Extra Practice - Business Decision Making - ثاني ثانوي

70 2 Chapter رة ا Ministry of Education 2024-1446 Business Decision Making S1 S2 S3.indb 70 Extra Practice Real Life Independent Challenge You can apply the decision-making techniques you learned in this chapter to the decisions you need to make in other parts of your life, such as what job to accept, whether to buy or rent a house or apartment, and whether to continue your formal education. Select a decision you need to make, and then identify possible solutions. a. Select a decision you need to make. Choose one that demands careful con- sideration and analysis. b. Use one of the tools presented in this lesson to generate possible alterna- tives. For example, brainstorm a list of alternatives or create a mind map. c. Use a tool such as a decision table to rate the alternatives. d. Use a different tool to rate the alternatives, and then compare the results. e. Now that you've applied logic to your decision, do you intuitively agree with the results? Team Challenge You are working for Qassim Builders, a company in Buraydah, Al-Qassim Province, specializing in sustainable building. In line with the Saudi Vision 2030, the goal of your company is to design and build structures that use energy, resources, and materials efficiently, protect the health of occupants, improve the productivity of employees, and reduce waste, pollution, and environmental deg- radation. Your manager, Nora, asks you and your team to consider whether Qassim Builders should accept a new project. The project involves building an information center in Buraydah. The building will be "off the grid," meaning that the building will be self-sufficient and will not rely on public utilities for power or water. Nora suggests you follow the steps below to make your rec- ommendations: a. Individually, learn what is involved in green building and creating off-the- grid structures. Outline a plan of up to six steps for building the information center. b. Meet as a group to discuss what would happen if the project fails miserably. Compile a list of the reasons for the failure. 30/06/2023 14:28

وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 Business Decision Making S1 S2 S3.indb 71 c. Sort the list into categories, such as technology obstacles, community oppo- sition, and lack of knowledge. d. Revise your plan to correct its flaws and to avoid the potential problems. e. Submit the plan to your instructor as requested. Be the Critic You are working for Salman Software, a company that designs useful desktop gadgets for computer users. Your boss, Abdullah Salman, is planning a major overhaul of the company Web site. Abdullah is trying to decide whether to hire an outside Web design firm to create the Web site or do it in house using com- pany programmers. To help make the decision, Abdullah listed the pros and cons of his two alternatives, as shown in Figure 2-9. In the end, Abdullah made a gut decision and now plans to revise the Web site in house. Analyze Abdullah's decision, noting its weaknesses, and send a list of the weaknesses to your instructor. FIGURE 2-9 Hire an Outside Web Design Agency? Pros Quality of work Expertise Work more quickly Cons High cost Don't know our products Not as flexible Have graphical resources Loss of control Solving the Problem 71 30/06/2023 14:28