Assignment: Change Management
A Case for Change
As a leader, we need to be effective in promoting and managing change. This assignment asks you to establish the contextual framework for identifying a need for and promoting a case for change within your organization. To guide the writing process, we will use an adaptation (i.e., excluding some components) of How to Write a Business Case, available on the CANVAS module.
Content Instructions:
The information should include:
• A brief profile of the organization (i.e., the field of operations, vision, and mission); analysis of the organization's change culture pattern (i.e., open for innovation, change culture/mindset, or change avoidance, not supportive of change). Note: For privacy issues use a pseudonym to replace the actual name.
The identified need for change (an ethical issue), discuss the manifestations, consequences, urgency, and effects on organizational success/growth. Outcome. Explain the expectations (i.e., expected results) of the change project.
Based on the previously discussed change patterns of the organization, the projected changes and expected outcome, identify potential resistors and explain your plan for addressing them (i.e., how to integrate them in the project for ensuring the success of your project).
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.