BME Proposal 1. Business Management Extension Program (BME) for Infosys, Inc. Team A: David Obiora, Pleshetta Williams, Shamara Kallie, & Lynn Black

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1 BME Proposal 1 Business Management Extension Program (BME) for Infosys, Inc Team A: David Obiora, Pleshetta Williams, Shamara Kallie, & Lynn Black CUR516 December 7, 2015 Dr. Keith Bennett

2 BME Proposal 2 Date: December 4, 2015 MEMO To: Vishal Sikka, CEO Infosys, Inc. From: Team A Subject: Business Management Extension Program 1 ANALYSIS This memo is confirm reception of your request for our team design and develop a Business Management Extension Program at Infosys, Inc. We are delighted that you have chosen our team and are ready serve your firm s needs. A Business Management Extension Program is an effective means by which incentivize your workforce and update employee skills and competencies for the new global economy. Upon your request, we have already begun profiling your firm. As an Indian-based firm with a workforce spread over 50 countries throughout the world including the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, your workforce is extremely diverse ethnically and culturally (Infosys, 2015). Your firm consists of computer savvy employees with a minimum of a high school diploma. However, approximately 65% of your workforce has yet achieve a bachelor s degree and has had less than 2 years of college study. Your employees are involved in a variety business transactions on several levels, but primarily in software development and consulting. A Business Management Extension Program will provide your employees with global business perspective and position your employees as innovars in the every facet of business management.

3 BME Proposal 3 2 DESIGN The Infosys Business Management Extension is a professional level Business Management program. The program is 18 months from start finish. Upon completion of the program, employees will receive a professional certificate. Students who complete the program will have 33 college credits. These courses are accredited and will be transferable any college or university of their choosing. This program is a sponsored by the University of Phoenix and all courses will be conducted by graduates of University of Phoenix Master of Adult Education and Training program or specialists in domain specific areas (2015). The program is designed for vested employees, who have been with Infosys, Inc. for a minimum of one (1) year and look forward a healthy and flourishing career at Infosys. Upon completion of the program, the employee will receive a promotion a suitable post or a 10% increase in monthly compensation.

4 BME Proposal 4 Instructional Goals Students will learn how : Goal 1: Administer corporate responsibilities Goal 2: Engage in meaningful and profitable business relationships Goal 3: Engineer corporate culture Goal 4: Secure company assets Goal 5: Lead in business and technology innovation Goal 6: Evaluate business performance Goal 7: Acquire a global business perspective

5 BME Proposal 5 Program Outcomes competencies. Upon completion of Infosys BME program, Infosys employees will be adept in these skills and Business Management 1. organize corporate activities efficiently given available resources. organize corporate activities resources Efficiently and judiciously 2. fulfill corporate legal responsibilities efficiently and judiciously under the supervision of legal counsel. Fulfill legal responsibilities under the supervision of legal counsel Efficiently and judiciously 3. conduct tax filings efficiently and judiciously under the supervision of legal counsel. conduct tax filings under the supervision of legal counsel Efficiently and judiciously 4. administer company finances prudently, error-free with. administer company finances With adequate cooperation Prudently, errorfree 5. supervise daily operations successfully under every condition. supervise daily operations under every condition Successfully

6 BME Proposal 6 Stakeholder Management 1. manage public perception successfully manage public perception Successfully 2. engage all stakeholders successfully given available adequate cooperation. engage all stakeholders Successfully 3. acquire talented employees successfully given available acquire talented employees Successfully Human Resource Management 1. engineer corporate policy for maximum effect given. engineer corporate policy Maximum effect 2. evaluate employee performance fairly according labor laws and employee handbook. 3. successfully organize employee training/development given available adequate cooperation. 4. discipline uncooperative employees fairly according employee handbook evaluate employee performance organize employee training/ development discipline uncooperative employees According labor laws and employee handbook According employee handbook Fairly Successfully Fairly

7 BME Proposal 7 Asset Management 1. protect and track human resources 100% under normal conditions. protect and track human resources Under normal condition 100% 2. protect and track physical invenry 90% under normal conditions. protect and track physical invenry Under normal conditions 90% 3. protect all data systems 90% under normal conditions protect all data systems Under normal conditions 90% Technology Innovation 1. employ innovative business techniques and processes (Best Business Practices) 100% under normal conditions. 2. acquire and maintain state of the art technologies 100% under normal conditions. employ innovative business techniques and processes (Best Practices) acquire and maintain state of the art technologies Under normal conditions Under normal conditions 100% 100% Global Business Thinking 1. calculate business risks accurately given adequate data. calculate business risks Given adequate data accurately 2. research and explain consumer activity completely and thoroughly given available adequate cooperation. 3. apply global business principles solve market problems 100% given available adequate cooperation. research and explain consumer activity Apply global business principles solve market problems. Completely, thoroughly 100%

8 BME Proposal 8 3 DEVELOPMENT Learning Environment Courses will be delivered in a multi-platform environment. The courses will be delivered primarily through an online platform, which will consist of a complete Online Learning Management System (OLMS). The OLMS will comprise training manuals, instrucr's guide, icebreakers, workshop activities, exercise files, PowerPoint slides, quick reference job aids, preassessments and testing, even detailed lesson plans and flip chart notes. Moreover, the students will receive complimentary e-books that will be ready use and can be easily uploaded their personal Learning Management System (LMS) as module packages. Each course is designed for mobile devices and web-based training as well as individual research and online collaboration. Finally, the LMS will be equipped with conferencing software and provide capabilities for realtime presentations. Also, video lectures of traditional classes by the course instrucr on specific subjects will be included in the course modules. In this way, the students participate in or at least observe traditional classroom instruction through the online format. It will be extremely valuable the students hear the traditional students questions and the professor s answers. This method will add the course content and encourage deeper reflection

9 BME Proposal 9 Course plan The program is organized around the big ideas/pics of business and technological innovation. There are 11 courses required complete the professional training certificate. Each course is 6 weeks long. Below is a chart identifying the courses and their content. 1 Business Fundamentals Course Cr Inst Hours Hours Per Week Business Modeling Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Product Dev/ Manufacturing Quality Control/ Assurance Supply Chain Mgmt 2 Marketing/ Advertising 3 Accounting/ Invenry Mgmt Consumer Behavior Accounting Fundamentals Product Branding Invenry/ Asset Mgmt Retail Sales Corporate Financial Mgmt Internet Marketing Financial Institutions/ Markets Inter 4 Human Resource Mgmt Human Resource Dev Organizational Behavior Policy Dev/ Disciplinary Mgmt Research & Training 5 Management of Information Systems (MIS) Network Systems Design Business Applications Fundamentals of Software Design/ Security Data Analytics 6 Business Communications Public Speaking Print Media Social Media Mass Media

10 BME Proposal 10 Course Cr Inst Hours Hours Per Week 7 Business Law Incorporation Laws 8 Negotiation/ Contract Conflict Negotiation Resolution 9 Business Research Research Fundamentals Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Tax Law Organizational Politics Statistical Methods Internation al Law Diversity/ Culture Training Data Analysis Business Ethics Problem Resolution Report Writing 10 Project Mgmt PM Model Strategic Mgmt Business Ecosystems 11 Global Economy Microeconomics Macroeconomics Global Economics/ Trade Risk Mgmt Green Economics (Environmental Responsibility) Totals

11 BME Proposal 11 References Infosys Limited. (2015). Infosys: Home. Retrieved from University of Phoenix. (2015). School of Business. Retrieved from