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591 Lecture Notes
591 Lecture Notes
Strategy: the direction and scope of the company over the long
term.
Business Need
•Competitive Implementation
•Organizational •Dedication
•Financial Problem Intuition Solution •Reaction
•Operational •Completion
•Iteration
Data
Analyzing Presenting
•Framing •Structure
•Designing •Buy-in
•Gathering
•Interpreting
Acme Widgets Logic Tree
Grommets
Widget North
Sales America
Widget Europe
Revenue
Leasing
Widget Asia
Service
Acme
Widgets
Widgets
Expenses
Thrum-mats
Issue Tree for Acme Widgets
Is s u e :
C a n w e in c r e a s e th r u m - m a t
p r o f it a b i l it y w it h t h e n e w
p r o d u c tio n p ro c e s s ?
S u b is s u e : S u b is s u e : S u b is s u e :
C a n w e m a i n t a in p r o d u c t C a n o u r o r g a n iz a t io n W i ll i t r e d u c e
q u a lit y w h i le i m p le m e n tin g im p le m e n t t h e o u r c o s t?
th e p ro c e s s ? n e ce s sa ry c h a n g e s?
Issue Tree for Acme Widgets with
Subissues
Subissue: Will it
reduce our costs?
Does the process
require special
facilities?
Issue: Can we
increase thrum-mat Subissue: Can our
profitability with the organization
new production implement the
process? necessary changes?
Subissue: Can we
maintain product
quality while
implementing the
process?
Work Plan for Issue in Acme Widgets Issue Tree
Issue/Hypothesis Analyses Data Sources End Product Responsibility Due Date
Can we implement the
necessary changes to
the production
process? Yes
Does the new process Technical Articles, Chart Tom 3-Jun
require special Specifications interviews
facilities? No
List of facilities Facilities List Tom 5-Jun
that meet new management,
criteria interviews
If it does require Map of “facilities Facilities Chart Belinda 7-Jun
special facilities, can gap” management,
we acquire them? Yes thrum-mat line
supervisors,
interviews
Source of required Operations, trade List Belinda 7-Jun
facilities/equipmen publications
t
Costs to fill gaps Operations, Table Belinda 10-Jun
contractors,
interviews
Effect on project Finance Spreadsheet Terry 12-Jun
rate of return department, prior
analysis