Explain the use of the PDSA and DMAIC cycles for continuous improvement. How might you use one of these methodologies to help solve a problem at work, within your university education, or your personal life?
Chapter 4 of Strategic Management discusses three “schools” of strategy. After reading the assigned reading and other available information carefully, prepare a two page (double-spaced) essay describing the three schools of thought and provide an example of each.
Take a moment to consider what details you have uncovered while working on a project. There may be some activities that would be better handled by a vendor as opposed to an internal or consultant-based project team. If necessary, what type of characteristics/qualities would you look for in a vendor?
Use the five competitive forces model to describe how information technology might be used to provide a winning position for each of these businesses: a. A global advertising agency b. An insurance company