Organizational transformation
Order Description
Question: You are asked to write a report based on your analysis of an organisational development situation in your workplace or an organisation you are personally familiar with. The analysis should take into account the reasons for the change and the factors, which have influenced its implementation and progress. Appropriate theories should be used to support the analysis. You should also include a section on reflection on the process, discussion and critique of the methods used and possible alternatives and recommendations.
Format:
• Executive Summary
• CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION
1.0 Define Org Development
Define Org Transformation
Introduce the chosen company
1.1 Company Overview
1.2 Problem – why you are looking at this org
1.3 Rationale / Justification – who benefits, what outcome you want to achieve at the end of the paper
1.4 Objectives
1.5 Methodology (2 paragraphs)
1.6 Overview / structure of the body of the report
• CHAPTER 2 – DIAGNOSIS
2.0 Define Diagnosis
2.1 Compare and contrast 3 diagnostic models
2.2 Apply these to the organisation being diagnosed
2.3 Based on what was diagnosed, recommend a strategy for intervention
• CHAPTER 3 – INTERVENTION
3.0 Define what is intervention
3.1 • 4 types of intervention
• choose the one that is appropriate to you to address that problems found in the diagnosis
•Joint planning to minimise resistance and enhance collaboration for implementation (action planning)
3.2 Strategies for the management of change (Kotter, hard and soft approaches)
3.3 • Implementation is the actual intervention process
• Transformational leader role in the management of change process, issue of power, stakeholder analysis
• Strategies to mange resistance of change
• CHAPTER 4 – CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS
4.0 Conclusion : List objectives and draw conclusions based on what was illustrated in chapter 1 objectives (show alignment), use previously illustrated theories and models to support, meet and satisfy the objectives
4.1 Recommendations : Always have a time frame, use the SMART approach, say which gaps the recommendations would solve as identified