Gap Analysis: Harrison-Keyes
Recently, there have been some major changes that have taken place at Harrison-Keyes Inc. The question that is on everyone’s mind is if organization will survive these changes and continue in the efforts to achieve the new organizational direction of e-publishing. The newly appointed CEO, William Guardo is not a firm believer in the new strategy and direction of the organization, however, is willing to give it a shot if the leadership team can turn things around and present a new plan on how to achieve this vision successfully. The Senior Vice President has been given one month to accomplish this task or the mission of attaining e-publishing at Harrison-Keyes will be cancelled.
William Guardo has been brought into a situation where the organizational structure and leadership has been less than adequate. He is in the process of questioning all the employees and leadership team members to get to the bottom of why the plan and strategy has failed as it has. Once he can determine the faults of the plan, he can figure out how to improve the overall organizational effectiveness of Harrison-Keyes Inc. This may or may not include the pursuit of the e-publishing process, as this has created much turmoil both internally and externally for the organization. The new CEO needs to decide if this new strategy can be saved, and salvaging the project is worthwhile both in time and costs.
Situation Analysis
Issue and Opportunity Identification
Many issues and opportunities exist for Harrison-Keyes. The organization has many decisions to make and numerous opportunities to explore in the near future. The question on everyone’s mind as of late, is will the organization survive the failed attempt to implement the e-publishing vision or will the ...