Managing Organizational Change Using Change Manag

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Managing Organizational Change Using Change Manag

Combine the previous
four (4) 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.

Write a six to ten
(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 organizations 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 (3) 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 (2)
    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 (1) of the diagnostic tools you selected,
    assess the organization’s readiness for change.

    1. Provide results of the diagnostic analysis
    2. 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 (8) 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 (8) stages of change:

    1. Establishing a sense of urgency
    2. Creating coalition
    3. Developing vision and strategy
    4. Communicating the vision
    5. Empowering broad-based action
    6. Generating short-term wins
    7. Consolidating gains and producing more change
    8. Anchoring new approaches into the culture

Section III: Resistance
and Communication: Research methods of
minimizing resistance to change and create 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 (3) potential causes of
    resistance to your change plan. Identify and describe three (3) 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 (3) communication strategies.
  6. Recommend one (1) 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 (2) strategies for sustaining change:
    1. Diagnose the two (2) theories from a scholarly perspective
    2. 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 ten to fifteen (10-15) slide PowerPoint
    presentation to submit to executive leadership and board members outlining
    and describing your recommended change. Include the following criteria:

    1. Be creative in your design so that is appealing to
      others.
    2. Ensure that all of the MAJOR points of the plan are
      covered.
    3. 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.
    4. Use a professional technically written style to
      graphically convey the information.
    5. Create a video of yourself presenting the presentation
      to key stakeholders. Note: View the “Creating a Presentation
      for Your Course” playlist, located here       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 ten (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 outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Evaluate the reactions to change including identifying
    signs of resistance and approaches to managing it.
  • Evaluate strategies for communicating change.
  • Use technology and information resources to research
    issues in managing organizational change.
  • Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational
    change using proper writing mechanics.
  • Evaluate strategies for communicating change.