Identify at least two examples of strategic planning methods used by Bill Gates to align teams with organizational vision and the appropriate tools and methods to develop the organization’s strategic plan. Analyze evidence of the leader’s use of personal, political, and positional power as tools to structure the organization for effecting change in organizational culture. Apply Bill Gates use of business strategies as personal, political, and power tools to effect change in organizational culture.
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Project Milestone 2 Guidelines and Rubric
Prompt: For Milestone Two: Organizational Vision and Culture, you will submit a short paper or
presentation identifying Bill Gates organizational vision, how your he developed the organization’s
strategic plan, and what methods you would recommend for the strategic plan that were not employed
by Bill Gates. Then, analyze evidence of Bill Gates personal, political, and positional power, assessing
how the leader used that power to structure the organization, thus creating its culture. Use the research
on your chosen leader and the text to analyze best practices of how leaders structure the organization
and build, plan, and staff effective executive teams for organizational success. Identify at least two
examples of strategic planning methods used by the chosen leader to align teams with organizational
vision and the appropriate tools and methods to develop the organization’s strategic plan. Analyze
evidence of the leader’s use of personal, political, and positional power as tools to structure the
organization for effecting change in organizational culture. Apply the leader’s use of business strategies
as personal, political, and power tools to effect change in organizational culture.
You will be evaluated on the identification and summary of your chosen leader’s organizational vision;
examples and analysis of how your chosen leader developed the organization’s strategic plan (methods);
inclusion of your opinion and research on methods you would recommend for the strategic plan not
chosen by the leader in his or her planning process; critical thinking applied to your work product; and
the articulation of your response in the writing process.
Guidelines for Submission: Your homework must be in APA style. Include a separate title and reference
page, an introduction, subheadings, and a conclusion. The requirements for this assignment are 2 to 4
pages in length (not including title and reference pages), double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman
font, one- inch margins, and at least two discipline-appropriate citations.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor
feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%)
Needs Improvement (70%)
Not Evident (0%)
Value
Does not explore
Analysis of
factors associated
Leader’s Personal, Analyzes of chosen
with analysis of
leader’s personal,
Performs some analysis of chosen
Political, and
chosen leader’s
leader’s personal, political, and
Positional Power political, and positional
personal, political,
25
in Relation to
power through some
positional power through minimal
and
positional
power
Organizational
detail to make informed detail to make informed conclusions
through detail and
Structure and
conclusions
does not make
Culture
informed conclusions
Does not explore factors
Analyzes best practices of Performs some analysis
associated with analysis of
of best practices of how
Analysis of Best how chosen leader
best practices of how
chosen leader structures
Practices of How structures the
chosen leader structures 25
Leader Structures organization through
the organization through
the organization through
the Organization some detail to make
minimal detail to make
detail and does not make
informed conclusions
informed conclusions
informed conclusions
Uses one example and
Applies some strategic Does not correctly apply
Application of
applies most strategic
planning methods used any strategic planning
20
Examples
planning methods used by by the chosen leader to methods used by the
the chosen leader to align align teams with
chosen leader to align
teams with organizational organizational vision and teams with organizational
vision and the appropriate the appropriate tools and vision and the appropriate
tools and methods to
methods to develop the tools and methods to
develop the organization’s organization’s strategic develop the organization’s
strategic plan that
plan that contribute to strategic plan that
contribute to the
the effectiveness of an contribute to the
effectiveness of an
organization correctly
effectiveness of an
organization correctly
within the analysis
organization correctly
within the analysis
within the analysis
Demonstrates moderate Demonstrates minimal Does not demonstrate
exploration of issues and exploration of issues and exploration of issues and
Critical Thinking ideas before accepting or ideas before accepting or ideas before accepting or 20
forming an opinion or
forming an opinion or
forming an opinion or
conclusion
conclusion
conclusion
Submission has
10
significant errors related Submission has critical
Submission has no major
to citations, grammar,
errors related to citations,
errors related to citations,
Articulation of
syntax, and organization grammar, syntax, or
Response
grammar, syntax, or
that negatively impact
organization that prevent
organization
readability and
understanding of ideas
articulation of main ideas
Earned Total
100%
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