BSBMGT608 Manage Innovation: Action Plan for Process Implementation

This project outlines an action plan for implementing innovative processes within an organization, focusing on transition activities, communication activities, and contingency planning. The plan includes objectives, measures, responsible parties, and timeframes for staff training, cost reduction, and supervision. It also addresses communication strategies for informing departments about financial plans and making quick decisions. Contingency plans are developed for fund requirements and employee turnover. The project further analyzes the follow-up of implementation issues, including productivity, delays, error rates, and staff levels, and presents an amended action plan with objectives, measures, and timeframes for sales maximization, equipment replacement, staff training, and error improvement. Amended contingency plans are also included. The project incorporates references to support the strategies and plans provided.

Implementation of Innovative
Processes

Action Plan
Action Plans are created so as to communicate with different
departments about the actions which are to be taken (Olhager
2013). An Action plan specifies the duration and the person who
will be responsible for the implementation of the Plan

Action Plan for Transition
Activities Objectives Measures Authority Timeframe
s
Training of
Staffs
In order to
make the
staffs of the
company
efficient
Efficiency
and level of
Skill
Developmen
ts
Trainer and
HR Manager
3 months
Cost
Reduction
To minimize
the cost so
that profit is
increased
Efficient
utilization of
Resources,
Working
within
Budget limit
Operational
Manager
4 months
Supervision
and Control
To ensure
that the
transition is
smoothly
taking place
Supervisor’s
Role,
Performance
Reports,
Operational
Manager
3 months

Action Plan for Communication
Activities Objectives Measures Authority Timeframes
Budgets To inform
Departments
about the
financial
Plans
Setting of
Targets, Role
of various
departments
Senior Level
Management
1 month
Presentation To inform
quick
decision
Effective
understandin
g for
subordinates
Senior Level
Management
1 month

Contingency Plans
Contingency Plans are formulated for emergency situations which
the management anticipates and the same may or may not happen
(Moreira, Street and Arroyo 2015). In the case of A.C. Gilbert, the
contingency plans which are formulated are shown in the slides
below.

Contingency Plan for Fund
Requirements
Risk Contingency Comments
Additional Requirement of
Funds in Implementation of
Strategic Plan of the
business.
The funds can be
collected by
taken a loan from
a financial
institution
The additional Funds will be
necessary to smoothly carry out
the Plans which are related to
Strategic Objectives of the
Buisness.

Contingency Plan for Employee
Turnover
Risk Contingency Comments
Employee turnover The employee
turnover needs
to kept at a
minimum for
effective
performance
The management expects
that the plan will be helpful
to manages the employees
force of the company (Stone
and Stone 2013).

Follow Up of Implementation
Issues and Failures
The plan of A.C. Gilbert is aimed towards reducing the costs and
wastage and also there is a secondary objective of reducing the
employee turnover rate. The follow of the program of the business
reveals the following after an analysis of 6 weeks are shown below:
 productivity remains at 66%
 delays on the lines have improved and are now at pre-change levels
 error rates have remained steady at 20%
 staff levels have remained steady.

Amended Action Plan
Activities Objectives Measures Authority Timeframes
Sales
Maximization
Improving the
Production
and also the
Revenue
generation
• Sales
program
• Use of
Better
Technology
Sales
Manager
4 months
Replacement
of Equipment
Improving the
Delays in
Production
Retraining
and
Recruitment
of Skills
Employee
Operational
Manager
3 Months
Staff Training
and Retention
Retaining
Employees of
the Business
Employee
Motivation
Programs
Departmental
Managers
2 months

Amended Contingency Plan
Activities Objectives Measures Authority Timeframes
Improving
Errors
Error
detection and
Corrective
Measures
Supervision
of Activities
Supervisors Weekly

Evaluation Schedule
Activities Objectives Measures Authority Timeframes
Budgeting
Techniques
Planning and
Monitoring
OF activities
and ensuring
performance
standard is
mainatained
Setting
Standards,
Identifying
variances,
Comparing
actual with
standard set.
Operational
Manager
I month
Performance
Reports
Measuring
Performance
of each
department
Comparison
purpose
Operational
Manager
1 month

References
Stone, R. J., and Stone, R. J. 2013. Managing human resources. John
Wiley and Sons.
Olhager, J. 2013. Evolution of operations planning and control: from
production to supply chains. International Journal of Production
Research, 51(23-24), 6836-6843.
Moreira, A., Street, A. and Arroyo, J.M., 2015. An adjustable robust
optimization approach for contingency-constrained transmission
expansion planning. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 30(4),
pp.2013-2022.