Case
Study #1: Planning and Organizing

Students
will read the case study that focuses on mission and vision, organizational
structure and change and organizational culture and respond to the following
requirements.

You
have been hired as a consultant to help Joseph Jackson solve his organizational
problems. You are to create a mini-management plan that structures the entire
company. The mini-management plan will include a mission and vision,
structure and culture.

Resource
that will help you develop the mini-management plan:

How
to Make a Management Plan
.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/effective-manager/management-plan/main”>http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/effective-manager/management-plan/main

Required
Elements to Include in the Management Plan:
Create mission and vision
statements that align with what Joseph Jackson envisions for his company and
explain why these statements are appropriate for Cyber Software, Inc;
Create an organizational
structure that aligns with the vision of Joseph Jackson
?
Explain why the structure is the most appropriate
structure for Cyber Software, Inc;
?
Explain why the other structures were not selected.
?
Illustrate the structure with an organizational chart with
names, job titles, and direct reports;
?
Develop profiles (bio that focuses on the jobs held including
current position) for the management team (Be creative);
Discuss in detail the culture
Joseph Jackson will create for his new organizational structure and how he will
make those changes;
How will the changes in the
organizing facet of the P-O-L-C framework prevent future mishaps;
In completing this assignment
students are to use critical thinking and use the jargon learned in the
course. In doing so, students must use facts from the case study and make
connections with concepts ideas and theories identified in the eBook.

Required
Formatting of the Management Plan:

This paper should be
double-spaced, 12-point font, and between 5-7 pages in length excluding the
title page and reference page.
Title page with your name,
the course name, the date, and the instructors name.
An introductory paragraph, a
summary paragraph and the use of headings are required;
Use APA formatting for
in-text citations and reference page. You are expected to paraphrase and
not use quotes other than in identifying the mission statement and vision
statement.
Write in the third person;
Submit paper in the
Assignment Folder.

Use this case study for Case Study #1: Planning and Organizing
Cyber Software, Inc Case
Study
Planning and Organizing

Cyber Software, Inc. is a medium size
manufacturer of cyber protection software products. The company has gross sales of 20 million
dollars. Expenses are approximately 8 million dollars leaving an after tax
profit of 10 million dollars per annum.
Some of their major clients include local retail businesses as well as
state and municipal governments. One
medium sized client is the Baltimore City Government. Yesterday, the city found
that their website was hacked and credit card information provided to pay
water, sewer, real estate tax, and parking tickets was accessed. It was suspected that the hacking was part of
the recent attacks by Russian cyber thieves.

Joseph Jackson is the CEO and owner of the
corporation. Fortunately for Jackson the company was able to respond quickly
and only 275 people were affected by the hacking. However, this was a wake up
call for Jackson. He knew that if he was
to continue growing the business he would have to develop better software as
well as fast clean up procedures for the victims. Jackson felt it was imperative that the
company always remain on the cutting edge of the industry so that his customers
felt safe and trusted the companys work. He took pride in the fact that the
company has been capable of keeping his clients information safe. In reaction to the break in at the City, and
wanting to keep their business moving forward, Jackson decided that he would
set up a separate division to work on new program development and a third
division to focus on victim clean up and damage control. The third division he
thought would provide a good selling point to potential new clients as none of
his competitors offered this service.

The new development division required the hiring
of four new program developers with extensive cyber security background. They
all had good skills and some had actual experience in helping to uncover a few
cyber thieves in the Target incident. They
were creative and motivated to help protect people from having their property
stolen. Knowing the nature of programmers Jackson did not structure the new
development division so their progress or program approach was left to the
programmers. In fact Jackson, in general,
tried to keep the company as a whole free from a bureaucratic or structured
environment. A year into the project the
four programmers began to diverge so much in their programming approach that it
became extremely expensive and in some ways they were wasting resources by
covering similar ground. Nobody could
agree as to which course was most effective.

In the client customer service division two
programmers were hired as well as two experienced credit specialists, and two
paralegals. Further, the divisions lack of structure has allowed a few strong
personalities to emerge and the individuals cannot seem to get along. Like the
new development division, customer service seems to be spinning their wheels in
developing standard procedures and credit protection help for victims.

Also, both divisions were pulling people
from their existing clients to help work on the project. Jackson knew that interfacing with ongoing
work would help but it was ad hoc and disturbing existing work. Jackson could see that he would have to
rethink his position on structure and free work environment if the company
was to continue to grow.

It was time for an organizational structure
and plan. A review of the budget revealed that the company could afford to
allocate $1,500,000 to the operation of the two divisions before they have a
sellable product. Existing salaries and
expenses are at $750,000. This means
that they have one year to get viable projects on the market.
Case
Study #1: Planning and OrganizingStudents
will read the case study that focuses on mission and vision, organizational
structure and change and organizational culture and respond to the following
requirements.You
have been hired as a consultant to help Joseph Jackson solve his organizational
problems. You are to create a mini-management plan that structures the entire
company. The mini-management plan will include a mission and vision,
structure and culture.Resource
that will help you develop the mini-management plan:How
to Make a Management Plan.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/effective-manager/management-plan/main”>http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/effective-manager/management-plan/mainRequired
Elements to Include in the Management Plan: Create mission and vision
statements that align with what Joseph Jackson envisions for his company and
explain why these statements are appropriate for Cyber Software, Inc; Create an organizational
structure that aligns with the vision of Joseph Jackson?
Explain why the structure is the most appropriate
structure for Cyber Software, Inc;?
Explain why the other structures were not selected.?
Illustrate the structure with an organizational chart with
names, job titles, and direct reports;?
Develop profiles (bio that focuses on the jobs held including
current position) for the management team (Be creative); Discuss in detail the culture
Joseph Jackson will create for his new organizational structure and how he will
make those changes; How will the changes in the
organizing facet of the P-O-L-C framework prevent future mishaps; In completing this assignment
students are to use critical thinking and use the jargon learned in the
course. In doing so, students must use facts from the case study and make
connections with concepts ideas and theories identified in the eBook.Required
Formatting of the Management Plan: This paper should be
double-spaced, 12-point font, and between 5-7 pages in length excluding the
title page and reference page. Title page with your name,
the course name, the date, and the instructors name. An introductory paragraph, a
summary paragraph and the use of headings are required; Use APA formatting for
in-text citations and reference page. You are expected to paraphrase and
not use quotes other than in identifying the mission statement and vision
statement. Write in the third person; Submit paper in the
Assignment Folder.Use this case study for Case Study #1: Planning and OrganizingCyber Software, Inc Case
StudyPlanning and Organizing Cyber Software, Inc. is a medium size
manufacturer of cyber protection software products. The company has gross sales of 20 million
dollars. Expenses are approximately 8 million dollars leaving an after tax
profit of 10 million dollars per annum.
Some of their major clients include local retail businesses as well as
state and municipal governments. One
medium sized client is the Baltimore City Government. Yesterday, the city found
that their website was hacked and credit card information provided to pay
water, sewer, real estate tax, and parking tickets was accessed. It was suspected that the hacking was part of
the recent attacks by Russian cyber thieves. Joseph Jackson is the CEO and owner of the
corporation. Fortunately for Jackson the company was able to respond quickly
and only 275 people were affected by the hacking. However, this was a wake up
call for Jackson. He knew that if he was
to continue growing the business he would have to develop better software as
well as fast clean up procedures for the victims. Jackson felt it was imperative that the
company always remain on the cutting edge of the industry so that his customers
felt safe and trusted the companys work. He took pride in the fact that the
company has been capable of keeping his clients information safe. In reaction to the break in at the City, and
wanting to keep their business moving forward, Jackson decided that he would
set up a separate division to work on new program development and a third
division to focus on victim clean up and damage control. The third division he
thought would provide a good selling point to potential new clients as none of
his competitors offered this service.The new development division required the hiring
of four new program developers with extensive cyber security background. They
all had good skills and some had actual experience in helping to uncover a few
cyber thieves in the Target incident. They
were creative and motivated to help protect people from having their property
stolen. Knowing the nature of programmers Jackson did not structure the new
development division so their progress or program approach was left to the
programmers. In fact Jackson, in general,
tried to keep the company as a whole free from a bureaucratic or structured
environment. A year into the project the
four programmers began to diverge so much in their programming approach that it
became extremely expensive and in some ways they were wasting resources by
covering similar ground. Nobody could
agree as to which course was most effective.In the client customer service division two
programmers were hired as well as two experienced credit specialists, and two
paralegals. Further, the divisions lack of structure has allowed a few strong
personalities to emerge and the individuals cannot seem to get along. Like the
new development division, customer service seems to be spinning their wheels in
developing standard procedures and credit protection help for victims. Also, both divisions were pulling people
from their existing clients to help work on the project. Jackson knew that interfacing with ongoing
work would help but it was ad hoc and disturbing existing work. Jackson could see that he would have to
rethink his position on structure and free work environment if the company
was to continue to grow.It was time for an organizational structure
and plan. A review of the budget revealed that the company could afford to
allocate $1,500,000 to the operation of the two divisions before they have a
sellable product. Existing salaries and
expenses are at $750,000. This means
that they have one year to get viable projects on the market.