Strategic management- Toyota Company Case study

Strategic management

Introduction

                    For a company to succeed in its businesses, strategic management must be its main agenda. Managing multinational companies can be a hectic job and can end up in disarray if not well structured. Strategic management is based on a company’s top brass of management. The top management of the company is always at the center of decision making process on behalf the real owners of the company. This set up is in charge of mobilizing resources and structuring the company to match the external business environments. Formulating policies, planning and setting of objectives is the management’s concerns. Strategic management also deals with the achievement of the company’s vision through fast tracking the mission, programs and projects. In strategic management, there is a deliberate effort by the management to strike a scorecard that is balanced through evaluating the general performance of the business and the steps toward the achievement of the business’ set objective. Strategy in any business or company is in line with the expectations of all the stake holders of the business and must be based on the stakeholders’ objectives. Most multinational companies that have managed to be main players in the global business market have history of effective strategic management measures and settings. Such companies include the Coca-Cola Company, the Toyota Company, and the Hyundai Company among other multinational companies. Strategic management is the backbone of a successful multinational company or global business. Witcher & Chau (2010)

Background study

                    For any company or business to be competitive in the market, there must be a high level and a well coordinated strategy management which is the fundamental aspect of tactics and goal setting. Strategic management is always vital in offering the direction to the business and its ultimate success. In business administration, strategic management and strategic consistency between the business and its environment needs to be struck. In various companies, strategic management is always undertaken by a management team which is mostly comprised of a Board of Directors among other stakeholders. Amason (2010)

                   Different companies employ different strategic management approaches in trying to stay competitive in the business environment. The management boards in different companies apply different processes of evaluation and controlling the businesses and the various industries that are involved with the company. This is the case in two leading automobile companies, the Toyota and Hyundai companies. In assessing their competitors’ strategies, the two companies use various strategy management processes. Despite executing different strategic management forms, both companies consider basic factors in strategically managing their businesses. Such include the size of the organization and the need to adapt to the changes of the business environment. In order to achieve the objectives of any company, there are various aspects and concepts that need to be explored. A strategic management which is more structured may be employed in consideration to the size of the company, operations, requirements and the views of the stakeholders. Strategic management plays a very important role in shaping the way a business is run or the success and achievements of a company. Nevertheless, strategic management is always tied to the goals, vision, mission and the objectives of the company. In managing a company, the management board or team do work towards the views and expectations of the owners of the company or business. Hitt, Ireland & Hoskisson (2009)

Toyota Motor Corporation

                    The Toyota Motor Corporation is based at Toyota at Aichi in Japan. The multinational company is an automaker with a large employee base of over 400000 employees with the largest manufacturing capacity of automobiles and specifically the famous vehicle brand ‘Toyota’. It terms of world revenue, the Toyota Company sits at the eleventh position and had manufactured an estimated 200 million vehicles in July 2012. Founded in 1937 as a family company by Kiichiro Toyoda, the company has been keen to strategically manage its businesses. The Toyota Company has had a choice of leadership that has embraced the benchmark of quality, perfect practices and corporate responsibility in the wake of stiff competition and technological advancement in the global market. Borowski (2010). The strategies of the company have been deeply rooted in principles that have continued to improve the respect for people, their strategy framework as been gearing towards waste cutting, positive attitude building and maximum utilization of the inherent talents of the workers. The Toyota Company has managed to create an impression of social responsibility in the global market. The company has exploited a number of strategies with a view of being the best company in terms of product quality and service provision vis-à-vis matching growing customers’ needs and technological advancement. The management board of the Toyota Company has been vigil to clinch any opportunity in developing and growing the company’s worth, a strategy that has gone a notch higher to see the company explore options of developing hybrid cars among other market strategies. The underlying strategy of the Toyota Company is rooted in rewarding merit and identifying faults in an attempt to perfect the product and service delivery. Through this basic strategy, the Toyota Company has managed to propel its influence and achieve an extensive customer base. Magee (2008).

Strategy and management

                    The success of the Toyota Company is attributed to its strategic management formula that has made them to remain competitive in the automobile market while maintaining the quality and efficiency of their products. The philosophy of management at Toyota Company has continued to evolve over a long period of time. This management philosophy has been built on the original value of the company which was centered on ‘Lean manufacturing and the concept of production in time. These two concepts have been vital in the development and growth of the company. The Toyota Company strives to produce designs of cars that are exclusively ideal and perfect. In its lean manufacturing policy, the company aims at achieving a customer ideal production which will eventually cumulate to customer satisfaction. In this quest, the Toyota Company has been producing different models of cars in order to meet the demands, taste and different preferences of its customers. Hino (2006). This has enabled the company to remain competitive and to have a wider market area. The business strategies and managerial values have been collectively convened into a single structure referred to as the ‘Toyota Way’.

a.      The ‘Toyota Way”

                    The ‘Toyota Way’ was one of the strategies that the Toyota Company adopted in order to help them stay ahead in the automobile industry. It is a set of values guidelines of conducts that all the employees at Toyota are expected to embrace. The strategy had two main pillars; Continuous improvement and Respect for People. Liker & Jeffrey(2011). All the conduct guidelines and values of the Toyota Company are summarized into major principles of embracing challenge, striving to improve their services and products, respect to customers, teamwork and a ‘go and see’ slogan. This is a strategy that the company has employed to ensure that the employees not deviate from the main objectives of the company thus enhancing success in business thus working as a driving force towards an achievement. Liker (2003). The strategy has also aided the formation of identity and has kept the spirit of quality and service which has helped the company to be outstanding among other automobile manufacturers. Alongside the Toyota Way are four other components that complement the strategy. These components include management decisions that are based on long term deliberations and a comprehensive problem solving process. Further, the aspect of focusing on the development of the people has added a lot of value to the organization. Consequently, the Toyota Company has embraced the art of organizational learning through solving the root problems continuously in the organization. Ōno (1988)

b.      Worldwide establishment

                    The Toyota Company has used a world presence strategy that has made them be a common household name in terms of automobile development. Through intensive marketing and strategic management, the company has expanded tremendously thus establishing factories in a majority areas in the world that deal with assembling and manufacturing of different types of vehicles. The Company has set branch factories in countries like South Africa, Turkey, Japan, India, The United States of America, Brazil, France, the United Kingdom, and Columbia and has recently established factories in Thailand, Mexico, Malaysia, Argentina, Pakistan, Vietnam, Russia, Egypt and Mexico. In this manner, the company has been able to meet the rising demand for automobiles and have provides a large variety of automobiles thus giving the customers the large variety to choose from. This is a strategy that has ensured that the products of Toyota Company are accessed by most people around the globe. The strategy of worldwide establishment does make a company to be widely known and become easier to be identified with.

c.       Electric technology

                    Strategic management is all about exploring the possible options that can assist a company to be elevated above its competitors. This means that every implemented strategy needs to be suitable to effectively achieve the mission, feasible to ensure that it is applicable and that the strategy is accepted by the stakeholders. The management team at Toyota Company has explored the application of electric technology which is feasible, acceptable and suitable. In this respect, the Toyota Company has gone a long way in releasing hybrid electric vehicles into the automobile market. It has been the first company to introduce and sell hybrid electric vehicles, thus shaping the face of the automobile industry. In 1997, the company introduced the Toyota Prius and started producing vehicles that were smaller but maintaining the luxurious touch. Such cars like Lexus and Camry were received into the automobile industry with excitement, a sign of an effective strategic management implementation. Anderson & Judy Anderson (2010).

                    In 2012 October, the Toyota Prius became the hybrid car that was best sold in the whole world and this earned the Toyota Company about 2.8 million units. This high sale was replicated in most parts of the world. Later in 2012 October, the company was the first to manufacture a passenger car that was hybrid and a motor vehicle hybrid that was one plug in model. This model was availed to around 80 regions and countries worldwide. The company has an aim of achieving the launch of a 20 hybrid vehicles models at the end the year 2015.

Hyundai Motor Company

                    The Hyundai Motor Company has been a main player in the motor industry just like the Toyota Company. It is a multinational automotive company with it’s headquartering in South Korea in Seoul. Founded in 1967, Hyundai is ranked the forth in terms of automobile manufacturing having sold about 3.6 million vehicles in the year 2010. Hyundai is the largest automobile company that is integrated with an employee base of around 75000 people working in the factories worldwide. Hyundai Company has applied strategic management in its success story. The company has set up 6 development and research centers across the world. The company has also an established center in California for designing automobiles specifically for the markets in the United States of America. Hyundai Company has applied various forms of strategy to remain equally competitive. The Hyundai Company has been able to establish a system of quality management which has gone forth to help the company achieve the status of a major player in automobile industries and machineries globally. In this sense, the company has realized a top class service provider status. Lansbury, Chung , Sok Suh,  Kwŏn & Ho Kwon (2007)

a.      Product development

                    Hyundai has strived to improve the quality levels of their products through application of unique procedures. The company has applied pilot production vis-à-vis researching by center engineers in an aim to meet the desired levels of production. The pilot production is a strategy that Hyundai Company used to avoid problems during the production of automobiles in mass. Through the large pilot plants, Hyundai Company is able to ensure there is quality in the production of its models. The company is also striving towards achieving a perfect product quality in order to be at the helm of profit making. Henry (2008)

b.      Outsourcing

                    Outsourcing has been part of Hyundai’s strategy to maintain the quality of products they offer. This is a strategy that amalgamates various parts manufacturers who manufacture specific automobile parts before the parts are assembled by Hyundai to form complete automobiles. This strategy contravenes the Toyota policy whereby the manufacturing of the automobiles is done wholesomely by the company. The Hyundai Company outsources companies which make parts. The outsourced parts are sub-assembled into some modules which are further assembled into final automobiles. This strategic management aspect has made the Hyundai Motors Company to save a lot in terms of profits. Through outsourcing, the company has been able to shift its concentration more on marketing and product development and not to worry about the production of parts. This aspect of the Hyundai production model has been advantageous to the company as it accumulates more resources and channels them towards marketing and improving on its products.

c.       Advanced philosophy and Quality innovations strategies

                    The achievements made by the Hyundai Motors have been as a result of quality innovations. The company, through strategic management organs, has weathered the challenges of hostile and competitive business environment through application of innovation. There has been an increase in customer satisfaction which has proved that the Hyundai Company has the ability to marshal massive shares in the market. As a result of aggressive and intensive innovations, Hyundai has come up with vehicles which meet the customers’ demands, wishes and comfort. This has been in line with the achievement of the company’s objective of meeting customer satisfaction and bringing ultimate elegance, enjoyment and creating confidence in its customers. The style and luxury that is aimed at by the Hyundai Company is thereby achieved. This strategy has ensured that Hyundai Company stands out in terms of class and design, making its products popular among people worldwide.

                    Despite the growing fierce competition in the automobiles industry, Hyundai Company has managed to stay at the top in terms of quality and market base as a result of its management philosophy which is advanced. Its strategy has ensured that there is a clear cut for the future of the Company not leaving the customers behind. Hyundai’s philosophy has seen an increased favor among the customers due to its striving to make products of good quality and its main goal of laying emphasis on the satisfaction and efficiency of its products to the customers. Hyundai has continued to be a global brand name in automobiles. This has been boosted by the fact that the company has been creating an impression of fairness and transparency in terms of the acceptable and expected business ethics.

d.      Expansion of production

                    Hyundai Company has employed the strategy of market expansion as a way to ensure it achieves its main objectives. It has increased the shares of its export in the market internationally and domestically. During the economic recession in the year 2009, Hyundai still managed to export 1.3 million vehicles amidst a production capacity of 1.6 million units. This strategy ensured that the company stayed at the top of automobile manufacturing and assembly industries when other players were diversely affected by the recession. Its marketing strategy and management strategy strength is further exhibited in the company’s success in increasing its market shares in the United States of America. This has gone a long way in improving on the quality of the company’s products. Hyundai has also extended its competitiveness in engaging in overseas businesses since the late 1990s. It has established its products in Alabama, Montgomery among other areas. In North America, Hyundai’s plant was ranked second in the level of productivity.

e.       Electric vehicles

                    Just like the Toyota Company, the Hyundai Motor Company has embraced the use of electricity in the manufacture of vehicles. The company has introduced a hybrid electric automobile to match the increasing technological advancement. In 2008 November, the company introduced the first electric car which was facilitated by the technology of lithium polymer battery. In applying the electricity technology, Hyundai Company aimed at achieving sophistication, style and class in order to remain as competitive as possible. Chris, Masrur, &  Gao(2011). The strategy of applying electricity technology has ensured that the company has been at par with the other automobile producers to ensure that it does not lose its grip on the top spot in the global business. Society of Automotive Engineers (2000).

Conclusion

 Strategic management has been the center of interest for both the Toyota and Hyundai automobiles companies. Both have gone out of their way to establish global markets and have embraced the use of electricity in automobile development. Toyota Company manufactures its own vehicles from scratch while the Hyundai Company opts to outsource for parts manufacturers in order to reduce the costs incurred. The role of strategic management is evident in the two automobiles companies as both do have a team or a board of managers that is always tasked with the responsibility of formulating policies to help the company grow to transcendent heights. The board reviewing possible strategies in the companies does work towards actualizing the aims and objectives of the companies. The owners’ wishes can never be ignored in the strategic management process.

References

Allen C. Amason (2010). Strategic Management: From Theory to Practice. NY: Taylor & Francis.

Anthony Henry (2008). Understanding Strategic Management. NY. Oxford University Press.

Arkadi Borowski (2010). Report on the Toyota Company. UK: GRIN Verlag.

Barry J. Witcher, Vinh Sum Chau (2010). Strategic Management: Principles and Practice. UK: Cengage Learning EMEA.

Chris Mi, M. Abul Masrur, David Wenzhong Gao (2011). Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Principles and Applications with Practical Perspectives.UK: John Wiley and Sons.

Curtis Darrel Anderson, Judy Anderson (2010). Electric and Hybrid Cars: A History.UK: McFarland.

David Magee (2008). How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's Greatest Car Company. UK: Penguin Group.

Jeffrey Liker (2003). The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer. McGraw Hill Professional.

Liker, Jeffrey (2011). The Toyota Way: Management Principles and Field book (eBook). NY: McGraw-Hill Professional.

Michael A. Hitt, R. Duane Ireland, Robert E. Hoskisson (2009). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization: Cases. Canada: Cengage Learning.

Russell D. Lansbury, Chung-sŏk Sŏ, Chung-Sok Suh, Sŭng-ho Kwŏn, Seung-Ho Kwon (2007). The Global Korean Motor Industry: The Hyundai Motor Company's Global Strategy. Seoul. Taylor & Francis

Satoshi Hino. (2006). Inside the Mind of Toyota: Management Principles for Enduring Growth. Productivity Press.

Society of Automotive Engineers (2000). Hybrid electric vehicles. Society of Automotive Engineers.  Nov 1.

Taiichi Ōno (1988). Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production. Tokyo: Productivity Press.

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Steve Job’s contribution to Music Industry

Steve Job’s background

                    Steve Paul Jobs was born in February 24^th 1995 and was to become one of the entrepreneurs who were considered as achievers in the United States of America. Steve Jobs was the chairman and the co-founder of the Apple Corporation. Jobs came to be respect for his role in the revolution of personal computers. Jobs had a career that was very influential as pertaining to consumer electronics and computer fields. As a co founder, Jobs was instrumental in the advancement and development of Pixar Animation Studios where he later to also serve as the chief executive officer. He later joined the Walt Disney Company and was among the board of directors at the company. Jobs later departed from Apple and founded a company that was concerned with higher education development and the advancement of business markets. This was the NeXT and he formed it on the basis of his computer knowledge.

                     However, Jobs was later to return to the Apple Corporation as an advisor. Later, he was made to be the company’s Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis. In 1998, Jobs was instrumental in the rebirth and the redemption of the Apple from its bankruptcy state to achieving very high profits. Jobs’ leadership saw the development of the iTunes, iMac, iPhone, iPad and the iPod by the company. (Gillam, 2008)

The Apple Corporation and Steve Jobs

                    Steve Jobs was at the helm of management at the Apple Corporation when the corporation registered advancements in music devices technologies. The Apple Inc. is a company that majors on the development and designing of personal computers and computer software. Apple Inc. has a large consumer base due to the fact that it is a multinational company that is based in the United States of America and has its headquarters in California at Cupertino. Apple Corporation is famous for its products such as iPod, iPhone, Mac line computer products, iTune media browsers, and production suites, creativity involving the iLife and the iWork, the development of the iOSoperating system among other technological instruments of music and information technology. According to Gallo (2010), through Job’s leadership, the company has managed to supply its consumers worldwide with electronics and made a major stride when it introduced the iPhone. The company is known to be among the largest revenue generators among the technologically based companies and is ranked third as far as making of mobile phones is concerned. This follows the Samsung and Nokia companies.

Steve Job’s and the Apple’s contribution to Music Industry

                    Steve Jobs was very instrumental in Apple’s contribution to the music world. During Job’s tenure as the CEO of the Apple Corporation, there were a lot of innovations that were done to devices and a lot of inventions that improved the music industry. Apple has remained one of the companies to manage music through devices despite the fact that there are a lot of instability and uncertainties in the industry of music. The company has managed to conquer nearly all the endeavors in music. This has been through the reinventions and redefinitions various aspects of music by Steve Jobs and the Apple Corporation. Steve Jobs was specifically behind the creation of the music services and products. These products have impacts in various areas in the music industry. (Imbimbo, 2009)

Consumption patterns in music

                    The introduction of the iPhone was a great leap and value added to the music industry. This is basically because through the iPhone, there was an exceptional and well defined element for portable technology as far as music is concerned. This was the best out of the competitors’ MP3 players that had earlier been released to the market. The iPod came to change the experience of the listeners’ as far as music is concerned. This is because the listeners could now listen to their songs in their libraries any time they wished to. It also provided for options for personal soundtracks creation. The iPod further offered an option to the users of subsequently shuffling through thousands of songs in the library after the purchase of individual songs. At the click of a button, one can hear any song at the duration one wished and needed not to hear the song fully.

Recording and production tools

                    The Apple Corporation developed software like the Garage Band and the Logic. This software has been instrumental in the creation of a level field. There has been a clearance of the barriers that are experienced in song writing, production and recording. These inventions made music more of an art that interested people could gain experience and perfect in the art of singing and ultimately recording music. Apple changed the relationship between the world and music and the vice versa for a good or bad purpose.

Distribution and retails online

                     This was majorly a course that was achieved through the introduction of the iTunes by Steve Jobs and the Apple Company. The inception of iTunes in 2003 greatly changed music to a profitable venture. This is because single MP3s were sold at $0.99. Through this, Apple established a stable platform of being a music retailer in the United States of America. Through iTunes, online distribution of music has been easy and profitable and has been popular among all the earlier established online music distributors. iTunes has been used to be a model to the rest and has secured major distribution labels in the corporate world among them being Warner music, Sony, EMI and the Universal. iTunes have led to the advancement of music sales digitally.

Reliability in live electronic performance

                    Apple’s introduction of the Macbook and Powerbook computers has increased the reliability of processing live electronic performances. Before these inventions by Apple, there were challenges as far as the processing of live electronics was concerned. Through the introduction of the Macbook and the Powerbook has seen a possibility of processing sample instrumentals and processing of sound effect which has greatly helped the musicians and artists to perform their music in live settings. Musicians like Brooklyn do rely greatly on the Apple to help craft their music. Apple has offered a platform for the production of more refined sound for the musicians. This has greatly improved on the quality of music that is produces by various musicians thus impacting positively on the music industry. (Holmes, 2008)

Conclusion

                    At the Apple and further, Jobs was seen to be more of just being a CEO. He was perceived to be the leader and father of the business of digital music, from the introduction of iTunes, iPhone and the iPod, Jobs made a permanent mark in the music industry and specifically the digital music world that will live to be desired, debated and examined by many people in the ages to come. Jobs stood out to be an indomitable figure in as far as the development of devices and the designing of software was involved at the Apple Corporation. Apart from playing a role in technological based advancement in promoting music, Jobs was also undisputedly the number one fan in not just listening to music, but also in the manner in which that music is supposed to be enjoyed by the listeners and the producers. At 56 years old, Jobs died but left a mark in the Apple Corporation and music industry at large.

References

Anthony Imbimbo (2009). Steve Jobs: The Brilliant Mind Behind Apple. New York: Gareth Stevens.

Carmine Gallo (2010). The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success. McGraw-Hill Professional.

Scott Gillam (2008). Steve Jobs: Apple & Ipod Wizard. West 78 Street. ABDO Publishing Company

Thom Holmes (2008). Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture. Taylor & Francis.

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Preparing a comprehensive staffing plan-APA

 

Preparing a comprehensive staffing plan

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Introduction

Staffing forms an important aspect of an organization. Regardless of what an organization does, in order to execute the activities and working tasks, staffing must be considered. The project manager will need staff that is adequate in order to execute the various activities of the projects. However, adequate staffing in terms of number is not enough. The number does not guarantee the success of the project. The staff to be selected for the project needs to be in possession of the necessary skills in order to well execute the responsibilities of the project. This should be complemented by the necessary availability and motivation. The staffing in the organization should be done in a proper and accurate way through a plan that is methodological. (Liebert, 2008)

With the signing of the Federal contract, it is vital for the company to have a comprehensive staffing plan in order to be able to offer quality services in completing the contract. The staffing plan will help the organization in identifying the future and current staffing needs. For instance, the organization has to comply with the requirements of the Federal government. Hiring of 20 new Engineers in the company is a priority but needs a good plan. Further, the consideration of hiring workers who are bilingual (Spanish and English) add to the complication of the matter for there is need to have a balance with quality.

Understanding the Purpose

Understanding the purpose of the project that the company is tasked with is vital. The project’s business goals should be put into consideration among other objectives related to the project. The staffing process must be dependent on the type of the project that the organization is going to partake. The staff that we are going to hire needs to be resourceful and add value to the project. In this case, the skills of the staff to be hired must be considered. The language is important for there is need for easy and efficient communication between the staff and the project managers. This will help the organization to meet its purpose of the project.

Hiring and Recruiting staff

Before the company starts the staffing process for the project, it is important that the specific skills are identified. This will be handy during interviews as it will be important to identify the skills of the potential staff. Bechet (2008) observes that the staffs with skills that are desirable are the ones who should be recruited and hired. In order to have the right people while considering language and experience, there is need to evaluate the risks in staffing. There must be a consideration of the fact that the company is located in an area where mostly there is a large percentage of those receiving assistance from the public. There should also be the consideration of the fact that the public schooling system in the region is among the lowest as rated in the nation with a limited number of college graduates. This means the organization will have to hire some staff from other nations if possible.

Getting the qualified and experienced staff from the region may be a challenge given the state of the education level. Selecting the twenty staff from a pool of many candidates is an important process. The company may initiate the use of social media but most importantly, there is need for personal interviews so that the persons get to be connected directly to the company. Despite the need for recruiting staffs, the credentials of the staff and skills matter most. The company should recruit staff that posses the credentials that are acceptable by the company and that are verifiable. There are a number of people who can pay in order to get degrees and use the fake credentials in order to get jobs. The company needs to be vigil in order to recruit genuine staff. This is because it is not always obvious that all those with the abilities and skills have an accredited or valid degree. Such people are always dangerous to organizations and they can eventually damage the company’s image. There is also a risk of the m damaging the engineering works. This therefore calls for the company to verify all the degrees of the persons that we need to recruit or hire. (ARTHUR, 2004)

On-boarding activities for 20 new Engineers

The training department is vital in the training of staffs in order to have the skills that are required in advance before the commencement of the project. For the success of the project, there is need for having staffs with the right experience and skills. In many cases, there is need for on-boarding activities in the organization. This entails support and training through an established proper plan. This will boost the staff competence therefore increasing the quality of the staff in the organization. After the recruitment and hiring process, there should be a three month plan of internal training on the requirements and the basics of the project. Despite having the skills, it is important that the staff be well enfranchised with the prospects of the company and the project for the success of the projects. For there to be completion of the deliverable needs assigned, every skill is critical. There is need for an assessment and identification of the levels of skills so as to ensure there is an effective staff distribution in specific areas in the project. Enhancing the requisite experiences and skills of the staff will greatly improve the quality of their delivery.

Considerations

The specific role and requirements of the staffs is important. This is where the emphases lie. There is need to be connected to the staff. This is to enable the measuring of their attitude and skills. This is to be done in respect to the eight months duration. It is imperative that the project will need the staffs at specific phases of the project and not all of them in the complete cycle. There is to be a schedule for training all the staffs before the project begins so that there is no training in the course of the project. The initial stages of the project will require a limited staff number, which increases on the construction and development stage. Eventually, the need for staff decreases at the final stages of the project. (Adams, 2001)

Conclusion

The comprehensive staffing plan plays a vital role in the management and success of the project. The working force is important and the skills should be well distributed and utilized. This is only possible with an efficient and effective staffing process. There is therefore need to have a direct and clear staff requirements alongside a comprehensive plan.

References

Adams, B. (2001). Complete Business Plan with Software. Avon: Adams Media.

ARTHUR, D. (2004). Fundamentals of Human Resources Management: NY: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn.

BECHET. T. (2008). Strategic Staffing: A Practical Toolkit for Workforce Planning. NY: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn.

Liebert, D. (2008). Staffing Analysis Workbook for Jails (2nd Ed.). Washington D. C.: DIANE Publishing, 2008

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