Assignment 2 – A Business Case for Change
Instructions:
As a leader, we need to be effective in instilling a change mindset in the culture of the organization. Identifying, promoting, and managing change should be an intrinsic attitude of every member of the organization. This assignment asks you to establish the contextual framework for identifying a need for and formulating a business case for change within your organization. This assignment requests designing a business case for change.
Rule of thumb, ALL PARAGRAPHS should have at least 5 to 6 academic sentences and 1-2 current scholarly sources.
8-10 current scholarly references WITHIN THE LAST 5-7 YEARS are required (other than the course textbooks).
Page Requirement: 8-10 pages (not including cover page and references).
Content and Structure of the assignment:
• Introduction (i.e., the introductory section explaining the topic, purpose, and content of the paper).
• Setting for the Change Project. Introduce the target business/organization. (A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR YOUTH SERVICES) You may focus on your actual or a previous work setting, using a fictitious name. Discuss its essential characteristics (i.e., the field of operation, size, vision, change culture and patterns, and other information relevant to your, business case for change). You may also create a fictitious business/organization designing the characteristics listed previously. (A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR YOUTH SERVICES)
• The Case for Change. Discuss the business case for change, you may use the issue/problem discussed on assignment one, or a new one. Should demonstrate the needs for change (i.e., relevance, magnitude, effects on the business/organization performance) supporting the information with evidence from the literature. This section should conclude with the vision of the change project (i.e., visualize the transformation expected with the change project).
• Change Model. Select the model for change, which best suits your project bearing in mind all the previous information (i.e., characteristics of the business/organization, the nature and vision of your case for change). Should introduce the model, with brief background information (i.e., who coined/developed it, and its characteristics). You should further explain why the selected model suits your change project. Classic change models are uploaded on the CANVAS module related to this assignment.
• Change Resistors. Being consistent with the business/organization change culture and pattern; the nature and vision of the change project, you should identify potential resistors (i.e., who could feel affected by the change), demanding the change management team’s attention. Should then discuss your plan for addressing resistance (i.e., minimizing their opposition, or gaining their support) to your change project.
• Conclusion. (i.e., conclusive section) summarizing the information discussed within the paper.
Students may present their papers in the first person. Students are to use the attached template for the assignment.
