin" rel="nofollow">ing project that in" rel="nofollow">involves transitionin" rel="nofollow">ing your sub- busin" rel="nofollow">iness unit from the JDE Edwards ERP system to the SAP ERP system. This project is a part of a larger vertical supply chain" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">integration strategic in" rel="nofollow">initiative to consolidate multiple busin" rel="nofollow">iness units in" rel="nofollow">in your corporation that are in" rel="nofollow">in the same supply chain" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">into a sin" rel="nofollow">ingle major busin" rel="nofollow">iness unit to enhance competitiveness in" rel="nofollow">in the marketplace. Page 413 of the course textbook lists eight options that can be utilized by leaders attemptin" rel="nofollow">ing to successfully effect change. Match each of them with one of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing eight project stakeholders and explain" rel="nofollow">in the relationship between that option and that stakeholder durin" rel="nofollow">ing the project in" rel="nofollow">initiation phase: Functional managers who must each assign a member of their staff to your project team. Individual team members who have been assigned to your team by their functional managers. The majority of employees in" rel="nofollow">in all functional departments who will have to learn to use the new ERP system and are either supportive of the change or neutral about it. The min" rel="nofollow">inority of employees in" rel="nofollow">in all functional departments who will have to learn to use the new ERP system and are vocal about their resistance to the change. PMs in" rel="nofollow">in other sub-busin" rel="nofollow">iness units who are managin" rel="nofollow">ing projects to implement SAP in" rel="nofollow">in their sub-busin" rel="nofollow">iness units within" rel="nofollow">in the same major busin" rel="nofollow">iness unit. Suppliers who will be ultimately be receivin" rel="nofollow">ing POs from SAP in" rel="nofollow">instead of JDE. IT personnel who are experts in" rel="nofollow">in JDE but must now become experts in" rel="nofollow">in SAP and on whom you will rely for technical support. Executive managers who are concerned about the transition from JDE to SAP disruptin" rel="nofollow">ing their functional areas and ability to achieve their objectives. Your well-written paper should contain" rel="nofollow">in a section title for each of the eight options listed on the textbook page lin" rel="nofollow">inked to the above. Within" rel="nofollow">in each section, you should explain" rel="nofollow">in why you feel that option is particularly applicable to one of the eight stakeholder groups and discuss how the option could be leveraged to help the project be successful.