(
March 18
2018
Workshop Project
MGT 567
– 01W
Patrick Osborn, Debo Ogun
seinde
, & Gilbert Ortiz
)
Introduction / Background
Working in a coal power plant I today’s energy utility market presents an individual with unique situations, distinct challenges, and opportunities. The effects of the political environment are felt very heavily in this industry. I have only been working for AEP/SWEPCO and more specifically Welsh Power Plant, for a short seven years. In this short time period, I have seen the method by which we operate our generating units drastically change due to politics and environmental regulations.
To elaborate, this plant and just like many others in the AEP system used to operate at base load. Operating at base load meant that he units operated at full capacity the entire time they were in service. These generating units were only shut down for maintenance during planned outages and/or equipment failures which were far and in between. This particular plant, has received national recognition for operating entire years without failures or malfunctions. This is classified as low EFOR which stands for Equivalent Forced Outage Rate and in our system, the lowest EFOR classified operating plants were deemed as critical for the system grid and recognized through an annual national convention.
This method of operation has drastically changed in the last four years due to stringent EPA regulations and the government paying subsidies (taxpayer revenue) to renewable energy companies with wind generation having the most growth margin.
The challenges my company now encounters is remaining complaint and in business despite the stringent EPA regulations and government subsidies favoring renewable resources. For my company, this implied investing millions of dollars in capital to add further filtration systems to trap the ash and further limit emissions while saving costs and increasing revenue at the same time. The revenue increase came from investing capital in sectors the company that would provide returns, which coal generating plants did not so as well. Something to note, multiple coal generating plants have been retired over the last six years.
Therefore and as a result, our coal generating units are being forced to operate outside manufacturer specifications by dynamically altering the load capability curve. Depending on multiple factors, with wind generation being one of them, our units our now being operated anywhere from 20% to 100% load throughout the day. If the forecast is for long periods of mild weather and high winds, then coal generating units could potentially be asked to shut down and reaming off, until market conditions improved to avoid higher costs for the customer.
This new way of doing business has also affected our culture. Where in the past, silos were the norm, every department had the funding and budget (which was significantly more) necessary to cover all planned repairs/projects/tasks. Teams were se ...
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What is a DILO - definition? This is observation of an individual as he performs his normal, everyday job, while the observer makes a written record of each and every activity the worker does.
Why and when use it?
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- identify the types, quantities and causes of non-value-added activities
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- Individuals might be reluctant or afraid to be observed-
- Before you even begin a DILO, is important to work with the HR director
Powerpoint Examples
Sheet1Lectocomp Electronics Manufacturing CompanyProject RisksAssessmentResponse1Legal LiabilitiesProbabilityRationaleImpactRationaleNext StepsStrategyRationaleThis product must ensure that everything is up to code and follows all regulations legally and ethically. Extra research on the product laws need to be done to ensure no delays.Highly LikelyResearch for this product must be done to prevent legal liablilites.MajorLegal liabilities can become costly and set our project back.Determine ActionsEnhanceResearch extra information on the laws centered around this device.2Financial ApprovalWith a new product comes new staff members. This means that training will need to be done. Training can be costly. Therefore, the budget for this project has be be budgeted and aproved.Highly LikelyProject of this measure need approval by stake holders. Losing money is not what is wanted when trying to emplement a new product to our company.MajorMoney matters should be considered in all aspects of this product to ensure that we are making a product that is financailly affordable yet durable.Determine ActionsEnhanceIdentify the potential benefits from the cost of the product.3Government RegulationsThis device for this product will be used in the medical field. Our staff members of not familiar with the legalities of this type of computer board. Therefore, further training knowledge will need to be gained in this aspect. Highly LikelyIf our employees are not educated they can inadvertantly make a device a harmful one. MajorA recall is not only costly but it could give our company a bad name. This will result in money loss and a court case that needs settleing.Determine ActionsEnhanceExtensive research needs to be conducted to ensure that we are aware of all the government regulations that could effect this device.4Procedure We are only somewhat familiar with this product. This means it will take time to fully understand this product before implementing a plan of action. Highly LikelyHaving an understandingof procuder will save time and cinfusion in the future.MajorEveryone must be informed of the project at hand. If people are unaware the project can fall behind on condusion alone.Determine ActionsEnhanceAdditional training to enhance skills and knowledge.5RequirementsNot only does this project have a deadling it also has other requirements. It has to be done in house by the current staff member. It needs to be done to government regulations. Also it has to be within budget. PossibleBudget is a major prequirement that has to be reached. We do not want a costly project to hinder further growth in our company.MediumOutsourcing costs money. Therefore we must stay in house to prevent unwanted fees and costs that could result in project failure.Further AnalysisEnhanceWe need to ensure formal processes and quality assurance proceedures.6Time ConstraintsThere are only 12 months to complete this product. The secondary company is producing the prototype. This means that.
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Pamela D. Stewart
Aladden Ali
Ronald Flores
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Instructor: Dr. Thomas Joseph
03/14/2016
1. Creation of constancy
Use a single supplier for any one item. Quality relies on consistency the less variation you have in the input, the less variation you'll have in the output. Look at suppliers as your partners in quality. Encourage them to spend time improving their own quality they shouldn't compete for your business based on price alone. Analyze the total cost to you, not just the initial cost of the product. Use quality statistics to ensure that suppliers meet your quality standards.
2. Adopt the new philosophy.
This principle speaks volumes to the way an organization should be set up. There are some key elements that are mentioned. - Embrace quality throughout the organization- Every part of the organization need to be looked at the same.
- Put your customers need first, rather than react to competitive pressure and create products and services to fit those needs- Organizations should always remember why they exist; it’s because of the customer. It’s important that if a product is in demand, that the need is met or the customer will go elsewhere.
- Be prepared to change the way you do business- If it’s not working, don’t be afraid to change it. It is always a great idea to try something that will enhance your productivity. Be open to a conversation about change.
3. Cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality.
Eliminate the need for inspection on a mass basis by building quality into the product in the first place.
4. Cease awarding business on the basis of price tag. Instead, minimize total cost. Move toward a single supplier for any one item, on a long-term relationship of loyalty and trust.
5. Improve constantly and forever
As I briefly mentioned in the overall discussion board. I think that companies have to keep evolving if they are to stay a strong competitor. There is always a need to improve something in a company whether it is a new technology system or a new process that can improve production or a way to improve quality and the list goes on regardless of the system, process and/or technique, companies have to change as the year’s progress and the markets and industries change.
6. Institute training on the job
As with the constant improvements going on, it is also important to ensure that the right trainings are being implemented. When introducing new technologies and/or processes the employees need to know what to do to ensure the quality of the company is not compromised. It is also essential that managers are also aware of any changes so that they are more equipped to help others. Also managers need to have extensive product knowledge that will not only help other employees but also the customers. Well trained employees can help a company overall as it goes through the many changes in t.
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For this Discussion
, review this week’s resources, including
Working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Rita
and “The Johnson Family”. Consider what change you might make to the policies that affect the client in the case you chose. Finally, think about how you might evaluate the success of the policy changes.
By Day 3
Post
an explanation of one change you might make to the policies that affect the client in the case. Be sure to reference the case you selected in your post. Finally, explain how you might evaluate the success of the policy changes.
Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The Case of Rita
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A year ago, Rita was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance of a male coworker. Rita and a female coworker met Juan and Bob after work at a local bar for a light meal and a few drinks. Because Rita had to get up early to work her shift the next day, Bob offered to drive her home. Instead of taking Rita directly home, however, he drove to a desolate spot nearby and assaulted her. Afterward, Bob threatened to harm her family if she did not remain silent and proceeded to drive her home. Although Rita did not tell her family what happened, she did call our agency hotline the next day to discuss her options. Because Rita’s assault occurred within the 5-day window for forensic evidence collection of this kind, Rita consented to activation of the county’s sexual assault response team (SART). Although she agreed to have an advocate and the sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) meet her at the hospital, Rita tearfully stated that she did not want to file a police report at that time because she did not want to upset her family. The nurse examiner interviewed Rita, collected evidence, recorded any injuries, administered antibiotics for possible sexually transmitted infections, and gave Rita emergency contraception in case of pregnancy. The advocate stayed with Rita during the procedure, supporting her and validating her experience, and gave her a referral for individual crisis counseling at our agency.
My treatment goals for Rita included alleviation of rape trauma syndrome symptoms that included shame and self-blame, validation of self-worth and empowerment, and processing how it would feel to discl.
According to the text, crime has been part of the human condition si.docxaryan532920
According to the text, crime has been part of the human condition since people began to live in groups. Ancient documents indicate that conduct we now call murder, theft, or robbery was identified as criminal by civilizations that existed thousands of years ago. Criminal laws regulate human conduct and tell people what they can and cannot do and, in some instances, what they must do under certain circumstances. In this assignment, you will explore different types of criminal conduct and the goals of criminal law.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Determine whether or not the Ex Post Facto Clause can be used as a defense to prohibit the increase in federal minimum/mandatory sentencing guidelines after a federal defendant has committed the crime. Provide a rationale to support your position.
Explain the distinction between criminal, tort, and moral wrongs. Next, support or criticize the premise that the standards set by moral laws are higher than those set by criminal law.
Identify and discuss the differences between solicitation of another to commit a crime and a conspiracy to commit a crime. Next, support or criticize the use of the unilateral approach to conspiracy convictions.
Identify the four (4) goals of criminal law, and discuss the manner in which these four goals effectuate the purpose of protecting the public and preventing the conviction of innocent persons.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.
Note:
Wikipedia and similar types of websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new
Strayer Writing Standards (SWS
). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Describe the nature and history of American criminal law.
Explain the role of individuals and federal, state, and local government agencies in crime fighting and prosecution of criminal offenses.
Analyze the essential legal elements of criminal conduct.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in criminal law.
Write clearly and concisely about criminal law using proper writing mechanics.
.
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Roderick Deon Goodrum
Wendy Arrignton
Pamela D. Stewart
Aladden Ali
Ronald Flores
“Deming’s 14 points”
Unit 4 Group Project
Colorado Technical University
Instructor: Dr. Thomas Joseph
03/14/2016
1. Creation of constancy
Use a single supplier for any one item. Quality relies on consistency the less variation you have in the input, the less variation you'll have in the output. Look at suppliers as your partners in quality. Encourage them to spend time improving their own quality they shouldn't compete for your business based on price alone. Analyze the total cost to you, not just the initial cost of the product. Use quality statistics to ensure that suppliers meet your quality standards.
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Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Determine whether or not the Ex Post Facto Clause can be used as a defense to prohibit the increase in federal minimum/mandatory sentencing guidelines after a federal defendant has committed the crime. Provide a rationale to support your position.
Explain the distinction between criminal, tort, and moral wrongs. Next, support or criticize the premise that the standards set by moral laws are higher than those set by criminal law.
Identify and discuss the differences between solicitation of another to commit a crime and a conspiracy to commit a crime. Next, support or criticize the use of the unilateral approach to conspiracy convictions.
Identify the four (4) goals of criminal law, and discuss the manner in which these four goals effectuate the purpose of protecting the public and preventing the conviction of innocent persons.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.
Note:
Wikipedia and similar types of websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new
Strayer Writing Standards (SWS
). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Describe the nature and history of American criminal law.
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Analyze the essential legal elements of criminal conduct.
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first
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second
,
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2. Double spaced, 12-point font
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5.
Only
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Context: The Close of the 1960s
1. The black cat tavern and the LGBT Movement
Link:
https://www.npr.org/2017/02/13/514935126/stonewall-riots-grab-the-spotlight-from-black-cat-protests
2. ESPN Sport center on Katherine Switzwer
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6CoScOIK_I
3. Crisis in the Cities and 1968.pdf (attachment)
4. Excerpt from MLK’s final Speech in 1968
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oehry1JC9Rk
5. Vietnam-The path to war.pdf (attachment)
The Rediscovery of the Market: Conservative Politics and Policies
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Data examination: Identifying physical properties and meaning
Data transformation: Enhancing your data through modification and consolidation
Data exploration: Using exploratory analysis and research techniques to learn
Select 1 data action and elaborate on the actions performed in that action group.
Reference: Kirk, A. (2016). Data Visualisation: A Handbook for Data Driven Design (p. 50). SAGE Publications.
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According to the Council on Social Work Education, Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice:
Social workers understand that human rights and social justice, as well as social welfare and services, are mediated by policy and its implementation at the federal, state, and local levels. Social workers understand the history and current structures of social policies and services, the role of policy in service delivery, and the role of practice in policy development. Social workers understand their role in policy development and implementation within their practice settings at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels and they actively engage in policy practice to effect change within those settings. Social workers recognize and understand the historical, social, cultural, economic, organizational, environmental, and global influences that affect social policy. They are also knowledgeable about policy formulation, analysis, implementation, and evaluation.
Walden’s MSW program expects students in their specialization year to be able to:
Evaluate the implication of policies and policy change in the lives of clients/constituents.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills that can be used to inform policymakers and influence policies that impact clients/constituents and services.
This assignment is intended to help students demonstrate the behavioral components of this competency in their field education.
To prepare
: Working with your field instructor, identify a social problem that is common among the organization (or its clients) and research current policies at that state and federal levels that impact the social problem. Then, from a position of advocacy, identify methods to address the social problem (i.e., how you, as a social worker, and the agency advocate to change the problem). You are expected to specifically address how both you and the agency can effectively engage policy makers to make them aware of the social problem and the impact that the policies have on the agency and clients.
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Identify the social problem
Explain rational for selecting social problem
Describe state and federal policies that impact the social problem
Identify specific methods to address the social problems
Explain how the agency and student can advocate to change the social problem
You are expected to present and discuss this assignment with your agency Field Instructor. Your field instructor will be evaluating your ability to demonstrate this competency in their field evaluation. In addition, you will submit this assignment for classroom credit. The Field Liaison will grade the assignment “PASS/FAIL,” see rubric for passing criteria.
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According to Kirk (2016), most of our time will be spent working with our data. The four following group actions were mentioned by Kirk (2016):
Book: Kirk, A. (2016). Data visualisation a handbook for data driven design. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
Data acquisition: Gathering the raw material
Data examination: Identifying physical properties and meaning
Data transformation: Enhancing your data through modification and consolidation
Data exploration: Using exploratory analysis and research techniques to learn
Select 1 data action and elaborate on the actions preformed in that action group.
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According to Kirk (2016), most of your time will be spent working wi.docxaryan532920
According to Kirk (2016), most of your time will be spent working with your data. The four following group actions were mentioned by Kirk (2016):
Data acquisition: Gathering the raw material
Data examination: Identifying physical properties and meaning
Data transformation: Enhancing your data through modification and consolidation
Data exploration: Using exploratory analysis and research techniques to learn
Select 1 data action and elaborate on the actions preformed in that action group.
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The paper must also address the following:
Application of PICO (problem, intervention, comparison group, and outcomes) to the challenge identified in your research.
The paper:
Must be two to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the
Ashford Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
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Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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Briefly explain what the simulation modeling relies upon?
-500 words at least.
-No Plagiarism.
-APA Format.
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at least 250 words
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Provide a page response identifying and clearly stating what the difference are? APA Standard, 2 page response, not including front page and references.
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According to the Council on Social Work Education, Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice:
Social workers understand that human rights and social justice, as well as social welfare and services, are mediated by policy and its implementation at the federal, state, and local levels. Social workers understand the history and current structures of social policies and services, the role of policy in service delivery, and the role of practice in policy development. Social workers understand their role in policy development and implementation within their practice settings at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels and they actively engage in policy practice to effect change within those settings. Social workers recognize and understand the historical, social, cultural, economic, organizational, environmental, and global influences that affect social policy. They are also knowledgeable about policy formulation, analysis, implementation, and evaluation. Social workers:
Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services;
Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services;
Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice.
This assignment is intended to help students demonstrate the behavioral components of this competency in their field education.
To prepare: Working with your field instructor, identify, evaluate, and discuss policies established by the local, state, and federal government (within the last five years) that affect the day to day operations of the field placement agency.
The Assignment (1-2 pages): (In The States California. The Good Seed is a Drop-In center for 18-25 years!
Describe the policies and their impact on the field agency.
Propose specific recommendations regarding how you, as a social work intern, and the agency can advocate for policies pertaining to advancing social justice for the agency and the clients it serves.
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From this research revelation in our chapter 11, briefly state and name the countries and organizations identified as the targeted victims?
Use the APA format to include your references. Each paragraph should have different references and each para should have at least 4 sentences.
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Must be in APA format with references and citations.
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Q: Please identify and clearly state what the difference is?
Use the APA format to include your references. Each paragraph should have different references and each para should have at least 4 sentences.
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March 18
2018
Workshop Project
MGT 567
– 01W
Patrick Osborn, Debo Ogun
seinde
, & Gilbert Ortiz
)
Introduction / Background
Working in a coal power plant I today’s energy utility market
presents an individual with unique situations, distinct
challenges, and opportunities. The effects of the political
environment are felt very heavily in this industry. I have only
been working for AEP/SWEPCO and more specifically Welsh
Power Plant, for a short seven years. In this short time period, I
have seen the method by which we operate our generating units
drastically change due to politics and environmental
regulations.
To elaborate, this plant and just like many others in the AEP
system used to operate at base load. Operating at base load
meant that he units operated at full capacity the entire time they
were in service. These generating units were only shut down for
maintenance during planned outages and/or equipment failures
which were far and in between. This particular plant, has
received national recognition for operating entire years without
failures or malfunctions. This is classified as low EFOR which
stands for Equivalent Forced Outage Rate and in our system, the
lowest EFOR classified operating plants were deemed as critical
for the system grid and recognized through an annual national
2. convention.
This method of operation has drastically changed in the last
four years due to stringent EPA regulations and the government
paying subsidies (taxpayer revenue) to renewable energy
companies with wind generation having the most growth
margin.
The challenges my company now encounters is remaining
complaint and in business despite the stringent EPA regulations
and government subsidies favoring renewable resources. For my
company, this implied investing millions of dollars in capital to
add further filtration systems to trap the ash and further limit
emissions while saving costs and increasing revenue at the same
time. The revenue increase came from investing capital in
sectors the company that would provide returns, which coal
generating plants did not so as well. Something to note,
multiple coal generating plants have been retired over the last
six years.
Therefore and as a result, our coal generating units are being
forced to operate outside manufacturer specifications by
dynamically altering the load capability curve. Depending on
multiple factors, with wind generation being one of them, our
units our now being operated anywhere from 20% to 100% load
throughout the day. If the forecast is for long periods of mild
weather and high winds, then coal generating units could
potentially be asked to shut down and reaming off, until market
conditions improved to avoid higher costs for the customer.
This new way of doing business has also affected our culture.
Where in the past, silos were the norm, every department had
the funding and budget (which was significantly more)
necessary to cover all planned repairs/projects/tasks. Teams
were secluded to individual departments and did not work well
with others. The environment was all about autocratic
leadership with subordinates imply doing as instructed.
Today, we have reduced funding and a very limited budget, this
is labeled as BCO or basic cost of operations. Today, the work
has to be prioritized with some departments having to reduce
3. their budget to allow other departments to do their work based
on priority and criticality. Where in the past, we took care of
our department, today we focus on overall teamwork to
prioritize critical work that needs to get done. Today, the plant
leadership has shifted focus and asks for input from the
members doing the actual work. We are asking every team
member to provide ideas and how we could save costs by
assessing the actual work. Where in the past, we had the
funding to purchase any parts and materials, today we don’t,
and the members that do the work can share valuable
information with regard to saving maintenance costs on
preventive, corrective maintenance, and contractor spending.
To get to this point, the company took a proactive approach to
change our culture by engaging employees and providing the
time required for team workshops to learn about LEAN concepts
revolving around taking in consideration employee input and
finding ways to do things more effectively. The objective was to
find ways of doing something faster, safer, less frequent and
with less defects, and reduce waste while focusing on customer
value to reduce contractor spending by doing some of the work
ourselves. This radical idea/movement was presented and
influenced through a need for change due to externalities
outside our control.
Like any change, there will be resistance. However, through
training classes, workshops, and focus on team work, our
employees will understand the company’s goals and objective.
Most importantly, they will understand how their input can
affect the outcome by engaging in cross training and helping
other departments when required.
4. Work Shop Objective:
The objective is to educate employees of the importance of
overall teamwork and address the prevalent issues that are
currently affecting safety, funding, performance, and culture.
Master Outline:
a) Introduction/ Get to know each other activity – 5 min.
a. Provide name, title/role, and name of favorite movie
b) Section 1: Understanding Safety and the ZERO HARM
CONCEPT– 12 min.
a. What is employee safety and ZERO HARM
b. Explaining defenses (SWISS Cheese Model)
c) Section 2: The importance of O&M budget control – 12 min.
a. Understand the market
b. Relentless O&M optimization
d) Section 3: Plant Performance – 12 min.
a. Identifying performance metrics
b. Revaluating performance metrics
e) Section 4: Team Culture – 19 min.
a. What is a TEAM
5. b. The purpose of teamwork
c. Learning from failure
d. How individual contributions fit into context
Introduction/ Ice Breaker activity – 5 min. depending on the
number of participants
Objective – The objective for this portion of the workshop is to
welcome and warm up the conversation among the participants
by stating your name and role in the organization followed by
the name of the participant’s favorite movie.
Estimate of time- 5 min
Principles to teach– The leader of the activity will explain to
the group what the expectations of the activity are for everyone.
The facilitator will also explain to the group the meaning
behind the activity and what they hope to accomplish. In an
“Ice Breaker” activity the goal is to get everyone to start
warming up into conversation and feel more comfortable with
the group. After those points are made the facilitator will being
the activity leading by example and creating the foundation for
everyone else in the group.
Ice Breaker Activity
Materials needed: N/A
Activity description – The facilitator will begin by explaining
that this activity is designed to share and disclose the
6. participants thought processes with a small glimpse at their
personality.
The facilitator begins with the participant closest to him and
goes around the room listening to each individual. If the group
is bigger than 12 participants, consider limiting their
introductions to less than one minute of interaction.
Key takeaways – After completing this this activity, the
audience should feel more comfortable having shared something
personal with the group. In some instances, strong connections
will be made through having something in common. Conclude
the activity by implying that an active participation is strongly
encouraged to make the workshop a fun and learning experience
for all.
Section 1: Understanding Safety and ZERO HARM
Objective – The objective of this section is for the audience to
understand that employee safety and the ZERO HARM concept
is the number one priority for the company.
Principles to teach
In an organization the people are what matter most. At the end
of the day the workers are who get the job done and keep the
business functioning. The activity facilitator will emphasize to
the group why they should view all members of the organization
as valuable and the importance of placing others needs before
their own. As leaders they should never instruct someone to do
something they would not do themselves. Emphasize the fact
that employees with the right skillset, values, personality, and
decision making process will impact our culture in a manner
that is currently necessary given the market conditions. It is the
empirical factor of establishing a safety culture alone that will
allow the company to succeed by being each other’s keeper.
Presenter – Project slide 1 to introduce the ZERO HARM
CONCEPT
ZERO HARM CONCEPT - The Presenter should emphasize and
7. present the ZERO HARM Concept by allowing a volunteer
participant to read the following projected statement.
· AEP Generation has a high expectation when it comes to
safety. We believe all injuries are preventable and we expect all
of those coming to our facilities, to share and practice this same
belief. We expect all workers to be involved in safety and at no
point should safety be compromised for quality, cost,
production, or scheduling. We expect you to stop the job when
hazards are present. We expect you to address these hazards,
either by correcting them yourself or if necessary, by bringing
these hazards to the attention of plant personnel to assist in
correcting them. Your safety is important to us in AEP
Generation. It is our commitment to make sure all of our
employees go home at the end of the day without any injuries.
Thereafter, the facilitator should ask for feedback and
understanding of the statement. The participant’s response
should be connected to the explanation that “you are your
brother’s keeper”. In other words, we should look out for each
other. Emphasize the fact that the company is in full support of
saying something and doing something when an employee sees
another fellow employee working in unsafe conditions. The
company is in full support of providing a safe condition to work
in by providing the right tools (defenses) for the job.
Presenter - Project slide #2 to emphasize different defenses that
can be used to increase safety and prevent all injuries to our
most valuable asset.
Facilitator- Present the model to the group using the above
example. Highlight details from each point:
1. Brief explanations of the model beginning with the trigger
event being blocked by the multiple layers of defenses.
2. Special emphasis should be taken on the holes of the cheese
lining up resulting in an event or some cases employee being
injured.
3. The last layer of defense involves identifying specific
8. performance standards or cultural defenses that represent the
norm that needs to change. The presenter should emphasize that
the last line of defense resides in the culture, a system of shared
beliefs, values, and assumptions that determine what acceptable
and unacceptable behavior is.
Activity - Presenter should engage the group and ask for
specific examples of defenses that they are aware of pertaining
to each individual layer of cheese.
Example – Procedure could imply prints, referent
documentation to a piece of equipment, or manuals. Training
implies educating employees on the clearance procedure.
Supervision includes the front line leadership and the support
they can provide for the employee. Engineering system refer to
protective systems that can be engaged when certain activities
are taking place. PPE is the personal protective equipment that
an employee can wear to avoid injuries such as fall protection.
Closing discussion – During this time, the presenter will lead a
discussion where the audience will be able to comment on the
material and ask questions about any principle regarding the
overall culture focus in safety and zero harm.
Key takeaways – After all the content has been taught and
discussed, and the activities have been completed, the presenter
will review the following critical points:
a. Safety is every employee’s business and at is core; is about
sending everyone home safely to their families after a great day
at work.
b. ZERO HARM is a concept of belief in that all injuries can be
preventable through establishing and always adapting solid
defenses and most importantly; through our culture of looking
out for each other.
Section 2: The importance of O&M budget control
Objective – The objective of this section is for the audience to
understand the why and how the modern market conditions
dictate how we need to operate and maintain the generating
units to contribute to the continued success of the plant.
Estimate of time- 12 Min
9. Principles to explain
Introduction -The activity leader will begin by giving examples
of positive traits or behaviors of the organizations team
members; providing specific examples of the values those team
members provide for the organization. This will show the value
that each person has and set the stage for encouraging everyone
to find the value in others. If time permits, the following
explanation should be given to emphasize the need for change.
Example: The presenter should exemplify the fact change is
inevitable and that as a team, we must adapt, achieve, and
overcome. Elaborate on how the change in funding has
compelled to reassess where and how we spend our limited
budget.
The Presenter will now explain the process by which the plant
will have to adapt to remain viable through the changing market
conditions. The process of team motivation through clarity,
transparency, and culture alignment is broken down below:
1. Elaborate on revenue – How important is revenue for the
continued success of the unit. The fact is that is not anymore.
This is due to market regulation changes and the returns on
capital investments that will continue to provide revenue until
the plant book value is diminished. Therefore, emphasize the
importance of plant reliability and the opportunities to add to
revenue through operations when the market is in high demand
for power generation.
2. Elaborate on expenses – How can the employees contribute to
the success of the plant? The presenter refers to revenue
through operation being lowered; therefore this is done by
controlling expenses. These expenses are in the form of parts,
materials, and outside services that could be reduced. When
generating units are not required by the market, this could imply
that we have opportunities to inspect/repair/maintain our
equipment more efficiently with our employees doing the work
instead of rush jobs by outside services.
Presenter - Project slide #3 and # 4 to emphasize on the current
market conditions and the need for change in the way we do
10. everyday business.
3. Future state – The presenter takes this time to embellish on
the necessity for change and future state of the plant’s culture.
In this state, employees are engaged and looking for methods by
which to reduce waste and increase customer value. This is by
lowering expenses through less use of outside services and
instead taking up some of the work themselves or optimization
of equipment maintenance programs. The whole plant is now a
single team trying to achieve one common goal; high reliability
and low cost operations.
Activity case – The presenter takes this time to assess the
retention level of information from the audience based on the
observations just portrayed. The question that follows to
audience is, “what changes would you recommend based on the
material we just learned?”
The presenter should give about 20 seconds for the audience to
think about their responses and based on time limitations, pick
1-2 individuals to come to the front to explain their responses.
To finish the activity, the presenter should reinstate the fact that
culture change focused in coherent teamwork to relentlessly
optimize our operations and maintenance budget will be key to
achieving our ultimate goal of maintain high reliability while
lowering our expenses down.
Closing discussion – During this time, the presenter will lead a
discussion where the audience will be able to comment on the
material and ask questions about the energy utility market and
new limitations on funding.
Key takeaways – The presenter will now turn to Slide 5 in the
power point presentation and go over the following bullets:
· The utility market has changed and the need for culture change
has therefore been established and we must follow suit.
· Culture change begins with our front line employees.
· Optimization of our budget will allow the plant to remain
viable and operational through coherent teamwork.
11. Section 3: Plant Performance
Objective – Describe the current training and skills that the
workers of the plant hold and how we can establish certain
metrics to measure continuous improvement efforts and support
the organization’s strategy.
Estimate of time- 12 minutes
Principles to Teach-
Presenter - Attention getting Activity: To Start this part of the
section, the instructor will open up with the question located in
slide 5 of the PowerPoint slide.
· Has anyone been involved in an activity that involved tracking
progress?
· If yes, how did this impact your effectiveness and outcome?
Due to the time limitations allow 2-3 people to explain their
answers. Leverage their answers to teach that establishing
metrics are extremely important as they empower the employee
to ramp up on the job, perform better, and improve their
perception of the organization.
Bring up the fact that metrics provide a base or foundation from
which improvements can be made about a process under
question.
After concluding with the activity, explain the following types
of performance metrics:
1. Operational – This are metrics that will focus improvements
on qualitative values, such as; culture meetings, success stories,
lean events, learning teams, and hazard recognized.
a. Culture meetings – In these weekly meetings, volunteers from
every department will have the opportunity to contribute into
developing and sharing ideas of how to positively impact our
culture in the form of approved social gatherings. Participation
metrics will be kept until every employee has had the
opportunity to contribute.
b. Success stories and hazard recognized experiences by
employees will be shared with the plant with a target goal of at
least two stories shared per week per department.
c. Lean or learning team events will assist in developing
12. continuous improvements ideas with savings in associated cost
being recorded and reported on a bi-annual basis.
2. Financial – These metrics will assist in evaluating the ability
of the plant to convert operational performance into financial
goals. This metrics will demonstrate quantitative values in the
form of time saved and spent on high customer value tasks,
costs saved form work taken back from outside services, and
expenses saved from optimizing maintenance programs and
inventory control/management.
a. Time savings – This factor will come into play when an
employee shares ideas of process that can be accomplished
faster. In some cases and as the front line employees suggest,
some maintenance programs can be adjusted to allow parts and
materials not to be used as often and only when truly required.
By optimizing preventive maintenance programs, this will
enable employees and front line supervision to save and spend
time on other tasks.
b. Costs savingsfrom outside services– As the organization
saves time from optimizing preventative maintenance programs.
This will allow employees to take back some work that is
currently taken by outside contractors saving costs associated
with contractor fees. Explain that internal labor is a straight
pass through and does not affect the budget and taking back
work from contractors is a direct method of cost savings.
c. Costs savings from optimizing maintenance programs-
Optimizing preventative maintenance programs will allow some
equipment to operate at longer intervals with less shutdowns
and use of parts and materials. Taking in consideration
suggestions from our front line employees, the employee
recommendations will go through engineering and
manufacturing for approval. Reducing costs associated with
parts and material while saving time to spend on other tasks will
overall reduce costs.
3. Effective preventative maintenance programs
Presenter - Turn to slide 6 of the power point presentation and
use the exhibit to elaborate on the advantages and disadvantages
13. of preventative maintenance programs and the unnecessary costs
associated with doing it when is not required.
Presenter – Turn to slide 7 and emphasize the necessity for
establishing key performance metrics and the continuous change
of those metrics to resemble adaptation to the environment
through the concept of PDMA.
Activity
Presenter – Transition to slide 8 in the power point presentation
and open discussion on the following questions to be asked;
Has anyone being in a position and asked yourself;
· Why are we doing this so often?
· There is nothing wrong with this piece of equipment, why are
we doing this again?
· We are just wasting time and money doing this job, when I
don’t think that is necessary?
After listening to 2-3 participants give their response move
forward to reinstate that fact that is all about culture. We need
to change our culture, have a questioning attitude and adapt
wherever necessary to able to overcome and achieve the
organization’s goals.
Closing Discussion – This will be a great time for the members
of the team to discuss the workshop and what aspects they will
bring back to their department to work on growing as a team to
work toward a common goal to achieve success as a whole. The
main topics should revolve around the importance of employee
engagement, having a questioning attitude, changing our
culture, and establishing a method of tracking improvements. If
the participants do not bring up the fact that in the past there
has been a lot of wasted resources, this topic should be brought
up by the presenter for further discussion.
Key takeaways
Presenter - Turn to slide 8 in the power point presentation and
go over the following bullets:
· Metrics are used to define our organizational model or our
14. business as usual behavior.
· Performance indicators will be used to drive a specific
outcome by adjusting the way we do everyday business by
assisting in setting clear expectations.
· Efforts and resources will focus on what is important to the
organization to be successful by supporting the overall strategy
in elaborating about the following factors;
· Where it has been
· Where it is heading
· Whether something is wrong
· When targets are reached
Section 4: Team Culture
Objective – The overall objective of this section is to teach the
audience of the value of working together with a shared
responsibility for a specific outcome with regard to the
organization’s overall success.
Estimate of time- 15 Minutes
Principles to Teach – Begin this portion that change is coming
and motivating the team to see it as a positive time to improve
the organization. This is something they will be a valuable
contributor of and the necessity to change our culture to be able
to adapt to changing market conditions. The emphasis of this
section will therefore be to teach the audience the importance of
teamwork and how each individual can contribute by
understanding the concept of teamwork and the new approach to
failure. The presenter will exemplify the concept of teamwork
by elaborating the understanding of four perceptions;
a. What is a team – The team concept is something that we as
humans spend our lives talking about. As children, some play
sports and in teams of soccer, baseball, and/or football. At other
times, we invest time in math teams, debate teams, and/or
different associations. In the workplace, you are part of a team
as well. Generally, you are part of a group of individuals who
will work interdependently and cooperate to accomplish the
same purpose. At this time, the most basic team is your
individual department. The goal is for this different department
15. to each contribute to work together for an overall contributory
effort to reach the organization’s goals.
b. The purpose of teamwork - No more silos or playing the
blame game, we need teams to take accountability, ownership,
and create a support system for each member of the
organization. The purpose of a team in its most basic concept is
that we are all in this together. If one department fails to meet
expectations then we have failed as well. Teamwork will
increase emphasis on problem-solving, process improvements,
and group identity which will serve to positively impact our
culture.
c. Learning from failure – Team cohesion will begin with our
culture and how we deal with failure. The new approach will be
focused on learning from failure to prevent reoccurrence. We
are moving away from the standard punishment and focusing on
improving our culture by recognizing four factors:
Presenter – Turn to slide 9 and state the following;
1. Without failure we don’t expand
2. Without failure we don’t develop better technologies
3. Without failure we don’t improve our buildings
4. Without failure we don’t build bigger bridges
Presenter – Turn to slide 10 and emphasize of the following
concept.
The presenter acknowledges to the audience that everyone
makes mistakes and our best people are the one that make the
biggest mistakes. What contributes to that is the simple fact that
the best performers usually get the most difficult assignments.
Presenter – Presenter turn to slide 11 and do this exercise with
the audience to emphasize that learning form failure can lead us
to an improved state of mind, since failure is not attributed to
an employee intentionally coming to work to do a bad job, but
quite the opposite. The difference will be in how we react to
failure.
16. After allowing the audience to read this, go around the table and
ask;
· How do we typically react to failure today, followed by why
do we typically react this way?
Presenter – Turn to slide 12 (video) to elaborate on the concept
how easy it is to use an escape goat and point fingers without
taking accountability.
After the video, the presenter takes this opportunity to talk to
the audience about the changing our culture for the best. Where
in the past, silos and disciplining an employee for failing to
meet expectations, today our first focus will be to learn by
asking better questions;
- Expand from the standard “why” to “how.”
d. How individual contributions fit into context
Presenter – Turn to slide 13 and begin the discussion about
individual contributions by asking this question;
The presenter takes this opportunity to emphasize the concept of
perception referencing the images and how it can affect our own
memory to influence our mind into believing that we are better
than we actually are. Add the fact that this concept can
influence and fulfil a stereotype of an individual and affect the
team dynamics.
Presenter - Turn to slide 14 and ask for a volunteer to read the
following statements.
After the statements have been read, the presenter takes the time
17. to open discussion by asking for feedback and understanding of
these statements. If the audience fails to give an example of a
situation in which the outcome did not result in desirable
results, the presenter will need to be prepared to give an
example in which he could have contributed more, however
deiced against it because it was not his or her
responsibility/job/role.
Activity
Individual contributions can influence behavior and overall
results. Performance of the team can be affected by behaviors
that heavily influenced through cultural norms.
Presenter – Turn to slide 15 to emphasize on the accepted
behaviors through cultural norms.
The presenter takes the time to ask for comments about the
image. Take this opportunity to exemplify the fact that in this
country and due to possible low resources, this mode of
transportation is normal and viewed as acceptable behavior. Just
like in our organization, it has a system of shared assumptions,
values, and beliefs that dictate what acceptable and
unacceptable behavior is.
Presenter – Turn to slide 16 and play video to emphasize on the
concept of influenced behavior.
After video is finished playing, the presenter should conclude
and takes this opportunity to further emphasize the fact that
behavior at the workplace is heavily influenced through norms
and standards that are rewarded and should thereafter be
focused on results of teamwork.
Closing discussion – During this time, the presenter will lead a
discussion where the audience will be able to comment on the
material and ask question s about any principle taught in the
section. The conversation should be primarily focused on how
the team concept in the workplace can be influenced by the
norms or the established standard acceptable behaviors that are
in need of improvement or change.
18. Key takeaways
Presenter - After all the content has been taught and discussed,
and the activities have been completed, the presenter will
review the key takeaways in slide 17.
· Culture is the assumptions, values, and beliefs that show
people what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior.
· Learn from failure to prevent future events and people are
fallible.
· Idividual behaviors are heavily influenced through cultural
norms.References
Thompson , L. L. (2014). Making The Team: A Guide For
Managers. New Jersey: Pearson Educational, Inc.
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