You will create this assignment following the Assignment Detail instructions below. 

 Planning and Execution

• How cohesive is your team? (Cohesion is a measurement of relationship, togetherness, and belongingness experienced by the team members.)
  • What evidence can you provide to support your conclusions about team cohesion? Are there any pieces of evidence that might contradict your conclusion?
  • How might you increase the amount of team cohesion (in essence, what intervention methods, such as role-playing and so forth, would you use)?
• How productive is your team? (Productivity is a measurement of task fulfillment by team members.)
  • What evidence can you provide to support your conclusions about team productivity? Are there any pieces of evidence that might contradict your conclusion?
  • How might you increase the amount of team productivity (e.g., what intervention methods would you use)?
• Who needs to be involved in the team development plan for it to be a success?
• What is the time frame for implementing your plan?

Prepare a 5-page team plan that addresses the following issues:

• What is the organization you are working with (to remind your readers)?
• What is the team cohesion need that should be addressed, and what is the intervention for that need?
• What is the team productivity need that should be addressed, and what is the intervention for that need?
• Who will need to participate (at any level) in the training and development initiative?
• When will the initiative take place?
• What is the basic schedule for rolling out your initiative?

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

• Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
• Length: 5 pages
• Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.
• Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
• Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

Assignment Details

Solar Inc. Corporation has decided to begin expanding globally within the next 18 months. The decision to expand includes the caveat that the expansion will take place in either Canada or Mexico. As the newly appointed manager of global expansion operations, you have been asked to provide a presentation of your expansion recommendation on which country should be first. Your proposal should be based on your review of the challenges and opportunities of each country. Your presentation must discuss the political, economic, and cultural challenges and opportunities.

Create a recommendation presentation that includes the following:

1. General description of cultural, economic, and political challenges and opportunities (6 slides minimum), devoting at least 1 slide for each of the following points:
   • Cultural challenges
   • Economic challenges
   • Political challenges
   • Cultural benefits
   • Economic benefits
   • Political benefits
2. Description of the Canadian challenges and opportunities (3 slides), dedicating 1 slide for each of the following challenges and opportunities:
   • Cultural
   • Economic
   • Political
3. Description of the Mexican challenges and opportunities (3 slides), dedicating 1 slide for each of the following challenges and opportunities:
   • Cultural
   • Economic
   • Political
4. Recommendation based on the comparison between both countries, referring to earlier slides to conclude the discussion and provide a recommendation as to which country to expand to first (3 slides)

Use a minimum of 15 PowerPoint slides in your training presentation (not including a cover slide and a resource slide). Be sure to include speaker notes on each slide.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, that you will need the following:

• Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
• Length: 15 slides minimum
• Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.
• Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 15 slides. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
• Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

The General Accountability Office (GAO) issues standards for the audits of governmental organizations, programs, activities, and functions that are commonly referred to as the Yellow Book.

Review the latest publication of the Yellow Book on the GAO website, specifically the following sections:

Application Guidance: Complying with GAGAS.

Relationship between GAGAS and other Professional Standards.

In what significant way do financial audits in government and not-for-profit organizations differ from those carried on in business?

The Process

Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition, succinct analysis, and informed library research.

First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.

Cite the book, article, or document using the appropriate style.

Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include one or more sentences that (a) evaluate the authority or background of the author, (b) comment on the intended audience, (c) compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, or (d) explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic.

 This assignment consists of two parts. 

Part 1) For each of the quantitative research objectives listed below:

1. Identify variables to be measured.
2. Develop a minimum of four (4) sample questions to be included in the questionnaire.
3. Identify how each question will be scored.
4. Identify the level of measurement for each question.
5. Recommend a method of survey administration to be used.

Quantitative Research Objectives

1. To determine if advertising during the Super Bowl is effective in increasing consumers product awareness. Use a product of your choosing. State the name of the product that was advertised.  
2. To determine patient satisfaction of patients who are admitted to a hospital during the past 6 months.
3. To determine if there is a relationship between the decision to pursue a career in law enforcement and gender.
4. To determine IT professionals perceptions of the best preparation for an IT career.

Part 2)

Explain the method of survey administration you would use if a survey was conducted in your intended research.

 Prompt: For Milestone Two, you will compose a rough draft of Sections IIV of the final project. Provide as many details as possible, addressing each of the  following major headings: Introduction, Visual and Historical Analysis, and Comparative Analysis. In addition, address the Parallels section by introducing a third, contemporary work of art (created within the past 20 years) or social construct and explaining how that work parallels the relationship between the two pieces  previously selected. This third work could belong to any genre of the arts or even a contemporary social construct such as reality television or social media. For  example, you could consider the presentation of self as a relevant and recurring theme on Facebook today.  

 : For Milestone One, you will introduce the works you have selected to analyze. First, choose a pair of works from the List of Comparisons (linked to in  your online course). PLEASE CHOOSE “SELF PORTRAIT” T BY JUDITH AND THE TWO FRIDAS BY FRIDA KAHLO. Works must be chosen from this list of comparisons. For each work, include an image of the work and one paragraph that identifies the  artist, title (in italics), date, medium, dimensions, stylistic movement, cultural origin, and current collection (i.e., Where the work is housed? This could be a museum, a gallery, or a private collection). Finally, formulate a main argument/thesis statement in which you explain the relationship between your chosen works. You will also  want to think ahead to the final project and find a third, contemporary popular culture reference or work of art that connects to this theme and the two historical works of art. 

-1 slide about literature review represented as conceptual framework with speakers notes written not as essay but as verbal explanation of your points please.
-slide 2 about methodology
-slide 3 about sampling methods used ? Justify your selection
-what theories have u use. Explain why and what is your theory.
-Qualitative or quantitative and why ?
-DATA analysis ? Explain
-What techniques will u use survey, questionnaire or others and why`?

slide 4:the purpose of this research and who will benefit from it ?

Reading Response

The reading response is your response to an assigned question (provided by the instructor) related to the weekly readings. Read, synthesize, analyze, and critique the concepts presented within the assigned readings (e.g., chapters, journals, and links) and respond within the context of the question provided by the instructor. Your response must include direct connections and references to the readings/course material.

Please combine your thoughts into one concise response in Microsoft Word, approximately 1-2 pages in length (maximum). Please ensure that your assignment formatting is aligned with APA 7 stylistic requirements. 

 Part 1:Answer the following questions: 

1. Why it is important to close out a project even if the project was closed early by management?
2. Why should Project Managers capture lessons learned?
3. What are some ways that the project team members, project managers, and the organization can use lessons learned?
4. What benefits come from celebrating project accomplishments? Do you believe that rewards and recognition can serve as motivators for staff?
5. If you are running an Agile project when are lessons learned captured? 

Part II

1. Planning for Agile, Extreme, and Hybrid projects happens just in time, rather than at the beginning of the project as in Traditional projects.  Because of this do you feel that traditional projects take longer?
2. Using the lens of planning, what are some benefits of planning using a traditional project management approach?