Acting as a consultant change manager you will develop a plan to deliver and sustain the optimisation of the operations of a simulated business as has been specified in the assignment 1 report of your colleague (or an equivalent case study). If the specification you have received from student colleague in their assignment 1 is insufficient for your needs you can extend the requirements as foundations for your plans.
Referring to the specification of requirements from the chosen case, your report will: Leverage illustrative plans of basic milestones and timelines for the proposed operational changes that address the change need through
a) the education of employees (a learning plan) and secondly
b) by informing of pertinent stakeholders (a communication plan).
For each of the above illustrative plans you will provide a written context to underpin the plan that will leverage appropriate change management theories and models that you have covered within the course or through you own independent research. Finally, you will reflect how you as a change agent have addressed the culture of the simulated organisation that you are changing in, terms of its potential resistance to the change plan.
A draft format for the report might include:
Introduction – the organisation, need for change and required outcome – 300 words (inc strategy and vision as briefed by your colleague)
The education plan, model and justification 400 words ( inc learning contracts, loop model and organisation learning)
The stakeholder communication plan, model and justification – 400 words ( inc comm plan- stage messages and media)
Reflection of the challenges associated with overcoming cultural resistance to change
400 words ( inc Change agency; emotional resistance)
References
Note: this is a critical plan so there is no requirement for a conclusion
Category: Optimising Operations and Change
5.2.3 Assessment 2: Consultant’s report 45% TMM individual submission (1500 words +- 10% maximum); Summative submission due Monday 29th April at 12.00 noon (late submissions will be allowed up to the following Thursday 12.00 and will be capped at 40%) . You will need to add an assessment cover sheet to your submission (see Blackboard).
Acting as a consultant change manager you will develop a plan to deliver and sustain the optimisation of the operations of a simulated business as has been specified in the assignment 1 report of your student colleague (or an equivalent case study). If the specification you have received from student colleague in their assignment 1 is insufficient for your needs you can extend the requirements as foundations for your plans.
Referring to the specification of requirements from the chosen case, your report will: Leverage illustrative plans of basic milestones and timelines for the proposed operational changes that address the change need through a) the education of employees (a learning plan) and secondly b) by informing of pertinent stakeholders (a communication plan). For each of the above illustrative plans you will provide a written context to underpin the plan that will leverage appropriate change management theories and models that you have covered within the course or through you own independent research. Finally, you will reflect how you as a change agent have addressed the culture of the simulated organisation that you are changing in, terms of its potential resistance to the change plan.
A draft format for the report might include:
Introduction – the organisation , need for change and required outcome – 300 words
(inc strategy and vision as briefed by your colleague)
The education plan, model and justification 400 words ( inc learning contracts, loop
model and organisation learning)
The stakeholder communication plan, model and justification – 400 words ( inc comm
plan- stage messages and media)
Reflection of the challenges associated with overcoming cultural resistance to change 400 words ( inc Change agency; emotional resistance)
References
Note: this is a critical plan so there is no requirement for a conclusion