Your assignment is to read the articles in this week’s folder, review the two budgets provided and respond to the questions at the end of this assignment sheet. This activity is to designed to help you with the more detailed Budget Analysis Assignment due later in the semester. For this assignment, required APA format will consist of the title page with a running head, and reference page with citations in proper format. The minimum citations would include any articles or other reference materials used to complete this activity.WHAT TO DO:1) Read the articles provided in this week’s folder and any other information found on the internet if you are unfamiliar with budgets.2) Review Budget 1 and 2, looking at current year results and next year results for both. Pay careful attention to the following: Total Income, Total Expenses and Surplus or Deficit. If expenses are greater than income, the budget is in trouble. A director’s budget goal is to either break even or have a surplus.2) After reviewing the two sample budgets carefully, respond to the questions at the end of the assignment sheet in a simple word document. No explanations are necessary for #1 – 4, unless asked for – just be sure financial information is accurate.SAMPLE BUDGETSBudget 1 – Activity 4-12.xlsudget 2 – Activity 4.xlsQUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED:1) What is the total projected income from each budget – current year as well as next year? The total expenses? Will there be a surplus or a deficit for each budget?2) Based on this projected budget, will each school be able to pay all operating expenses for the current year and next year? Why or why not?3) What is the total amount for staff expenses for each budget? Staff costs are the largest expense item for most childcare budgets.4) The percentage of budget used for staff expenses is typically 55 to 70%. Divide the TOTAL STAFF EXPENSE by the TOTAL INCOME to determine the percentage of each budget spend on staff. What is that percentage for each budget?5) As the director of each of these schools, what actions (if any) would you take to ensure your school budget operates in the black

This assignment addresses the role the nurse plays using political strategies to help influence policy decisions. Step 1: Read the following situation carefully.A hospital is planning to purchase new telemetry heart monitors for the intensive care unit (ICU), emergency department (ED), and intermediate care unit (IMCU). To make the capital purchase productive, hospital administration forms a committee consisting of the unit managers, nursing representatives from each unit, a bio-med individual, and the financial officer. Each unit is allowed representation based on the number of nurses employed on the units. This results in three ICU nurses, three IMCU nurses, and one ED nurse.Management is concerned about the costs of replacing the telemetry monitors; therefore, the financial officer pushes for the cheapest product, insisting that budget constraints and decreased revenue require the purchase of a less expensive system. However, the ICU, IMCU, and ED representatives gather after the meeting to discuss their support for the most expensive system. They devise a proposal that outlines the uninterrupted flow of patients with the system, explains how the telemetry units meet each area’s needs, and demonstrates how the system will save money in the long term.They create a chart that compares the two models, demonstrating how the more expensive system could enhance patient outcomes. They convince the bio-med representative to side with them based on their knowledge that his mother is in the ICU and could benefit from the outcome. The nurses also gain support from several local cardiologists for their desired system. Step 2: Develop a 2-3 page paper by responding to each of the posed questions, not including title or ref. page. Label each step in your paper using professional paragraph headers.Describe how the nurses used political strategies to influence the decision.How does this case reflect the political power of nurses?How did the nurses demonstrate the political skills described in the text?What were the purposes behind the nurses forming a coalition?Step 3: Cite any sources in 7th ed. APA format.

Six Sigma Implementations 
Six Sigma is a common quality management practice used to support the businesses improvements on different levels organizational, processes. Numerous successful cases by well-known companies demonstrated this methodology`s efficiency such as in Motorola, Amazon, General Electric…..etc.
In practice, these companies use one of two paths to implement six sigma: DMAIC, which contains five phases ( Define , Measure , Analyze , Improve , Control ) , and DMADV which includes ( Define , Measure , Analyze , Design , Verify ). The first path is covered in details by our course materials.
In this assessment, picture yourself as a Quality Records Investigator. In order to improve a current process, product or service, you were requested by the quality manager to create a project plan using six-sigma methodology specifically (DMAIC). 
To work on this assignment, choose a product or service, or process that you think it needs to be improved. Create a project plan that explains the following: 

Define Stage : Product or Service Information:  ( 150 – 200 words)
Choose either product, service, or process to improve. 
State the project scope, two objectives, and the duration. 
Identify the project`s team (key stakeholders).
Measure stage: ( 100- 150 words )
Use a process flowchart to identify the current process for your choice ( Inputs , action , outputs)
Choose a measurement for your analysis (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio).
Analyze stage : ) ( 100 – 150 words )
Based on your process flowchart and your desired outcomes, Define the Sources of Process Variation. (Causes of problem, or non-value processes)
Improve stage 🙁 100 – 120 words)
Suggest no less than two recommendations to improve the current process. 
Present at least two conditions that have to be existed to guarantee the project success. 
Control stage : (100 – 150 words) 
Identify two tangible & intangible measurements that the firm can use to evaluate their performance after the improvement. 
In which way the company can help their employees to embrace the new changes (training, reward system…) 

For the second writing* you must choose to discuss only ONE argument for the existence of God (either the design argument OR the problem of evil) – NOT BOTH* no matter which argument you choose to discuss, you can take either the side of the believer or the atheist. Here is one way for you to decide which argument to discuss.First, ask yourself whether you are a believer or an atheist (non-believer) or at least more inclined toward one position rather than the other.Second, once you have determined which position you *initially* are more inclined to support, pick the OTHER side. E.g. if you are an atheist, pick the believer side. This is the side that you are going to do your best to defend in your writing.Then, you pick which argument you want to discuss, either the design argument or the problem of evil – you can choose either, but I would recommend choosing the argument that you believe makes the stronger case for the side that you are defending in your writing.AtheistLet’s say that you are writing on behalf of the believer (given that you are initially more inclined toward atheism). And you think that the believer might have a better case in favor of the existence of the Omni-God by appealing to the existence of COP in the universe. In this case, your discussion should be limited to the design argument.If instead you think that the believer has a better case in support of the existence of God by showing that God can better explain the existence of evil and suffering, then your discussion should be limited to the problem of evil.BelieverVice versa, if you are more inclined toward the belief in the existence of God, you are going to write on behalf of the atheist. If you think that the atheist might have a better case against the existence of the Omni-God by appealing to the existence of COP in the universe, your discussion should be limited to the design argument.If instead you think that the atheist has a better case against the existence of God by showing that God’s nature is incompatible with the existence of evil and suffering, then your discussion should be limited to the problem of evil.

This week’s discussion deals with the impact of culture on Management. To do so, we will explore two major topics: 1. Culture and it’s effects on organizations, and 2. Communicating across cultures. Include the answers to both questions within your one initial post this week. Discussion Question #1:What role does culture play on managers in global situations. For example, a US firm in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Singapore or Germany would all face different problems from a cultural perspective. What about a foreign venture into North America.Discussion Question #2:Define “Communication Across Cultures”. Describe cultural variables in communications through examples. Discussion GuidelinesReadingsElliot, E. A., Xiao, Y., & Wilson, E. (2015). A multicultural blend: Metaphors, cognitive social capital and multiculturalism. International Marketing Review, 32(2), 200. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1671009732?accountid=8289Gunnarsson, B. (2013). Multilingualism in the workplace. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 33, 162-189. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy2.apus.edu/10.1017/S0267190513000123URL: http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1462366334?pq-origsite=summon&accountid=8289Mahmud, S., Alam, Q., & Härtel, C. (2014). Mismatches in skills and attributes of immigrants and problems with workplace integration: a study of IT and engineering professionals in Australia. Human Resource Management Journal, 24(3), 339-354. doi:10.1111/1748-8583.12026 URL: http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=97052521&site=ehost-live&scope=sitePalliam, R., & Ankli, R. (2015). The cultural similarities of work as dignity: Bringing sense of community in business organizations. Development and Learning in Organizations, 29(4), 6-9. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1692760033?accountid=8289Plijter, E.,B., JM van, d. V., & Rocco, R. (2014). Managing the workplace in a globalized world. Facilities, 32(13), 744-760. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1633946377?accountid=8289