Reference no: EM133226493
Assignment:
Introduction
This exercise is designed to assess your behaviour in meetings and how effective you are in generating well-thought-out and commercially viable business solutions as part of a team.
Background
The Department of Transport (DoT) administers itself through the following five agencies to accomplish its massive role in the development of infrastructure and transportation: Marine, Public Transport, Traffic & Roads, Rail and Aviation.
You have recently joined the Department of Transport (DoT) as a senior member of the HR Team. You have been called to this meeting to discuss an important opportunity for the DoT.
As a Government entity, the DoT is responsible for the following:
- Planning and executing major transport infrastructure projects
- Regulating and managing the licensing of vehicles and drivers
- Developing and maintaining safe and functional road systems
- Ensuring marine safety, marine environment protection and world class coastal facilities
- Regulating the taxi, tour and charter industry
- Planning, coordinating and managing rail functions
- Acting as key coordinating and advisory body on aviation related matters
- Encouraging and enabling capacity building across all modes
In total, the DoT has 15,000 employees and all remuneration packages currently consist of the following components:
- Basic Salary (Subject to employee's paygrade)
- Annual Bonus based on years of Service
- Additional Non-monetary Benefits: Limited to Annual Flights to Home country (Amount of flights per annum is subject to employee's paygrade)
The DoT has received an annual grant to the amount of 15 million dirhams to fund and drive the improvement of DoT performance. The purpose of this HR team meeting is to decide on the best way to spend the grant. The Director of HR has chosen to be absent from this meeting, to avoid personal preferences having undue weight.
In preparation of the meeting, the Senior HR Analyst has shared 4 potential opportunities after researching various business solutions and seeking input from colleagues. Subsequently, you are meeting with the rest of the HR team to agree on the most optimum solution. A summary of options researched by the Analyst is attached in addition to an outline of the DoT's Strategic objectives.