Assignment

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  • Read Chapter 9 of Shift Ahead: How the Best Companies Stay Relevant in a Fast-Changing World.
  • Review the document.
  • Read the article: .
  • Review the following: , , , , , and

In this assignment, you will construct a justification for the purchase or outsourcing of the technology you would recommend as the solution to the video communication problem described in your Week 3 What It Takes to Be a Champion of Change Video Presentation discussion. Conduct an internet search using the key-word phrase video conferencing solutions to identify a solution that might fit the companys needs.

NOTE: The chosen technology is only a framework and isnt as important as your justifications using the intangibles you identified in your Week 2 What are Intangibles Worth? discussion, Current Intangible Business Costs assignment, and from reviewing the document recommended resource.

Using the elements you identified in the DaregeanGrix scenario in Week 2 for justification,

  • Build a table with approximate costs associated with each of the elements in the companys current environment.
    • Some of these should be actual (tangible) costs and some should be implied (intangible) costs (e.g., customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, efficiency, etc.).
  • Weigh the tangible costs and the intangible improvements that the new technology will bring to the organization using a narrative format and contextual reasoning.
  • Create a justification for the solution using the intangible elements the solution will provide.
  • Explain how these elements have a significant impact on the organization, employees, and customers.

Remember that your goal is to be able to justify a possible investment using intangible benefits in a new technology in which there is little in the way of traditional return on investment (ROI) to lean on.

The Value of Intangible Benefits assignment

  • Must be at least five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to as outlined in the Writing Centers resource.
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper