Change Management Plan

w10a1 - Change Management Plan

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Introduction

In this assignment, you will combine the previous four assignments into a proposal that you could present to the executive

leadership and board members. You will argue the value of the change management plan to the overall success of the organization.

Add to your previous submissions a plan for sustaining the change in the long run.

InstructionsWrite a 6–10-page paper in which you:

Section I: Organization: Describe the organization and comment on the HR change that the organization should

make. Utilize effective diagnostic tools to assess the organization's ability to change. Support assertions with

theoretical evidence.

1. Describe the company in terms of industry, size, number of employees, and history.

2. Analyze in detail the current HR practice, policy, process, or procedure that you believe should be changed.

3. Formulate three valid reasons for the proposed change based on current change management theories.

4. Appraise the diagnostic tools that you can use to determine an organization’s readiness for change. Propose two diagnostic

tools which you can utilize to determine if the organization is ready for change. Defend why you believe the diagnostic tools

selected are the best choice for diagnosing change in the organization.

5. Using one of the diagnostic tools you selected, assess the organization’s readiness for change.

Provide results of the diagnostic analysis

Explain the results

6. Interpret whether or not the organization is ready for change. Substantiate your conclusion by referencing current change

management theories.

Section II: Kotter Change Plan: Utilizing the Kotter eight-step method of change, create a solid change

management plan for the HR initiative you identified as requiring improvement.

1. Ascertain how each of the steps applies to your specific organization.

2. Develop a strategy that illustrates how you would address each of the eight stages of change:

Establishing a sense of urgency.

Creating a coalition.

Developing vision and strategy.

Communicating the vision.

Empowering broad-based action.

Generating short-term wins.

Consolidating gains and producing more change.

Anchoring new approaches into the culture.

Section III: Resistance and Communication: Research methods of minimizing resistance to change and create a

plan to address resistance within your change management initiative.

1. Diagnose the reasons for resistance to change.

2. Interpret the potential causes of resistance in the organization. Identify and describe three potential causes of resistance to your

change plan. Identify and describe three potential sources of resistance to your change plan.

3. Create a plan for minimizing possible resistance to your change management plan.

4. Elaborate on the relationship between resistance to change and communication.

5. Evaluate three communication strategies.

6. Recommend one communication strategy that would be applicable to your organization. Diagnose why this communication

strategy is best for your organization.

7. Create a solid communication plan for your change initiative.

Section IV: Sustaining Change: Research methods of sustaining change in organizations and create a plan for

sustaining proposed change.

1. Recommend two strategies for sustaining change:

Diagnose the two theories from a scholarly perspective

Evaluate why the strategies selected are viable for the organization

Section V: Presentation: Create a visually appealing and informative presentation espousing the importance of

the change management plan you developed.1. Create a 10–15 slide PowerPoint presentation to submit to executive leadership and board members outlining and describing

your recommended change. Include the following criteria:

Be creative in your design so that is appealing to others.

Ensure that all of the major points of the plan are covered.

Create bulleted speaking notes for your presentation to the shareholders in the Notes section of the PowerPoint.

Note: You may create or assume any fictitious names, data, or scenarios that have not been established in this

assignment for a realistic flow of communication.

Use a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.

Create a video of yourself presenting the presentation to key stakeholders. Note: View the Creating a Presentation

for Your Course playlist for tutorials on creating and submitting video assignments

Section VI: References: Utilize good scholarly research skills and writing skills to develop a solid change plan and

presentation.

1. Use at least 10 quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as

academic resources

2. Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Create a proposal for a change management plan for an organization.

Scoring Guide

Resubmit Week 4 assignment with professor feedback addressed. 5 %

Unacceptable- Did not resubmit Week 4 assignment with professor feedback addressed./ Needs Improvement- Partially resubmitted Week 4 assignment with professor feedback addressed./ Competent- Satisfactorily resubmitted Week 4 assignment with professor feedback addressed. Exemplary- Thoroughly resubmitted Week 4 assignment with professor feedback addressed.

Resubmit Week 6 assignment with professor feedback addressed. 5 %

Unacceptable- Did not resubmit Week 6 assignment with professor feedback addressed./ Needs Improvement- Partially resubmitted Week 6 assignment with professor feedback addressed./ Competent- Satisfactorily resubmitted Week 6 assignment with professor feedback addressed. Exemplary- Thoroughly resubmitted Week 6 assignment with professor feedback addressed.

Resubmit Week 8 assignment with professor feedback addressed. 5 %

Unacceptable- Did not resubmit Week 8 assignment with professor feedback addressed./ Needs Improvement- Partially resubmitted Week 8 assignment with professor feedback addressed. /Competent- Satisfactorily resubmitted Week 8 assignment with professor feedback addressed. Exemplary -Thoroughly resubmitted Week 8 assignment with professor feedback addressed.

Recommend two strategies for sustaining change. Diagnose the two theories from a scholarly perspective. 10 %

Unacceptable- Did not submit two recommended strategies for sustaining change. Did not submit diagnoses of the two theories from a scholarly perspective./ Needs Improvement- Partially recommended two strategies for sustaining change. Partially diagnosed the two theories from a scholarly perspective./ Competent- Satisfactorily recommended two strategies for sustaining change. Satisfactorily diagnosed the two theories from a scholarly perspective. / Exemplary- Thoroughly recommended two strategies for sustaining change. Thoroughly diagnosed the two theories from a scholarly perspective.

Recommend two strategies for sustaining change. Evaluate why the strategies selected are viable for the organization. 10 %

Unacceptable- Did not submit a 10–15 slide PowerPoint presentation to submit to executive leadership and board members outlining and describing your recommended change. Was not creative in design so that it is appealing to others. /Needs Improvement- Partially created a 10–15 slide PowerPoint presentation to submit to executive leadership and board members outlining and describing your recommended change. Was partially creative in design so that it is appealing to others./ Competent -Satisfactorily created a 10– 15 slide PowerPoint presentation to submit to executive leadership and board members outlining and describing your recommended change. Was satisfactorily creative in design so that it is appealing to others./ Exemplary- Thoroughly created a 10–15 slide PowerPoint presentation to submit to executive leadership and board members outlining and describing your recommended change. Was thoroughly creative in design so that it is appealing to others.

Ensure that all of the major points of the plan are covered in your PowerPoint presentation. 10 %

Unacceptable- Did not submit or incompletely ensured that all of the major points of the plan are covered./ Needs Improvement- Partially ensured that all of the major points of the plan are covered. Competent- Satisfactorily ensured that all of the major points of the plan are covered./ Exemplary -Thoroughly ensured that all of the major points of the plan are covered.

Created bulleted speaking notes for your presentation to the shareholders in the Notes section of the PowerPoint. 10 %

Unacceptable- Did not submit bulleted speaking notes for your presentation to the shareholders in the Notes section of the PowerPoint. /Needs Improvement- Partially created bulleted speaking notes for your presentation to the shareholders in the Notes section of the PowerPoint./ Competent- Satisfactorily created bulleted speaking notes for your presentation to the shareholders in the Notes section of the PowerPoint./ Exemplary- Thoroughly created bulleted speaking notes for your presentation to the shareholders in the Notes section of the PowerPoint

Use a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information in your PowerPoint presentation. 10 %

Unacceptable- Did not submit a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information in your PowerPoint./ Needs Improvement- Partially used a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information in your PowerPoint. /Competent-Satisfactorily used a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information in your PowerPoint./ Exemplary-Thoroughly used a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information in your PowerPoint.

Create a video of yourself presenting the PowerPoint presentation to key stakeholders. 10 %

Unacceptable- Did not submit a video of yourself presenting the PowerPoint presentation to key stakeholders./ Needs Improvement- Partially created a video of yourself presenting the PowerPoint presentation to key stakeholders./ Competent- Satisfactorily created a video of yourself presenting the PowerPoint presentation to key stakeholders./ Exemplary- Thoroughly created a video of yourself presenting the PowerPoint presentation to key stakeholders.

Ten references. 5 %

Unacceptable- No references provided./ Needs Improvement- Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor-quality choices./ Competent -Meets number of required references; all references high-quality choices./ Exemplary- Exceeds number of required references; all references high-quality choices.

Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements. 10 %

Unacceptable- More than 6 errors present/ Needs Improvement 5–6 errors present/ Competent 3–4 errors present/ Exemplary 0–2 errors present

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