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Grade and Salary Structure Project

Company Selected: ADNOC Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

The purpose of this project is to develop a job evaluation process and a grade and salary structure. This project constitutes 20% of the final grade for the course and will be conducted as part of a small team. The first step it to select one real organization for this project. It may help to select an organization in which you know someone, but this is not necessary. You do not actually have to meet with anyone in the organization; it is just important to have a single organization in mind for all steps of the project. Please obtain my approval for the organization you select.

The final deliverable is a report providing the below information. This report should be submitted on Blackboard. One student should submit the project for the whole group. The report should be well-written and professional, which means all material should be well-organized, clear and free of typing errors. Your score can be reduced by 10% on any sections that do not satisfy these criteria.

The first page of the report should provide a brief (about half a page) overview of the organization, such as major products or services, main locations, number of employees, etc. The remainder of the report should address the following items.

Question 1. Develop point-factor job evaluation process
a. Identify 5 - 6 factors that cover the most important aspects of jobs but are not redundant or overlapping with each other.
b. Define each factor and define the top and bottom levels of each factor.
c. Determine the points associated with each level.
d. Determine realistic weights for all factors.

Question 2. Evaluate three jobs using your point-factor process (20%)

a. The three jobs should be at different levels of the organization (e.g., Administrative Assistant, Training Officer, Marketing Manager).
b. Find or develop a brief job description for each job. You should include at least three major responsibilities for each job.
c. Evaluations should be logical in the context of real work (e.g., Trainer should not receive more points on "People Responsibility" than the Head of Marketing).

Question 3. Collect market data for the same three jobs
a. Do NOT ask organizations for a salary structure or individuals about their own salary. This is generally confidential information and such inquiries may be viewed as naïve or insensitive. In addition, using another salary structure is not your work, and is likely to create problems for you (e.g., it will not match your regression results).
b. Gather information from at least two sources for each job.
c. Information may be obtained from web sites, job postings, newspaper ads, knowledgeable family and friends, etc.
d. Document each source (e.g., My Father managed this job two years ago), and the specific data provided by each source (e.g., We paid an average of about Dhs12,000 per month).
e. Indicate the final salary you will use for each job and why you are using this salary (e.g., We will use the 26,500 estimate from salary.com because this is the most reliable source.).
f. If necessary, convert this data to a common scale by making adjustments for issues such as currency, taxes, housing provided, UAE National vs. expatriates, etc. Clearly label all data at all steps in the process (e.g., What currency? Is housing included?).

Question 4. Create Grade and Salary Structure
a. Use regression analysis, based on the points and salary data for your three jobs, to find the market pay line. Be sure to include the regression equation in your report.
b. Create 6-10 grades or bands, which will be defined by point ranges. The 6-10 grades or bands should generally cover all jobs in the organization. However, it is probably best to exclude very low jobs such as the Cleaners and the very top job such as the CEO. The point ranges for these grades should not overlap. The size of the point ranges may remain the same or increase, but not decrease, as you go up. You may have to re-adjust the number grades and the point ranges of the grades a few times to develop a satisfactory structure.
c. For each grade, use the mid-point of the point range and the regression equation to find the mid-point of the pay range. Then find the minimum and maximum of each pay range using a spread of between 20% and 50%. The size of the spread may remain the same or increase, but not decrease, as you go up. Provide the minimum, midpoint, and maximum salary for each pay range, and document the spread for each pay range.
d. Report the overlap between adjacent pay ranges. The overlap should be between 20% and 50%. The overlap may remain the same or increase, but not decrease, as you go up. Again, you may have to adjust your original point ranges or the spreads to finalize your structure.
e. Be sure to label your final structure as relevant (e.g., What is the name of the organization? Where is it located? Is this for UAE Nationals or Non-Nationals? Is housing included? What currency?).