Today we'll be reminded that any time you start a new team or venture (or any time you add new members to a team) you begin back with the following natural order of group progression:
1. Forming, 2. Storming, 3. Norming, 4. Performing, 5. Adjourning
(I'm checking the reference on this one.)
Organizations do not just develop around disciplines (function and practice) like the Eight Disciplines we're using. More recent thinking has led organizations to organize more around their core processes. The following core processes--in progression--were developed and copywrited by PracticeMBA, LLC and permission has been granted to post them on this blog:
The 7D Cycle™
1. Diagnose 2. Decide 3. Design 4. Develop 5. Dedicate 6. Deploy 7. Deliver ©2007 Practice MBA, LLC
1. Diagnose 2. Decide 3. Design 4. Develop 5. Dedicate 6. Deploy 7. Deliver ©2007 Practice MBA, LLC
Consider how the 7D Cycle™ should be at work in each of the disciplines for your clients as well as for our firm, "Clark & Young."
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I like the group development program thing. and the 7D's. I also like how we are getting close to going out and working for someone. That will be fun. I am excited to go out and use the things I have learned.
In class the other day we met in our groups and looked over the survey given to us and looked at the questions to see if they would be applicable to our client. Seeing as how we are looking at it from a students perspective it is somewhat biased. Our group which is in charge of stradegy is proposing that we take the survey and sit in council with some of the faculty to gain from them their perspective on whether or not the questions in the survey are ligitamate and applicable.
In the Captial area, our perspective on the client is probably biased as well. We would like to set up interviews with key financial people within the organization to learn exactly how they manage their finances, as well as learn about legitimate problems.
Marketing Change Article
I read an article this morning titled "M&M's Maker To Stop Marketing To Kids." In this article the maker of M&M's which is Master Foods sent a letter to the European union authority DG Sanco, which is much like the U.S.'s FDA, that they would no longer be marketing to children under the age of 12. This letter was in response to an inquiry that DG Sanco had made to Master Foods about their marketing and advertising strategys to children under the age of 12.
I don't know the exact reason why they are changing their policy but I would think that some of it has to do with child obesity and for the fact that it will be more productive to market the product to those who are old enough to have their own money to buy the products. I may be way off on this but that is what I think. If you want to read the article and tell me what you think just go to the web site and check it out.http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/05/news/companies/masterfoods/?postversion=2007020512
As being part of the people discipline, I think that the 7 D process is most important in the Diagnose and Design steps. That requires having enough interaction with the people and determining what changes in the culture and other aspects of the company or organization affect the people and how change on a personal level will affect the rest of the organization. This would need to be followed by a design in which those involved can “catch the vision” and use it as guiding principles to then follow in the next steps of the 7 D’s to then be able to deliver on what was expected.
At first I thought that the 7D cycle was a little confusing, but as it was explained in class I felt that what it stood for would be very beneficial in breaking down the process of consulting. The 7D's are:
Diagnose
Decide
Design
Development
Dedicate
Deploy
Deliver
Now a lot of this just makes sense, but breaking down the process is useful because it puts the project into a step-by-step process that is attainable.
7D Cycle
At first I did not realize that the 7D Cycle was a cycle that was continues, and also that it encompasses so much. For the purpose of this class I really think that we should focus on mainly getting things started and focus on the first three sections or four sections.
This is what Brother Adams has said: from his blog
Today we'll be reminded that any time you start a new team or venture (or any time you add new members to a team) you begin back with the following natural order of group progression:
1. Forming,
2. Storming,
3. Norming,
4. Performing,
5. Adjourning
Organizations do not just develop around disciplines (function and practice) like the Eight Disciplines we're using. More recent thinking has led organizations to organize more around their core processes. The following core processes--in progression--were developed and copywrited by PracticeMBA, LLC and permission has been granted to post them on this blog:
The 7D Cycle™ ©2007 Practice MBA, LLC
1. Diagnose
2. Decide
3. Design
4. Develop
5. Dedicate
6. Deploy
7. Deliver
Consider how the 7D Cycle™ should be at work in each of the disciplines for your clients as well as for our firm, "Clark & Young."
I feel that is the 7D Cycle is cool I am excited to understand it better. I was not there on Friday however I am excited to be doing these teams projects moving forward and helping with consulting both at the university level and with American Family Entertainment Center.
The 7Ds are very applicable and helped me to better understand where we are at this point in our consulting project. There are many thing to do but we need to give one step at time. The DIAGNOSE, where we are right now, is the base of our project. Takes time to brainstorm, organize and DECIDE what to do! It's frustrating sometimes but it's necessary!
AFEC Notes
I have posted the AFEC Notes from some of our meetings on Blackboard in Course Documents. I created a folder called AFEC Team Notes and I will continue to update this with my most recent digital notes from meetings and from class. Let me know if I need to add any additional comments to these notes or if you think there are things that I am not capturing. Thanks!
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