McKinsey developed the 7S model over 30 years ago and it has become a staple of organizational assessment ever since. The model is a simple tool that can be used to understand the alignment of an organization around 7 critical components:StrategyStructureSystemsStyleStaffSkillsShared ValuesIn this assignment you will examine 5 of these 7 components in the department or organization where you work. The Strategy (mission, vision and goals), Style (leadership), Staff (numbers, driven by budget), Skills (competencies) and Shared Values (the norms of behavior) all directly affect your workforce strategy. The workforce planning process is critical to distribute talent across an organization and to identify competency and personnel shortages in the organization, both for the short term and the long term.InstructionsUsing your current workplace, or an organization with which you are familiar, write 5 paragraphs describing and assessing your department or organization, using the questions below:1. Strategy – How well does your current workforce strategy align with and supportyour organization’s current business strategy?2. Style – What is the prevailing leadership style of your department or organization (e.g., participative, autocratic, collaborative)? Is it the appropriate style for the challenges you face?3. Staff – Do you have the numbers of employees needed to execute the current organizational strategy? If not, how do you intend to address the shortfall?4. Skills – Do you understand the competency requirements for your department or organization? Do you have the required competencies represented by your current staff? If not, how do you intend to address the shortfall?5. Shared values – Do the people in your workforce understand the norms of behavioryour department or organization requires? How do you ensure the continuity of those norms?

To vertically integrate or outsource is a critical strategic decision that can play a big role in a company's success or failure. On the one hand, we have seen some companies gaining great control and power through vertical integration, from Andrew Carnegie's integration of upstream and downstream activities in steelmaking in the Gilded Age to Apple's integration of hardware and software in the current time; on the other hand we see companies gaining advantage through outsourcing, such as Dell’s outsourcing of computer manufacturing. Which model is better, of course, depends on the situation at hand, which includes industry dynamics, company goal, company resources, and nature and role of the activities in question.Think of a "make or buy" decision in the business context through your reading. 1- Describe how that decision was made and the rationale. 2- Then apply the make versus buy strategy tool at the end of the chapter to evaluate that decision and whether you think that was a good decision and why.It's important to display critical and independent thinking in your analyses, and please refer to the rubric for details on the evaluation. Length guideline is roughly one page length, and quality of thinking is valued more than quantity, and you are encouraged to use bullet points and short sentences and short paragraphs which cut right to the point.Rubric is attached with the strategy toolThanks