I) ABC software, a small software producer, decides to renovate its premises. In
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I) ABC software, a small software producer, decides to renovate its premises. Instead of hiring an outside contractor and trades people, the firm decides to use its employees-secretaries, programmers, sales staff, and others-to do most of the work. The firm makes all its employees try painting and carpentry and other tasks needed for the renovation, and selects the people with the strongest skills in those areas to take time off from their regular task and work on the renovation. Is this strategy a good one? Why or why not?Explanation / Answer
This is not a good strategy because renovation needs special skills and even with learning it takes a lot of time to master that skill.
Moreover, the company insists employees to take time off from their regular task and work on renovation. This could negatively impact the other tasks of the employees and thus the productivity of the the staff in their regular tasks which is not a good sign.
Additionally, the quality of both the regular task and renovation would be below par. Thus, one should focus on specific skill sets and assign tasks according to that.