Journal Organizational Strategy and Project Selection

QSO 640 Module Two Journal Guidelines and Rubric Overview : Activities in this course are designed to actively involve you in various project management scenarios and help you apply t he concepts covered in the course to real -world situations. They provide practice in the following:  Differentiating common organizational structures and how they affect project processes and activities  Describing methods for conflict resolution  Prioritizing projects  Communicating/distributing project information to team members and stakeholders  Evaluating whether a team is working effectively Prompt: Organizational strategy is typically defined as a set of actions that managers take to outperform the organi zation’s competitors and achieve pro fitability and sustainability. In considering the aforementioned, write a journal entry that describes aligning projects with business strategies. The following critical elements must be addressed: I. Describe aligning projects with business strategies in order to achieve profitability . II. Describe aligning projects with business strategies in order to achieve sustainability . Guidelines for S ubmission : Your 2- to 3-paragraph journal entry should include any sources cited in APA format. Review this tutorial for information on creating a Blackboard journal entry. Journals are private bet ween the student and the instructor . Instructor F eedback : This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions . Criti cal Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Profitability Meets “Proficient” criteria and illustrates with examples Describes aligning projects with business strategies in order to achieve profitability Describes aligning projects with business strategies in order to achieve profitability, but there are gaps in logic and/or content misconceptions Does not describe aligning projects with business strategies in order to achieve profitability 45 Sustainabil ity Meets “Proficient” criteria and illustrates with examples Describes aligning projects with business strategies in order to achieve sustainability Describes aligning projects with business strategies in order to achieve sustainability, but there are ga ps in logic and/or content misconceptions Does not describe aligning projects with business strategies in order to achieve sustainability 45 Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organiz ation and is presented in a professional and easy -to- read format Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 10 Total 100%