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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 • Reaction
•
Problem Intuition Solution •
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 i o n W i ll i t r e d u c e
q u a lit y w h ile 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 r o 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