This paper will serve as a brief introduction to the organization and stakeholders associated with my selected program evaluation. As such, I will build upon the class discussion board assignment, Describing Your Organization and Stakeholders, as a means to provide sufficient detail to establish a foundation for the evaluation. Let us begin with an overview of the organization and the program selected for evaluation. Company Q is a food processing company which has been in business for more than one hundred years. It is a privately held organization, which employees more than 7,000 employees in 24 facilities across Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, and North Carolina. Over the course of the last five years, the organization has implemented …show more content…
Two times each year, the course is delivered to each of the organizations three business units. Employees have the ability to apply for consideration to the course and go through a stringent applicant screening process. This process includes a background check, three assessments, a panel interview, and literacy evaluation. Following selection into the program, each applicant must complete twenty modules of computer based training completed as self-paced learning prior to their admittance into a two-day instructor led course that serves to introduce employees to leadership and organizational principles expanded upon in other modules of The Six Pillars program. In order to engage in a thorough evaluation of this program, it is essential to engage stakeholders throughout the …show more content…
VP of Operations Champion of the program, which successful execution is KPI (Key Performance Indicator) Operations Directors Cultivation of bench strength for potential future leadership roles. Business Group Human Resource Leaders Reduction of “time-to-fill” for front line leader roles. Foundations Class Participants Skill development, opportunities for future growth and development which arise as the result of course completion. The list of internal stakeholders broaden the perspectives for the program, nevertheless, the list remains incomplete. In order to examine a full list of stakeholders, one must also examine external stakeholders as well. These might include: External Stakeholder Interest Company Q Customers Quality, Quantity, and timeliness of orders. Longevity of strategic supplier partnerships. Company Q Suppliers Long-term, viable partnerships that translate into their own financial stability Family Members of Foundations of Leadership Participants Professional success of employee/participant, and financial stability of the family. Community Members Economic impact of improved wages of Company Q’s