Even with the best motivational campaigns and a well-developed and executed communications management plan, conflicts among team members and project stakeholders in general can arise. You have one more tool available to help you resolve conflicts because a conflict can impact your project outcomes in a positive manner—negotiation.
For this week, you will be developing a detailed negotiation strategy and plan for unforeseen conflicts.
Assignment Deliverables
Negotiation Strategy and Plan
Identify at least 5 potential situations or risk areas where negotiation may be required, such as conflict resolution.
Identify some of the negotiation techniques and strategies that could prove to be useful for each of these risk areas. Explain why.
Identify the steps (including the preparation for and closure at the end) of the negotiation process.
Identify who will have the final decision-making authority in the negotiation session.
Describe the negotiation process flow (you may use a narrative description or a diagram with an explanation).
Individual Project Rubric
The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. It’s the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.
Expectation Points Possible Points Earned Comments
Application of Learning Material Content: Identify situations where negotiations may be required.
30
Application of Learning Material Content: Identify the negotiation techniques and strategies that are helpful in resolving conflicts.
30
Application of Course Knowledge: Develop a negotiation process flow and closure plan.
30
Organization: The assignment presents information logically and is clearly relevant to the topic.
25
Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. APA formatting is required, or another style may be specified in the assignment.
10