Controlling

Complete the purpose statement and performance standards sections of strategic alignment worksheets for two functional areas of a fictional organization. Then write a 1–2-page reflection paper analyzing the strategic alignment work you did.
Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence. In this assessment, you are required to complete the SAWs you began in Assessment 1.
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The four principal elements of management are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. This assessment focuses on the dynamic relationship between the third and fourth of these elements: leading and controlling.
Your job as the department manager is to lead your teams so that organizational and department goals can be accomplished. For this assessment you will develop purpose statements for the two functional areas that you have chosen for the case study scenario. You will also establish performance standards for both functional areas.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
•Competency 4: Evaluate how leading influences the role of a manager. ◦Explain how the purpose statement for a human resources functional area supports people leadership.
◦Explain how the purpose statement for a declared functional area supports people leadership.
•Competency 5: Evaluate how controlling influences the role of a manager. ◦Create a strategically aligned purpose statement for a human resources functional area.
◦Create a strategically aligned purpose statement for a declared functional area.
◦Identify strategically aligned performance standards for a human resources functional area.
◦Identify strategically aligned performance standards for a declared functional area. Required Resources
The following resources are required to complete the assessment.
Capella Multimedia
•Atha Corporation: Leading | Transcript.
•Atha Corporation: Controlling | Transcript.
Suggested Resources
The resources provided here are optional. You may use other resources of your choice to prepare for this assessment; however, you will need to ensure that they are appropriate, credible, and valid. The BUS-FP3011– Fundamentals of Management Library Guide can help direct your research, and the Supplemental Resources and Research Resources, both linked from the left navigation menu in your courseroom, provide additional resources to help support you.
Capella Resources
•Executive Department Management Instructions [DOCX].
•Doubling Sales Memo [DOCX].
Capella University Library Resources
•Rao, P. S., & Pande, H. S. (2010). Principles and practice of management. Mumbai, IND: Himalaya Publishing House. ◦You may want to pay particular attention to the chapters associated with leading and controlling, which are the focus of this assessment.
•Aswathappa, K., & Shridhara Bhat, K. (2009). Production and operations management. Mumbai, IND: Himalaya Publishing House.
•Bogardus, A. M. (2004). Human resources JumpStart. San Francisco, CA: Sybex.
•Hiriyappa, B. (2009). Organizational behavior. Delhi, IND: New Age International Publishers.
•Peterson Drake, P., & Fabozzi, F. J. (2010). The basics of finance: An introduction to financial markets, business finance, and portfolio management. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
•Sheehan, B. (2011). Marketing management. West Sussex: GBR: AVA Publishing.
Bookstore Resources
These resources are available from the Capella University Bookstore:
•Robbins, S. P., Coulter, M., & DeCenzo, D. A. (2017). Fundamentals of management: Management myths debunked! (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Note: You will need to complete Assessment 1 before completing this assessment.
For this assessment, complete the remaining sections of your strategic alignment worksheets (SAWs) for the human resources functional area and the additional functional area you selected for the Atha Corporation case study. Using the two strategic alignment worksheets you submitted for Assessment 1, complete the following:
1.Conduct independent research to familiarize yourself with the process of developing a purpose statement and performance standards. You may find the materials listed in the Suggested Resources helpful, or you may refer to other resources.
2.Update the SAW for the human resources area and for the additional functional area you selected by completing Section 2: Purpose Statement and Section 3: Performance Standards in each form. ◦In the Section 2: Purpose Statement table, provide thoughtful answers to the four questions to arrive at your purpose statement for each functional area.
◦In the Section 3: Performance Standards table, identify at least three performance standards that will be used to measure the performance of the functional area team. Provide a rationale for each identified performance standard.
3.Write one 1–2-page reflection on the sections you just completed for your SAWs. In your reflection, address the following questions: ◦For each SAW, explain how the purpose statement for that functional area addresses the people leadership aspects of management by promoting trust, motivating employees, and supporting collaboration.
◦How do the performance standards reflect strategic alignment with the organizational goals, through support of the other sections of the SAW (the goals and activities and purpose statement) and your revised organizational charts?
◦What research did you use to support your work in arriving at the goals and activities? Use APA style and formatting to cite your sources.
◦What current or past experiences did you draw from for this assessment, if any?
Submit all three of the following as attachments to this assessment:
1.Your completed SAW worksheet for the human resources functional area.
2.Your completed SAW worksheet for the additional functional area you chose.
3.Your reflection paper.