Assignment: A Community Decision
In order to make a thorough analysis of all aspects affecting a decision, SWOT Analysis helps in structuring your analysis and assists in forecasting the risks while allowing you to think about how to mitigate them.
Scenario:
You are assigned to work on a seven-person community team concerning a proposed housing project. Two of the committee members have a vested interest in occupying a unit in the new complex. One of these committee members wants to lead the committee.
For phase 1 of the project, your committee must choose a suitable location for the multiple dwellings. Currently, the new multiple dwelling housing complex is proposed to be located in a low-lying area of town that is only near a high school. Shops are located 5 miles away and there is no public transportation. There was some flooding during a past hurricane which was ten years ago. There is a parcel of land that would be good for this development but the local church has already put a down payment on it and is in the process of drawing up plans. The only other land development option in the town is too costly to put multiple dwellings on. In addition, the dwelling must not exceed a sale price of $100,000 dollars per unit.
Checklist:
Do a SWOT analysis to determine the risks and threats to selecting a viable location for the housing complex, and possible opportunities for mitigating the risks.
Using the decision-making steps, explain how you addressed each decision-making step, including any team issues below the SWOT table.
Provide a possible resolution to the team scenario so that your team can be successful in choosing a location in an ethical manner based on your SWOT analysis.
Decision-Making Steps:
Determine what the actual problem is.
Analyze the internal and external implications and ethical considerations.
Determine alternative solutions based on your analysis.
Select the best alternative and put it into action.
Assess the efficacy of the decision and the impact made.
Risk Management Steps: Identifying, assessing (degree), prioritizing risks, and mitigating the risks.
Your submission must include a minimum of two references. The first is the course textbook, and the second is an article from the database ABI/INFORM Collection in the PG Library. Any additional articles must also derive from the database ABI/INFORM Collection. Cite using in-text citations where appropriate. Your sources and content should follow the current APA format and citation style
