Assignment 3: Talent Management Strategy Due Week 6 and worth 200 points Envision an organization (profit, nonprofit, product-or service-driven) with 200 people in which 20 are identified leaders. With this organization in mind, write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: Formulate a talent management strategy to encompass the entire talent requirements of the organization. Determine the key components of talent management, including identifying, assessing, and developing talent. Examine how the talent management process is a strategy for a competitive advantage for your organization. Assess how the talent management strategy should change with the anticipation of the organization doubling in five to six (5-6) years. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA 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 page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Examine the process of linking talent management to organizational goals to gain a competitive advantage. Analyze the process for crafting a talent brand and accessing talent channels. Determine the characteristics of an effective onboarding model. Explore how to identify and develop high-potential talent. Analyze behavior change theories and their impact on talent management processes. Use technology and information resources to research issues in talent management. Write clearly and concisely about talent management using proper writing mechanics. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 200 Assignment 3: Talent Management Strategy Criteria Unacceptable Below 70% F Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. Formulate a talent management strategy to encompass the entire talent requirements of the organization. Weight: 25% Did not submit or incompletely formulated a talent management strategy to encompass the entire talent requirements of the organization. Partially formulated a talent management strategy to encompass the entire talent requirements of the organization. Satisfactorily formulated a talent management strategy to encompass the entire talent requirements of the organization. Thoroughly formulated a talent management strategy to encompass the entire talent requirements of the organization. 2. Determine the key components of talent management, including identifying, assessing, and developing talent. Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely determined the key components of talent management, including identifying, assessing, and developing talent. Partially determined the key components of talent management, including identifying, assessing, and developing talent. Satisfactorily determined the key components of talent management, including identifying, assessing, and developing talent. Thoroughly determined the key components of talent management, including identifying, assessing, and developing talent. 3. Examine how the talent management process is a strategy for a competitive advantage for your organization. Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely examined how the talent management process is a strategy for a competitive advantage for your organization. Partially examined how the talent management process is a strategy for a competitive advantage for your organization. Satisfactorily examined how the talent management process is a strategy for a competitive advantage for your organization. Thoroughly examined how the talent management process is a strategy for a competitive advantage for your organization. 4. Assess how the talent management strategy should change with the anticipation of the organization doubling in five to six (5-6) years. Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely assessed how the talent management strategy should change with the anticipation of the organization doubling in five to six (5-6) years. Partially assessed how the talent management strategy should change with the anticipation of the organization doubling in five to six (5-6) years. Satisfactorily assessed how the talent management strategy should change with the anticipation of the organization doubling in five to six (5-6) years. Thoroughly assessed how the talent management strategy should change with the anticipation of the organization doubling in five to six (5-6) years. 5. References Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. 6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% More than 6 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present

During week five we will be focused on activity based costing and management. For your discussion board post this week I would like you to read about activity based costing in chapter five of our textbook. Then I would like you in your post to summarize what is meant by this concept. Then I would like you to go to page 229-230 in your textbook. Read case 5-70 and answer the three questions. 1. Is the controller, Erin Jackson, acting ethically? 2. Is the production manager, Alan Tyler, acting ethically? 3. What are Jackson’s ethical obligations? To the president? To her friend?