create a departmental plan to address the corporate initiative of doubling sales

** Assessment will be based off Operations and production functional area. 

** In this assessment, you will create a departmental plan to address the corporate initiative of doubling sales outlined in the scenario below. The scenario presented here will be applicable to the next assessment as well.

** Note: Review each of the following resources. You will need them to complete this assessment.

** Imagine that your application to Atha was successful and have been working as a manager for a short time in the Operations and production department when the Atha CEO shares the following communications with staff (see dropbox link) 

1. Presentation from CEO:  https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wl460yq506je43unkm5xt/Presentation-From-CEO.docx?rlkey=rzhrx26nhpcv7z2nkdqeqyte5&dl=0
2. CEO’s Sales Goals Announcement:  https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5w2lzt1hh9thjxg0tsdtd/zbiwf-cf_ceo_sales_goal_announcement.pdf?rlkey=8f7y5y2zptiftac0brke22f1l&dl=0
3. CEO’s MEMO to Managers:  https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y3u8fn9391x8s9koodbv1/cf_ceo_memo_managers.pdf?rlkey=m6a3ev3noj9f5zzkzfw81ibmz&dl=0

** Update Operations and Production Organization Chart with 18 additional positions. 

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nlv2j23nojrcj6vcpnlqb/Operations-and-production-org-chart.docx?rlkey=6vzf5211ou40ljmtgz86j8trs&dl=0

** Create your department’s response plan (4–5 pages) to the new corporate initiative of doubling sales and the information presented in the CEO’s Sales Goal Announcement [PDF]. Make sure to address all requirements: 

Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

• Format: Submit a professional and well-organized Word document.
• Length: 4–5 double-spaced pages.
• APA format: Use the current APA style and formatting guidelines.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze the characteristics and behaviors of effective managers.
• Analyze a decision and the top consideration in addressing it.
• Competency 2: Apply managerial principles to planning, organization, control, leadership, and communication.
• Explain how stated strategic departmental objectives or goals support corporate goals.
• Explain why identified support activities are critical for achieving departmental goals.
• Specify a timeline with realistic milestones that support stated objectives.
• Explain how a specified reorganization is an effective response to a business challenge.
• Competency 3: Communicate effectively and professionally.
• Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
• Use the attached scoring guide for completion of paper using DISTINGUISHED Colunm.