You may select either a real organization or a hypothetical one.
Company Name: Amazon
Assume the organization for your OD project is facing dramatic challenges for which senior management is asking for your expertise. As an OD professional, you will design and implement an intervention that will help the organization improve productivity, accomplish objectives, and engage employees.
This week:
Write a report including the following:
- Name of your selected organization (you can provide a disguised name of the selected organization). Determine if you will approach the project as an external consultant or an internal employee, and include a summary of key information about the organization.
- Provide background information on the organization. How many people does it employ? In which industry does it operate? Is it a market leader? What types of products or services does it sell?
- The problem(s) the selected organization faces. Analyze the problems using the open systems approach by identifying where the need for change arose and what areas of the organization are affected by the need for change. What is the nature of the problems the organization faces? How severe are these problems? Are these problems specific to the organization or common to most organizations in the industry? What do you think are the root causes of these problems?
- If you were an external OD consultant, who you would contact regarding working with this organization? What kind of information would you need to include in a contract, and what kind of fee structure would you develop?
Submission Details:
- Present a 3- to 4- page paper in a Microsoft Word document formatted in APA style.
Due by 8/19/24
Make certain to include in text citations from your course text in addition to your outside leadership resources within your main post. This adds credibility to your argument. [Textbook]: Anderson, D. (2019). Organization development: The process of leading organizational change (5th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 9781544333021
No plagiarism will be tolerated. Must be in 7th Edition APA format with cited sources within the last 5 years.
No AI support, score must be 0% and less than < 10% score on Turnitin
Task 1—Select an Organization and Analyze the Problems
- Identify your subject organization, including a summary of key information about the organization.
- Analyze the organization’s problems leading to a need for change.
- Propose the process for entering into an OD consulting relationship with the organization.
My OD Intervention Project—Task 1
The purpose of the course project is to help you demonstrate competencies in conducting an OD intervention. This project is called: My OD Intervention Project.
You may select either a real organization or a hypothetical one.
Company Name: Amazon
Assume the organization for your OD project is facing dramatic challenges for which senior management is asking for your expertise. As an OD professional, you will design and implement an intervention that will help the organization improve productivity, accomplish objectives, and engage employees.
This week:
Write a report including the following:
· Name of your selected organization (you can provide a disguised name of the selected organization). Determine if you will approach the project as an external consultant or an internal employee, and include a summary of key information about the organization.
· Provide background information on the organization. How many people does it employ? In which industry does it operate? Is it a market leader? What types of products or services does it sell?
· The problem(s) the selected organization faces. Analyze the problems using the open systems approach by identifying where the need for change arose and what areas of the organization are affected by the need for change. What is the nature of the problems the organization faces? How severe are these problems? Are these problems specific to the organization or common to most organizations in the industry? What do you think are the root causes of these problems?
· If you were an external OD consultant, who you would contact regarding working with this organization? What kind of information would you need to include in a contract, and what kind of fee structure would you develop?
Submission Details:
· Present a 3- to 4- page paper in a Microsoft Word document formatted in APA style. Cite any sources using the APA guidelines.
· Due by 8/19/24
· Make certain to include in text citations from your course text in addition to your outside leadership resources within your main post. This adds credibility to your argument. [Textbook]: Anderson, D. (2019). Organization development: The process of leading organizational change (5th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 9781544333021
· No plagiarism will be tolerated. Must be in 7th Edition APA format with cited sources within the last 5 years.
· No AI support, score must be 0% and less than < 10% score on Turnitin
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Task 1—Select an Organization and Analyze the Problems
· Identify your subject organization, including a summary of key information about the organization.
· Analyze the organization’s problems leading to a need for change.
· Propose the process for entering into an OD consulting relationship with the organization.
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No plagiarism. Takes time to read and understand assistance needed. help me with questions if needed. Deliver quality tutor on time.
1. Draft a PowerPoint for the training addressing Alleged Religious Discrimination and Preventive Measures. The PowerPoint must include speaker notes that address the content on each slide. The PPT should be a minimum of fifteen (15) slides, PLUS a references slide with at least 5 scholarly, academic, governmental, or legal sources. Each slide must include speaker notes. a. You must submit BOTH your PPT and a separate PDF file with speaker notes. (File>Print. Look for the Layout: dropdown and change it from Slides to Notes. In the lower-left corner of the dialog, click on the PDF button and choose Save as PDF) https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/hub/how-to/how-to-save-a-ppt-with-notes-as-pdf.html
2. Create a handout that each attendee would leave the training with that summarizes the topic covered. The handout should be in the form of an infographic (an infographic is a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data). You can create the infographic in any program you'd like, such as Canva (no subscription is required) or PowerPoint. You must submit your infographic as a PDF file.
Here are some links to help you create your infographic: a. 5 Elements of a Killer Infographic https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-elements-killer-infographic-jess-messenger/ b. How to Create Infographics to Explain Complicated Concepts https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-life-hacks/presentations/create-infographics
There should be a total of 3 assignments.
You may use outside sources to complete these documents. If you source something elsewhere, follow the integrity of the language, but make the document your own. Do not copy/paste from other established documentation.
There are examples in the templates, but there are many deviations and styles that can be used.
Change Request Form Version: 1.0
Change Request Form (e xample)
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SUBMITTER – GENERAL INFORMATION
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Brief Description of Request
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Revision Date: 1/1/2018 Page 1
Change Request Form
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<Organization Name>
<Organizational Name>
Change Management PLAN
Version < >
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<Project Name> Change Management Plan Version: <1.0> <Draft>
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CDC_UP_Change_Management_Plan_Template.doc
VERSION HISTORY
[Provide information on how the development and distribution of the Change Management Plan, up to the final point of approval, was controlled and tracked. Use the table below to provide the version number, the author implementing the version, the date of the version, the name of the person approving the version, the date that particular version was approved, and a brief description of the reason for creating the revised version.]
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Note to the Author
[This document is a template of a Change Management Plan. The template includes instructions to the author, boilerplate text, and fields that should be replaced with the values specific to the organization.
· Red italicized text enclosed in square brackets ([text]) provides instructions to the document author, or describes the intent, assumptions and context for content included in this document.
· Red italicized text enclosed in angle brackets (<text>) indicates a field that should be replaced with information specific to the organization.
· Text and tables in black are provided as boilerplate examples of wording and formats that may be used or modified as appropriate to your organization. These are offered only as suggestions to assist in developing your organizational plan.
When using this template for your project document, it is recommended that you follow these steps:
1. Replace all text enclosed in angle brackets (i.e., <Organizational Name>) with the correct field values. These angle brackets appear in both the body of the document and in headers and footers. To customize fields in Microsoft Word (which display a gray background when selected):
1. Modify boilerplate text as appropriate to your organization.
2. To add any new sections to the document, ensure that the appropriate header and body text styles are maintained. Styles used for the Section Headings are Heading 1, Heading 2 and Heading 3. Style used for boilerplate text is Body Text.
3. To update the Table of Contents, right-click and select “Update field” and choose the option- “Update entire table”
4. Before submission of the first draft of this document, delete this “Notes to the Author” page and all instructions to the author, which appear throughout the document as red italicized text enclosed in square brackets.]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction 4
1.1 Purpose of The Change Management Plan 4
2 Change management Process 4
2.1 Change Request Process Flow Requirements 4
2.2 Change Request Form and Change Management Log 5
2.3 Evaluating and Authorizing Change Requests 5
2.3.1 Change Control Board 6
3 Responsibilities 6
Appendix A: Change Management Plan Approval 7
Appendix B: References 8
Appendix C: Key Terms 9
Appendix D: Change Request Form Example 10
[Provide the purpose of the Change Management Plan. This document should be tailored to fit the particular organizational needs.]
The Change Management Plan documents and tracks the necessary information required to effectively manage change from the inception to delivery.
The Change Management Plan is created during the Planning Phase of the project. Its intended audience is the project manager, project team, project sponsor and any senior leaders whose support is needed to carry out the plan.
The Change Management process establishes an orderly and effective procedure for tracking the submission, coordination, review, evaluation, categorization, and approval for release of all changes to the project’s baselines.
[Outline the project teams agreed upon change request (CR) process flow. The following outlines a generic change request process flow.]
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A submitter completes a CR Form and sends the completed form to the Change Manager
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Project personnel review the CR and provide an estimated level of effort to process, and develop a proposed solution for the suggested change
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If approved, make the necessary adjustments to carry out the requested change and communicate CR status to the submitter and other stakeholders
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[List and define the data elements the project team needs to include on the Change Request Form. Examples of this is provided in Appendix D. At a minimum, the following data should be included on the project’s Change Request Form.]
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Description of the desired change, the impact, or benefits of a change should also be described
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Submitter
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Name of the person completing the CR Form and who can answer questions regarding the suggested change
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Phone number of the submitter
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[In order to evaluate and prioritize a change request, the “priority” and “type” of the change are taken into consideration. Use the first and second tables below to list and define the “priority” and “type” data elements that are applicable for the project. The third table provides examples of commonly used project status types. The list of elements is at the discretion of the project manager.]
Change requests are evaluated using the following priority criteria:
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CR work is complete, has passed all tests, and updates have been released.
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[A Change Control Board (CCB) is a formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for approving or rejecting changes to within the organization. This group may meet on a predefined schedule or on an as needed basis. The table below provides a brief description of personnel acting as the Change Control Board (CCB) and their role/level of authority within that group.]
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Appendix A: Change Management Plan Approval
The undersigned acknowledge they have reviewed the <Project Name> Change Management Plan and agree with the approach it presents. Changes to this Change Management Plan will be coordinated with and approved by the undersigned or their designated representatives.
[List the individuals whose signatures are desired. Examples of such individuals are Business Steward, Project Manager or Project Sponsor. Add additional lines for signature as necessary. Although signatures are desired, they are not always required to move forward with the practices outlined within this document.]
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Appendix B: References
[Insert the name, version number, description, and physical location of any documents referenced in this document. Add rows to the table as necessary.]
The following table summarizes the documents referenced in this document.
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Appendix C: Key Terms
[Insert terms and definitions used in this document. Add rows to the table as necessary. Follow the link below to for definitions of project management terms and acronyms used in this and other documents.
The following table provides definitions for terms relevant to this document.
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Appendix D: Change Request Form Example
The attached example Change Request Form can be used to submit changes during the life of the project.
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