Change Management
This is the individual final assignment for this course, and in writing the assignment you will need to consider the most relevant concepts that will assist you in a practical change activity.
Your Task
For this assignment, you are asked to:
Consider an area that you believe would benefit from a change with reference to a familiar organisation and your role within it.
Propose a plan for this change, taking into account the needs of the various stakeholders, the potential of success as well as the possibility of resistance along with other potential factors such as:
What is the key focal issue of the change
What is the nature and scope of the change – what level of the organisation is it directed to?
Who will be affected by the change, how might they react, and what emotional support would you provide?
What will be your approach or style of intervention?
How will you communicate the change and how?
What values, beliefs, and behaviours are you targeting?
What is the time line for the change?
How will it be reinforced?
Note that the Consulcube discussed during the course may be a useful tool in evaluating the above factors. During this course we have examined a range of topics in relation to managing change. In writing this assignment, you will need to consider which topics that we discussed throughout the course as well as any additional evidence would be useful in helping you to come up with a proposal for a change initiative in a familiar organisation. Although there will be a number of relevant topics, avoid overloading the assignment with too many concepts or theories. Instead, use those you consider most appropriate – though do be sure to use the correct citation style and use of the literature throughout. Additionally, inclusion of two to three visuals to supplement the discussion would be useful.
Structure
The structure for the assignment should look something like this:
Executive summary of main points and rationale of the proposed plan (150 words)
Introduction
Body of paper with relevant subheadings
Conclusions
References
Appendices
Guidelines
The word limit for this final assessment is 2000 words in length.
Write the report in Word (Times New Roman font,12pt)
Criteria
Presentation:
The overall presentation quality of the assignment including appropriate referencing, structure and clarity of communication. 12.0 pts
Argument and use of evidence:
The assignment uses relevant course and other material to achieve the task in a convincing and logical way.12.0 pts
Substantiation:
The argument is supported with appropriate evidence and literature. 12.0 pts
Critique:
There is a critical approach to the task that also considers implications of findings. 12.0 pts
Evaluation and conclusions:
Clarity of evaluation and conclusions derived from evidence. 12.0 pts
Total points: 60.0
