Read carefully the Mini case N. 33 from attachment (entitled: Whole Foods Market (2010): How to grow in an increasingly competitive market?) and answer the following questions: Explain the contribution of the different functional areas to the overall well-being of Whole foods.Describe the growth strategy used by Whole Foods. Is it successful? Justify. Explain the issues related to strategic competitive advantage of the company. Suggest some alternatives (at least 3) to Whole Foods in order to reinforce its competitive advantage. Note: Copy/paste the phrases from the text is not acceptable. You MUST use your own expressions.Using the terminology developed in the course of Strategic Management will be highly valued.

Discussion: Due 09/02 User story points are critical for estimating the schedule and cost of a SCRUM project. For this discussion: Define what user story points are, and explain how they are determined. Provide at least four examples of user stories (these can come from your weekly SCRUM Project).  Estimate the points of each example, and explain why you provided the estimate you did.  Describe how team velocity is estimated. Explain how user story points are used in project management, and how they relate to the team’s velocity. Explain the advantages of using this approach for project scheduling (rather than the more traditional approach of scheduling around estimation of hours). Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words. Assignment: Due 09/06 Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 6 and 7 in your textbook, and watch the Managing Schedule, Release Planning, and Cost with Visual Studio Online (VSO) (Links to an external site.) video. This video will demonstrate how VSO can be used to setup the schedule for your SCRUM project. Last week, you developed a product backlog for your SCRUM project. This week, you will estimate the schedule of your project in VSO. Follow the steps below to estimate the schedule of your project: Determine the cadence of your iterations. Revisit each work item in your VSO backlog and estimate the level of effort that is required to implement it. Determine the velocity of your team. Calculate the number of iterations that are needed to complete the project. Assume that you have only 1 SCRUM development team made of three developers. Also assume that the business owners mandated three release dates that the development team must commit to. Your project schedule must span at least 4 sprints Once you have estimated your project schedule in VSO, take a screenshot of it to submit for your assignment. Set up the starting dates of your iterations based on either regular work schedule or business mandated dates or both. In addition to your screenshot, include a 750- to 1250-word (3-5 page) paper with the following: Summary of the relative level of effort for the items in your product backlog and your team velocity Explanation of your approach to completing this assignment and the decisions you made Summary of personal reflection and lessons learned in completing this assignment

Research the various change models used by organizations today. After assessing these models, create a change model conducive to your field, and that will work within your organization's culture. This model should serve to implement a strategic process that can help your organization integrate a change and respond to the internal or external driving forces that affect organizational success.Create a visual representation of your model using a graphic organizer of your choice (flow chart, concept map, etc.). The design of your model will be unique and relevant to your organization, based on a critical analysis of its culture and behavior. However, your model must demonstrate the necessary steps for realistic implementation. Your model will be assessed on the quality of strategic implementation you design, the support you present for your model, and inclusion of the following concepts:Methods to evaluate the need for changeApproach and criteria for choosing individuals or teams necessary for a change initiativeCommunication strategiesStrategies to gather stakeholder support and overcome resistanceImplementation strategiesSustainability strategiesOnce you have created your model, prepare a 15-20 slide PowerPoint presentation to present your model and demonstrate how this model is relevant to your organization and why it will work well within your organization's culture. In conclusion, discuss why this model will lead to sustainable change when most change initiatives fail. You will utilize this change model for your final paper.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.Continuation of the last assignment. Please follow rubric and APA format closely.