Organisation change management

#1 Discuss emotional and organizational issues related to the implementation of change

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

200-300 words

•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?

#2 Transformational Change Management Plan

Assignment Objectives

Apply various models of organization change

Establish a foundation for developing the skills necessary to manage change in the organization

Evaluate an organizational process using a qualitative research process

550-800 words with a minimum of 2 scholarly references

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 2–5.

The project deliverables are as follows:

•Week 2: Introduction

•Week 2: What is driving the need for this transformational change?

•Week 4: Theories of Change Management

•Week 4: Communication Plan

•Week 5: Implementation Plan

Create an APA title page and the following sections:

•Week 2: •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?

•What is driving the need for this transformational change? (300-500 words) ◦Why is this considered a transformational change?

◦Why can the firm not just keep doing what it has been doing?

◦What is management's role in the transformational change?

◦Are there easier alternatives to accomplish the goal of remaining competitive?

#3 Assignment Objective

Apply various models of organization change

Discussion

write 300-400 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 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.

#4 Key Assignment First Draft

Assignment Objectives

Establish a foundation for developing the skills necessary to manage change in the organization

Explore emotional and organizational issues related to the implementation of change

850-1350 words with a minimum of 4 scholarly references

Content from Week 2 should be edited to take into account any instructor feedback

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 layoffs of long-term employees.

The project deliverables are as follows:

•Week 2: Introduction

•Week 2: What is driving the need for this transformational change?

•Week 4: Theories of Change Management

•Week 4: Communication Plan

•Week 5: Implementation Plan

Create the following new material for Week 4:

Theories of Change Management (200-400 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.

What is the best way to ensure the implementation of an organizational change?

Communication Plan (100-150 words):

•What stakeholders require communication?

•What will be communicated to them?

•Who will send the communication?

•What communication medium will be used?

# 5Key Assignment Final Draft

Assignment Objectives

Evaluate an organizational process using a qualitative research process

See details below with a minimum of 8 scholarly references

The key assignment final draft should include a comprehensive transformational change management plan

Transformational Change Management Plan

Submit your finalized Plan components I-IV.

Create the following new material for Week 5:

•Week 5: Implementation Plan (400-600 words)

Include the following context in the implementation plan: A.Major implementation steps

B.Key criteria for success

C.Summary of Weeks 1-5

D.Rollout: Any risk considerations to the implementation