Write a brief paper that provides an update on the progress of your Gemba walk project.

Discuss the following in your paper:

• How is your employer responding to your project?
• What internal and external data sources have you identified?
• What successes and challenges have you encountered requesting or accessing data?
• How is the data helping to narrow down to a viable, short-term executable project?
• What other challenges are you encountering?
• What are you doing to work around the challenges?
• What is the connection of the Gemba walk project to the upcoming Capstone project?

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

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RUBRICS:

Project Update Review

20% of total grade

Excellent

Discussion addressed Gemba walk topic being identified, understood and supported by current employer. Shared workplace experiences and interviews related to the project. (8)

Good

Discussion addressed Gemba walk topic. Shared workplace experiences and/or interviews related to the project. (7.2)

Fair

Weak discussion addressing Gemba walk topic. Shared minimal workplace experiences and/or interviews related to the project. (6.4)

Poor

Discussion addressing Gemba walk topic lacking substance and value. (5.6)

Data

25% of total grade

Excellent

Identified multiple contributing data resources (both internal and external to the organization) in support of the project, and discussed multiple challenges in securing those data resources. (10)

Good

Identified a couple contributing data resources in support of the project, along with challenges discussed in securing those data resources. (9)

Fair

Identified minimal contributing data resources in support of the project; minimal challenges were discussed in securing those data resources. (8)

Poor

Contributing data resources in support of the project not identified; challenges associated with securing those data resources were not discussed. (7)

Challenges

25% of total grade

Excellent

Identified challenges for the completion of the project; discussed logical workarounds to those challenges. (10)

Good

Identified challenges for the completion of the project; discussed workarounds to those challenges. (9)

Fair

Minimal challenges, workarounds discussed. (8)

Poor

Challenges, workarounds discussed lacked substance or were illogically connected. (7)

APA

15% of total grade

Excellent

All of the writing style, format, citations and references are consistent with APA guidelines. (6)

Good

The majority of the writing style, format, citations and references are consistent with APA guidelines. (5.4)

Fair

Portions of the writing style, format, citations and references are not consistent with APA guidelines. (4.8)

Poor

Writing style, format, citations and references are not consistent with APA guidelines or plagiarism is present. (4.2)

Grammar

15% of total grade

Excellent

No errors in spelling and grammar (6)

Good

Few errors in spelling and grammar (5.4)

Fair

Several errors in spelling and grammar (4.8)

Poor

Numerous errors in spelling and grammar (4.2)