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Task Type: Discussion Board 2 Deliverable Length: 200–300 words Points Possible: 75 Due Date: 4/12/2015 11:59:59 PM CT

Primary Discussion Response is due by Wednesday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Sunday (11:59:59pm Central).

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200–300 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Discuss the following points regarding how to identify forces of change and their impact:

Identify 3 examples of external forces affecting any of your current or prior work experience. Identify 3 examples of internal forces affecting any of your current or prior work experience. For each of the above, how have these forces affected you personally? For each of the above, how have these forces affected the organization?

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

What did you learn from your classmate's posting? What additional questions do you have after reading the posting? What clarification do you need regarding the posting? What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates' postings?

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

Task Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 250–300 words + plan shell with a minimum of 2 scholarly references Points Possible: 100 Due Date: 4/13/2015 11:59:59 PM CT

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Transformational Change Management Plan

You will create an entire Transformational Change Management Plan for a medium-sized public company that has lost business to a competitor that has chosen to outsource much of its production operations. The company has been based in a small Midwestern town, it is one of the largest employers, and it has an excellent reputation for employee welfare. It is now planning to do the very same offshoring, which will involve large lay-offs of long-term employees.

The Key Assignment is a comprehensive transformational change management plan that will combine tasks from Weeks 1–5.

The project deliverables are as follows:

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Week 1: Introduction Week 2: What is driving the need for this transformational change? Week 3: Theories of Change Management Week 4: Communication Plan Week 5: Implementation Plan

Create an APA title page and the following section for Week 1:

Week 1: Introduction (250–300 words)

You will research and find an example of a firm that is going through the transformational change of offshoring much of its production activities. The first part of the plan will be the Introduction. Context for the introduction includes the following:

What is offshoring? How were the stakeholders affected? What initiated the change? How well has it been received or accepted, and why?

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

Phase Resources:

6 Drivers of Change This short Harvard Business Review article is more about the keys to successful change efforts, rather than factors driving change.

Assessment: How Are You Smart? Assessment: How Are You Smart?

Assessments Ageless Learner provides a learning style manual self-assessment from Marcia L. Conner that can be printed to score. Visual, auditory, and tactile and kinesthetic learning styles are covered. Learning Styles Assessment is at the top of the list on this page.

How Your Learning Style Affects Your Use of Mnemonics. This explanation of how the different learners use their learning style to remember content focuses on visual learners, auditory learners, and kinesthetic learners. Click "Memory Improvement" in top-right navigation for memory aids.

Implementing Change and Overcoming Resistance Based on well-known management guru J. Kotter’s theories of what causes resistance, and how to minimize it.

Recognizing Organization Culture in Managing Change Describes how some changes FIRST require a corporate culture change.

Ten Megatrends Shaping the World A review of John Naisbitt's famous 1988 book, “Megatrends” identifying, 10 macro trends; updated with the article authors’ more recent trend identification.

The Vark Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best? When the learner completes this brief test, the assessment provides scores for each learning style and preferred style of the learner: visual, aural, reading and writing, and kinesthetic. This Web site provides bulleted lists per preferred learning style describing how to absorb information, how to study, and how to perform well on a test.

Top 10 Drivers of Change, 2010 and Beyond Excellent summary of Business Weeks forecast of 2010 drivers of change.

Phase 2 - Types of Change

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Task Type: Discussion Board Deliverable Length: 250–300 words Points Possible: 75 Due Date: 4/19/2015 11:59:59 PM CT

Primary Discussion Response is due by Wednesday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Sunday (11:59:59pm Central).

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 250–300 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Discuss the following points regarding how to identify forces of change and their impact:

Identify and discuss 3 examples of routine or transactional change during your work experience. Identify and discuss at least 2 examples of transformational change during your work experience. Compare and contrast the 2 types of change in terms of the following:

Importance to the firm Risk Opportunity How many people were impacted

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

Task Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 250–300 words with a minimum of 2 scholarly references Points Possible: 100 Due Date: 4/20/2015 11:59:59 PM CT

You will continue working on your Transformational Change Management Plan. Complete the following tasks for Week 2:

Update the previously completed sections based on the instructor’s feedback.

Create the following new material for Week 2:

Week 2: What is driving the need for this transformational change? (240-300 words)

Why is this considered a transformational change?A. Why can the firm not just keep doing what it has been doing?B. What is management's role in the transformational change?C. Are there easier alternatives to accomplish the goal of remaining competitive?D.

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

Reading Task: Cawsey, Deszca, Ingols, Chapters 2, 3.

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Task Type: Discussion Board Deliverable Length: 250–300 words Points Possible: 75 Due Date: 4/26/2015 11:59:59 PM CT

Primary Discussion Response is due by Wednesday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Sunday (11:59:59pm Central).

Discuss the following points regarding change efforts and their results:

Describe a specific change initiative that you participated in that seemed to work well. Describe a specific change initiative that you participated in that did not achieve its intended objectives. Compare the 2 initiatives in terms of what happened and why you think the results were different.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

Phase Resources:

Leadership Champions - Transactional vs. Transformational Leadership An in-depth comparison of the two different types of change and leaders needed to make the change successful.

Transformational Change A well respected global consulting firm's description of transformational change.

Transformational Leadership vs. Transactional Leadership Compares the different leadership needs given the scope of change.

Types of Change in Organizations A good description of types of change and most importantly how to IDENTIFY what type of change is in question. In the search box, type "Types of Change in Organizations" for a link to the article.

What is Transformational Change? A social scientist's view on what transformational change is, with a good perspective about the magnitude and nature of the change, applicable anywhere.

Phase 3 - Change Management Theories

Reading Task: Cawsey, Deszca, Ingols, Chapters 2, 7.

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Task Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 200–300 words with a minimum of 2 scholarly references Points Possible: 100 Due Date: 4/27/2015 11:59:59 PM CT

You will continue working on your Transformational Change Management Plan. Complete the following tasks:

Update the previously completed sections based on the instructor’s feedback.

Create the following new material for Week 3:

Week 3: Theories of Change Management (200-300 words)

Discuss at least 3 theories of change management (eg. Kotter, Lewin, Nadler, action research, and appreciative inquiry).

Include specific pros and cons of each.B. What is the best way to ensure the implementation of an organizational change?C.

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

Task Type: Discussion Board Deliverable Length: 250-300 words with 1 Peer Review Points Possible: 75 Due Date: 5/3/2015 11:59:59 PM CT

Primary Discussion Response is due by Wednesday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Sunday (11:59:59pm Central).

Primary Task Response: The discussion assignment for this week will be a review of the Key Assignment Draft from other students. Your first task is to post your draft to the discussion area so that other students will be able to review your work. Attach your document to your main discussion post, and include any notes that you feel are appropriate in the post. You are not being graded on your Key Assignment Draft at this point. The purpose of this assignment is to help improve the quality of your Key Assignment.

Responses to Other Students: Review at least 1 other student's draft report and provide meaningful

Phase Resources:

Appreciative Inquiry: Theory and Critique Describes Appreciative Inquiry’s Model of Change. Follow the links to “Information on Appreciative Inquiry”. At the bottom, is a link to an article titled “Appreciative Inquiry: Theory and Critique”.

Change Management A very comprehensive article about managing change. In the “Theoretical Models” section, click on “popular theories”, for an historical perspective to theories of managing change.

Kotter's 8-Step Change Model Describes Kotter's Model of Change.

Lewin's Change Management Model Describes Lewin's Model of Change

The Congruence Model Describes Nadler's Model of Change.

Phase 4 - Change Management Processes

Reading Task: Cawsey, Deszca, Ingols, Chapters 4 - 8.

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feedback. Refrain from generic feedback, such as simply stating "good job." Your feedback to other students will be most helpful if you not only point out weak areas but also offer suggestions for improvement. The best feedback takes a three-stage approach to identify what was done well, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

Task Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 1,000–1,500 words with a minimum of 4 scholarly references Points Possible: 150 Due Date: 5/4/2015 11:59:59 PM CT

Key Assignment First Draft

Content from Weeks 1–3 should be edited to take into account any instructor or peer feedback from the Phase 4 DB draft.

Transformational Change Management Plan

The project deliverables are as follows:

Week 1: Introduction Week 2: What is driving the need for this transformational change? Week 3: Theories of Change Management Week 4: Communication Plan Week 5: Implementation Plan

Create the following new material for Week 4:

Week 4: Communication Plan (100–150 words) Include the following context in the communication plan:

What stakeholders require communication?A. What will be communicated to them?B. Who will send the communication?C. What communication medium will be used?D.

Please submit your assignment.

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Course Materials

Phase Resources:

Building the Team You Need to Drive Change

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Task Type: Discussion Board Deliverable Length: At least 100 words Points Possible: 40 Due Date: 5/10/2015 11:59:59 PM CT

Primary Discussion Response is due by Wednesday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Sunday (11:59:59pm Central).

Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Sunday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Summative Discussion Board

Review and reflect on the knowledge you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least 3 paragraphs on the following:

What were the most compelling topics learned in this course? How did participating in discussions help your understanding of the subject matter? Is anything still unclear that could be clarified? What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information? The main post should include at least 1 reference to research sources, and all sources should be cited using APA format.

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 1 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about his or her Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

Task Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 1,200–1,650 words with a minimum of 8 scholarly references Points Possible: 250 Due Date: 5/11/2015 11:59:59 PM CT

Key Assignment Final Draft

Describes the importance of and selection of the team needed to implement transformational change

Hall & Hord Change Principles A “how to” primer on implementing change SPECIFICALLY in the education sector, but applicable elsewhere. In the Managing Change section, click on "Hall & Hord: Change Principles"

How to Reduce Resistance to Change Good overview of what resistance to change is all about and how to reduce it.

Qualities of a Good Six Sigma Change Agent Lists specific personal and interpersonal skill sets of change agents.

Resistance to Change Provides specific actions change leaders can employ to minimize resistance to change.

Phase 5 - Putting Together Change Mgmt.

Reading Task: Cawsey, Deszca, Ingols, Chapters 2, 9, 10, 11.

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The key assignment final draft should include a comprehensive transformational change management plan that will combine tasks from Weeks 1–5.

Transformational Change Management Plan

The project deliverables are as follows:

Week 1: Introduction Week 2: What is driving the need for this transformational change? Week 3: Theories of Change Management Week 4: Communication Plan Week 5: Implementation Plan

Create the following new material for Week 5:

Week 5: Implementation Plan (200-300 words) Include the following context in the implementation plan:

Major implementation stepsA. Key criteria for successB. Summary of Weeks 1-5C.

The completed document with content from Weeks 1-5 should be finalized in terms of grammar, formatting, references, all necessary sections, flow, and complete content.

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

Phase Resources:

How to Manage and Mitigate Offshore Risks A broad look at different kinds of off shoring risk, and ways to mitigate.

Offshore Outsource Risk Mitigation Strategies A micro look at different kinds of off shoring risk, and ways to mitigate

Overseas Manufacturing Pros and Cons Pros and cons and risks of off shoring manufacturing operations, specifically

Risk Mitigation Strategies A report on generic risk mitigation ideas.

Risk Mitigation Template A good worksheet to identify potential risks and ways to mitigate them. Open the document to view the template. If a link to the document does not appear, search “Risk Assessment Template”.

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