JUSTIFICATION REPORT

Justification Report



Executive Summary

In the recent decades, Microsoft failed at every segment it tried to enter, whether it is social networking, music, electronic books or search engine. It is the management techniques deployed by Microsoft that are cited as the prime reason behind the problems plaguing Microsoft. Stack ranking is the technique that is used by Microsoft for the purpose of ranking employees across the scale of good, average and poor performers. This process is extremely destructive as it promotes competition within the team and not with other players in the industry. Furthermore, positive evaluations and grading of employees is attached with brown nosing and politicizing, and this drives genuine hard workers into resigning, or results into having them leave because of low reviews. The problem lies with the senior management of the corporation, and hence they need to requisite our 'Senior Management Development Program'. New performance appraisal system is the need which should be a combination of judgmental factors and factual, however the level of judgment is important to be exceeded.

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Justification Report

To, Microsoft Corporation,

Microsoft Redmond Campus, Redmond, Washington,

United States

Sky Human Capital Managers specializes in the training and development of senior managers. In the domain of technology, once a giant in the industry; Microsoft Corporation, is seen as succumbing to the competition being put in front by Google, Apple and the likes. It is the management practices that have been cited by numerous researchers as the main factor behind their demise. The management system is so designed that it does not promote creativity which is of pivotal importance in the industry of communication and technology where the innovation clock speed is highest and the market players who consider that could succeed in the domain. Since the year 2000, it is seen that Microsoft failed at every segment it tried to enter, whether it is social networking, music, electronic books or search engine. To revive the corporation again, we would like to offer you our services briefly touched over below.

Problem Statement

It is the management techniques deployed by Microsoft that are cited as the prime reason behind the problems plaguing Microsoft. Stack ranking is the technique that is used by Microsoft for the purpose of ranking employees across the scale of good, average and poor performers (Allen, 2012). The program has been cited as the process that influenced many of the creative and innovative talent pool of the Microsoft to leave it. The program ranked such that in a team of 10, if 2 are good and 7 average, 1 would be the poor performer and hence then might be asked to leave the organization. This process is extremely destructive as it promotes competition within the team and not with other players in the industry. This does not promote innovative and creative culture. The problem lies with the senior management of the corporation.

Purpose

It would be beneficial for Microsoft to requisite our services pertaining to 'Senior Management Development Program', which is the prime purpose ...