MBA 725 - Reflections on Module 1 Concepts

I survived MBA 715 and am now moving into 725. My first course was all about creating the business idea that would launch. Now, I learn about organizing that launch. This course will prove challenging for me, as my brain dominance leans more towards creative thinking and being a visionary. Organization is one of my weakest areas. I’m looking forward, albeit apprehensively, to the skills I will learn in this course. The questions for reflection follow…

Consider your own leadership traits. Do you more closely fit with the creative nature from MBA 715 or the organizational nature of MBA 725? Explain your response.

My HBDI scores very strongly reflect my creative, right-brained thinking style. My initial overview of the launch stage is very overwhelming. My weakest area is organization. As a leader, I will need to learn to utilize better organizational traits. A good leader is able to adapt when necessary. If I move into a launch project, I will also want to have solid organizational dominants on my team.

Reflecting on your personal past experiences, discuss an idea you developed, only to have it fail during the implementation. Why did the implementation fail?

I’ve had a number of software developments fail, but usually turn successful during rework. As I look back over them, probably the most common reason for failure was not understanding the requirements of the end user. When the project went live, we would find that the output of the project ended up not being exactly what the end user needed. This may have been avoided by doing more up front simulation of the final product.

Think of the products and services of your current organization. How can the products and services be reclassified to identify different markets?

Our product went through this a number of years ago. We had an industrial product line that someone had the idea to make a few modifications and introduce to the retail consumer world. It has done very well since then. As our products are highly industrial and specific, it will be a difficult process to reclassify the products. For our business line, new product development is more likely to get us into different markets.

May 20, 2007 | Filed Under MBA 725 

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