Assignment: Strategic Change Management

Assignment title Strategic Change Management
Purpose of this assignment
This assignment would enable the learner to build an understanding and appreciation
of contemporary and seminal theories, concepts and models, learners will examine the
role of leaders and managers as strategic agents for change in a chosen organizational
context taking change types and change choices in to consideration. It is encouraged
that the relevant assessment criteria be addressed in relation to the organisation you
currently working for or an organisation that you have knowledge of.
Scenario
The assignment will be ideally based on the learners’ own workplaces/job role and
require you to undertake in-depth research into an organisation. To address each
section of the assignment, you are to select, ideally the organization you work for, or
any another organisation you may be familiar with. It would be useful for you to
choose an organisation that is operating in an environment that requires it to refocus
its change strategy.
Section “A” (LO A, LO B, LO C and AC A.1, A.2, A.3, A.4, B.1, B.2, B.3, C.1,
C.2, C.3, C.4)
Consider that you have been recruited as a Business Analysis in the chosen organization
and you are tasked to present a written report to the board of directors under the title of
“Role of leadership in strategic organisational change”.
You are required to identify the concepts of strategic change management, different
perspective on change and formulate a suitable change management strategy for a
chosen organizational scenario. You are required to demonstrate understanding on
seminal theories, concepts and models related to strategic change management with
proper evaluation and identify the role of leaders and managers in change context.
You need to provide a review on different types of organizational changes and their effect
on change choices. You are expected to understand and explain the change from different
organisational culture and organisational learning perspectives. Further, you are required
to conduct a situational analysis to find the effect of internal and external factors on
chosen organizational change which the answer is then need to be elaborated by
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explaining the involvement of change leaders in change design.
You need strengthen the answer by applying the knowledge of enabling organizational
change through suitable initiatives and analysing the importance of employee
engagement.
Your report should have following areas addressed in the light of the selected
organisation:
Critically examine current and seminal theories, concepts and models related to strategic
change management (A1)
Critically discuss the role of leaders and managers as agents for change(A2)
Analyse types and styles of organisational change (A3)
Critically discuss how change context affects change choices for the selected organisation (A4)
Discuss change from an organisational culture perspective (B1)
Discuss change from a power and politics perspective (B2)
Discuss change from an organisational learning perspective (B3)
Analyse the internal and external environments which influence organisational change (C1)
Discuss, in consultation with others, how change transition is designed by strategic leaders and
managers (C2)
Critically evaluate ways in which strategic management enabled the conditions for
organisational change in a given context (C3)
Evaluate the importance of employee engagement to organisational change (C4)
List of references
Section B (LO D AC D.1, D.2)
You are now required deliver a presentation by designing a suitable
change strategy and justify the chosen change strategy for the
organization you have selected in section “A” in the form of a “Plan for
successful strategic change”. You need to produce a suitable strategic
plan inclusive of following: a change management timeline, a clear
roadmap towards the change, insights on change requirement, a plan
for supporting employees, a mechanism for monitoring and measuring
change objectives linking leadership requirement in the change
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process. The justification should be supported by setting SMART change
objectives, establishing reasons for detail strategic steps followed,
provide supporting evidence, and define clear responsibilities.
The structure of the of the presentation should ideally include following
areas:
An introduction to the chosen organisation
Description on the organisational change context
Examine an approach to enabling successful change (D1)
Produce justified change management strategy for an organisation (D2)
List of references
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Evidenc
e
checklist
Summary of evidence required by student Evidence
presented
Section
“A”
Report format- Please provide a referencing list using
Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is
minimum 4,500 words for each of the sections though you
would not be penalized for exceeding word count.
Section
“B”
The submission of section B should be a 15-minutes individual
PowerPoint presentation (05 minutes allocated for questions).
The presentation slides and speaker notes should be submitted
as one copy.
You are required to make effective use of signposting
(numbered PowerPoint headings, bullet points and
subsections) in- text referencing as appropriate.
Your research should be referenced using the Harvard
referencing system. Please also provide a reference list using
the Harvard referencing system. The learner should provide
speaker notes along with presentation slides with
recommended word count of 750-1500, although you will not
be penalized for exceeding the total word limit.
General guidance about assessment evidence
Primary and/or secondary research evidence findings must be appropriately referenced
within the essay and research evidence attached as annexes.
Students must submit a signed declaration that the work submitted is their own – see the
‘Learner declaration’ box on page 2 of this assignment.
Note to assessor
Section A could be completed in 1 phase, assessed and returned to the student with
summative feedback and Section B in another phase.
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Assignment Summary
Assessment Summary - Criteria and Summative Feedback
LO Outcome(s) AC In this assessment you will have the
opportunity to present evidence that
shows you are able to:
Section
Achieved
Yes/No(Indicate page
numbers)
Feedback
A
Understand
the concept
of strategic
change
management
in an
organisationa
l context
A.1
Critically examine current and
seminal theories, concepts and
models related to strategic change
management
A
A.2 Critically discuss the role of leaders
and managers as agents for change A
A.3 Analyse types and styles of
organisational change A
A.4 Critically discuss how change context
affects change choices A
B
Understand
different
perspectives
on change
B.1 Discuss change from an
organisational culture perspective A
B.2 Discuss change from a power and
politics perspective A
B.3 Discuss change from an
organisational learning perspective A
C Prepare
change
management
C.1
Analyse the internal and external
environments which influence
organisational change
A
C.2 Discuss, in consultation with others, A
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strategy in a
given
organisational
context
how change transition is designed by
strategic leaders and managers
C.3
Critically evaluate ways in which
strategic management enabled the
conditions for organisational change
in a given context
A
C.4 Evaluate the importance of employee
engagement to organisational change A
D
Be able to
design a
change
management
strategy
D.1 Examine an approach to enabling
successful change B
D.2
Produce justified change
management strategy for an
organisation
B
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Assessment Feedback
Formative Feedback: Assessor to Student
Action Plan
Summative feedback
Feedback: Student to Assessor
Assessor signature Date
Student signature Date
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Section “A”
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