Paradigms and Perspectives in Organizational Management

Question: Discuss about the Paradigms and Perspectives in Organizational Management. Answer: Introduction This study has highlighted the approaches of an initial project, which is required for getting sponsor from the investors. In this connection, it can be mentioned that project sponsor is required for implement the purpose of the project. As per the case study, it can be mentioned that Grand Wine Ltd has been suffering from some specific problems. This study is benefitted to identify the strength, weakness, opportunities and threats, which would be helpful to the project manager of the organisation. Moreover, it can be opined that based on the strength and the business opportunities, the investors also would like to invest in the project. On the other hand, in this study the objectives of the organisation would also describe. Lastly, this study has provided a relevant communication plan, which has highlighted the purpose of the communication plan and the meeting agenda. SWOT analysis As per the case study, it can be observed that Grand Wine Ltd. is a dealer of supplying of wine in Sydney. Strength Company aimed to reduce the delivery time to the retailers. Uses wireless data entry device in the production process Sales representatives would be able to communicate with the company regarding the delivery of stock and the stock availability. Business innovation Position in the market Weakness Sometimes consumers get late delivery due to the delay of receiving the orders into the system Sales representatives do not know about the current inventory position of the products of Grand Wine Ltd during the time of collecting information from the consumers. It can be identified that sometimes orders are sometimes lost during the time of entering data into the data base system. Sales representatives and many consumers are highly dissatisfied with the present situation. Unable to forecast the sales. Opportunity The sales of the organisation have increased. Consumers satisfaction level has increased. Wireless data entry device reduces the time, effort and the cost of travelling. Using of updated technology would increase the productivity Threats Company required to hire a technician, who can monitor the overall system. Therefore, the cost would be increased. No physical communication between the organisation and the sales representatives. They made mistakes during the time of taking of orders from the consumers. The data would be delivered in terms of wireless connection. If the sales representatives made mistakes, then the organisation requires to carry extra cost burden. If network is not properly working, then the organisation may suffer from the problem of delay delivery. Table 1: SWOT analysis of Grand Wine Ltd (Source: Binder 2016) This SWOT analysis would be helpful to understand the strength and the opportunities of the organisation. On the other hand, it can be mentioned that based on the weakness and threats, the managers can improve their business strategy. Therefore, it can be inferred that the organisation can effectively mitigate the problem of late delivery of the products. Project objectives As per the statement of Burke (2013), it can be mentioned that the objectives of Grand Wine Ltd. decrease the loss of time between the receiving and the sending of data from the sales representatives. These sales representatives used to collect information from several retailers. Moreover, it can be mentioned that this information is helpful for the shipment of the product within the proposed time. Chia (2013) mentioned that the wireless data entry system would be effective to reduce the risk of loss of data, which have occurred due to the using of old data entry system. Therefore, it can be mentioned that the main objectives of Grand Wine Ltd are to increase the speed of the delivery, order accuracy, and improve the consumer satisfaction level and also the availability of stock. As a result, it can be added that in order to improve the service of the organisation, the company requires to improve the use of the technology (Heagney 2012). On the other hand, it can be mentioned that th e business objectives of Grand Wine Ltd. is to increase the profitability statement and the growth of the business. Acceptance criteria According to Heagney (2012), the organisational SWOT analysis would be helpful to estimate the reflecting factors, which are used to determine whether the business is successful or not. Base on the strength and weakness, an organisation can identify the organisations position in the market. After identifying the strengths and weaknesses, the organisation can implement innovative approaches and techniques in order to improve the performance of Grand Wine Ltd. In the point of Heldman (2013), the organisation requires to follow and formulate business strategies. As a result, it can be mentioned that with the increase of the performance of an organisation, the investors are willing to invest in the projects. The shareholders also predict that they will get their return after a certain time. Assumptions and constraints In this section, the assumptions of the organisation would be discussed. As opined by Kerzner (2013), it can be mentioned that initially the organisation has used the wires data entry system. That time the organisation was not suffering from the problem of delay in the product delivery. Therefore, the using of the wireless data system is identified as the organisational constraint. Due to the lack of physical communication, the organisation delivers the products to the consumers after the proposed time with the help of wireless data system (Verzuh 2015). In spite of this of this limitation, wireless data entry system can contact or can send information to the central database system. Hence, it can be mentioned that this system would take no time to formulate the work in time. In this point, it can be mentioned that the wireless data entry system would be effective and profitable for the mentioned organisation. Stakeholders In the words of Marchewka (2014), it can be mentioned that the stakeholders of the organisation are the employees, the consumers, the suppliers, the investors and the government. In this connection, the consumers are highly concerned regarding the product and the services of the organisation. On the other hand, the employees are looking for the greater working environment within the organisation. The investors also focused to the performance of the organisation, so that they would get their return from the organisation. Learning Reiss (2013) opined that implementation of wireless data system in Grand Wine Ltd reduces the consumers satisfaction level. In this connection, it can be identified that this data system would delay the delivery of the products. Sales representatives collect information from several retailers in Sydney. Moreover, it can be added that the cost of travelling has reduced. Communication plan This communication plan is benefitted to enhance the communication between the management and the sales representatives. As per the case study, it can be noticed that the sales representatives of Grand Wine Ltd has been suffering some specific difficulties with the service of wireless data system. In this connection, the organisation has planned a training session for the subordinates, which would be helpful to improve the skills and knowledge of the employees. Therefore, this agenda would be helpful to increase the individual performance of the employees. As a result, Schwalbe (2015) opined that the overall organisational performance would be improved. Conclusion This study has highlighted the overall situation of Grand Wine ltd, which it has faced regarding the use of wireless data entry system. In this connection, this study has provided the SWOT analysis of the organisation. On the other hand, this study is essential to identify the objectives of the business. Lastly, after identifying the business constraints of this organisation, this study has described the necessity of the communication plan. References Binder, J., 2016.Global project management: communication, collaboration and management across borders. CRC Press. Burke, R., 2013. Project management: planning and control techniques.New Jersey, USA. Chia, R., 2013. 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