Final Assessment Guide_Change Management

Pr ofessional Chang e Manag ement Plan C o m pete n cy L e arn in g O utc o m es ( C LO s) 1 . I d entif y f a cto rs t h at d riv e c h ange w it h in a n o rg aniz a tio n, c o m munit y , a nd i n div id ual 2 . I d entif y b arrie rs t o c h ange 3 . A pply c h ange m anagem ent m odels a nd c o nce pts t o d em onstr a te a n u nders ta ndin g o f s tr a te gie s t o i m ple m ent c h ange e ff e ctiv e ly 4 . D em onstr a te t h e i n te rp ers o nal s kills n eeded t o s u cce ssfu lly n avig ate c h ange, i n clu din g te am work , c o m munic a tio n, p ro ble m -s o lv in g, a nd c rit ic a l t h in kin g P u rp o se o f t h e A sse ssm en t The final assessmen t f or this c ompe tency is t o cr ea te a pr ofessional chang e manag ement plan based on r esear ch. Y ou mus t include a summar y of the v arious chang e manag ement pr ocesses and s tr ategies described thr oughout the c ompe tency , a plan t o o ver come c ommon r esis tor s t o chang e, the me thods y ou will use t o driv e chang e, and ho w y ou plan on leading e ffectiv e chang e based on y our leader ship s tyle. Y ou will submit a paper in which y ou articula te y our chang e manag ement plan f or the or ganiz ation y ou ar e a part of . In this assignmen t, y ou will tr y t o ans wer the ques tion, “Ho w will I lead this chang e initia tive e ffectiv ely?” The purpose of this assessmen t is t o demons trate a c ompe ten t kno wledg e of chang e manag ement and ho w it applies t o or ganiz ational de velopmen t.

S u bm is sio n A rtif a cts : Imagine you work f or a mid-siz e c ompan y that designs software products. T op managemen t is looking t o increase profits b y either creating a ne w product, iden tifying a ne w mark et, or increasing production e fficiency . The CE O sees a lot of pot ential in you and wan ts t o give you a major change project. She has ask ed you t o assess the c ompan y’s needs and de velop a change managemen t s trat egy t o either creat e a ne w product, iden tify a ne w mark et, or increase production e fficiency . Based on this in forma tion, cr ea te a pr ofessional chang e manag ement plan tha t includes the f ollo wing sections: ● An in troduction tha t includes g ener al in forma tion about chang e manag ement and its his tor y, including a de finition. Also include a g ener al descrip tion about the v arious types of or ganiz ational chang e and which one y ou plan on changing. ● An o ver vie w of the v arious chang e manag ement pr ocesses and s tr ategies and the one y ou plan on using t o driv e e ffectiv e chang e in y our or ganiz ation (include r esults fr om Miles tone 1). ● A summar y of ho w y ou plan on addr essing c ommon r esis tor s of chang e, c on flicts tha t ma y arise (include r esults fr om Miles tone 2) and wha t types of driv ers of chang e y ou plan on using t o e ffectiv ely lead the chang e initia tive. ● An o ver vie w of y our leader ship s tyle (include r esults fr om Miles tone 3) and ho w y our s tyle will help or hinder the chang e initia tive. ● A c onclusion tha t summariz es y our pr ofessional chang e manag ement plan S u bm is sio n: F in al Y ou will ha ve a chance t o submit a r ough dr aft (which will not be gr aded). If y ou choose t o submit a dr aft y ou will r eceiv e f eedback fr om y our ins truct or. This f eedback will help y ou with y our c on ten t, gr ammar , cit ations, and f orma tting. Aft er r eceiving the f eedback, mak e an y necessar y r e visions t o y our paper . When y ou ar e r eady , submit y our final dr aft. The final dr aft of y our paper is the only gr ade y ou will r eceiv e f or this c ompe tency . Y our gr ade will be based on a rubric lis ted belo w. It is import ant t o f ollo w the dir ections f or the paper and mak e an y chang es necessar y tha t ar e sug ges ted b y y our ins truct or.

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● Y our paper should be a 1,500-2,000 w or ds (not including title or r e fer ence pag es) ● Be typed and double-spaced, using 12-poin t f on t, with 1 in. mar gins on all sides. ● F ollo w AP A f orma t. ● Include y our name and pag e number s in the header/f ooter. ● R efer ence a minimum of thr ee scholarly journals or articles ● Cit e sour ces, par enthe tically and in the r e fer ence pag e. Cit ations mus t f ollo w AP A f orma t. C h eck B efo re S u bm is sio n: Be for e submit ting, double-check y ou ha ve me t the crit eria not ed belo w. Did y ou … . • Include miles tone activities and results • Give a de tailed summar y of the various change managemen t proc esses, s trat egies, and organiz ational types • Support your summaries with research and scholarly re ferenc es • Clearly s tat e your prof essional change managemen t s trat egy and ho w you will implemen t it in to the organiz ation • Clearly respond t o the ques tion: “Ho w will I lead e ffective change in m y organiz ation?” • Use three or more scholarly sourc es, c ourse readings, and self -assessmen t dat a t o support analysis • Assure that your paper flo ws logic ally, is well writ ten and mee ts the required minimum length • Proofread f or ac curat e spelling, grammar , and punctuation • F ollo w AP A f ormat ting s tandards S u bm it y o ur W ork ● Y our c omple ted final assessmen t documen ts should be submit ted thr ough the Final Assessmen t link of y our c ompe tency . ● Please not e, tha t y ou c an upload multiple files t o the Final Assignmen t link. ● Mak e sur e the files ar e c on vert ed t o a doc or docx file. (y ou c an shar e Google Doc and MS OneDriv e documen ts fr om the “ Choose Exis ting Activities ” but ton) ● T o upload a file, click “Upload File” and choose the file(s) fr om y our desk top: M ore t u to ria l r e so urc e s c a n b e f o und a t t h e U M PI S tu den t e Le arn in g H ub F in al A sse ssm en t R ubric Crit erion E xe m pla ry - 4 P ro fic ie n t- 3 D eve lo pin g- 2 E m erg in g- 1 Pr ofessional Chang e Manag ement Plan Clearly s ta tes pr ofessional chang e manag ement plan and c onnects it t o chang e theories, s tr ategies, and pr ocesses. Clearly r esponds t o the ques tion: “Ho w will y ou lead e ffectiv e chang e in y our or ganiz ation? ” St ates pr ofessional chang e manag ement plan with limit ed c onnection t o chang e theories, s tr ategies, and pr ocesses. R esponds t o the ques tion "Ho w will y ou lead e ffectiv e chang e in y our or ganiz ation?" St ates pr ofessional chang e manag ement plan with err oneous c onnections t o chang e theories, s tr ategies, and pr ocesses. V aguely r esponds t o the ques tion: "Ho w will y ou lead e ffectiv e chang e in y our or ganiz ation?" F ails t o s ta te pr ofessional chang e manag ement plan and pr ovides no c onnections t o chang e theories, s tr ategies, and pr ocesses. F ails t o r espond t o the ques tion: "Ho w will y ou lead e ffectiv e chang e in y our or ganiz ation? ” Chang e r esis tor s, driv ers and c on flict r esolution Demons trates sophis ticated under standing of chang e r esis tor s and chang e driv ers and ho w t o manag e them. Includes se ver al s tr ategies f or handling c on flict r esolution.

Demons trates adequa te under standing of chang e r esis tor s and chang e driv ers and ho w t o manag e them. Includes some s tr ategies f or handling c on flict r esolution.

Demons trates partial under standing of chang e r esis tor s and chang e driv ers and ho w t o manag e them. Includes a s tr ategy f or handling c on flict r esolution. Demons trates surf ace under standing of chang e r esis tor s and chang e driv ers and ho w t o manag e them. Does not include an y s tr ategies f or handling c on flict r esolution.

P er sonal Leader ship Style Clearly articula tes per sonal leader ship s tyle and ho w tha t will a ffect their chang e manag ement plan. Though tfully e valua tes Articula tes per sonal leader ship s tyle and ho w tha t will a ffect their chang e manag ement plan. Suf ficien tly e valua tes c onnections Some what articula tes per sonal leader ship s tyle and ho w tha t will a ffect their chang e manag ement plan. W eakly e valua tes Does not articula te per sonal leader ship s tyle and ho w tha t will a ffect their chang e manag ement plan. F ails t o e valua te c onnections Crit erion E xe m pla ry - 4 P ro fic ie n t- 3 D eve lo pin g- 2 E m erg in g- 1 c onnections be tw een their leader ship s tyle and chang e manag ement. Clearly articula tes the import ance of self -effic acy and gr ow th mindse t in leading e ffectiv e chang e. be tw een their leader ship s tyle and chang e manag ement. Articula tes the import ance of self -effic acy and gr ow th mindse t in leading e ffectiv e chang e. c onnections be tw een their leader ship s tyle and chang e manag ement. Brie fly describes the import ance of self -effic acy and gr ow th mindse t in leading e ffectiv e chang e. be tw een their leader ship s tyle and chang e manag ement. Does not describe the import ance of self -effic acy and gr ow th mindse t in leading e ffectiv e chang e. AP A F orma tting Uses thr ee or mor e scholarly sour ces, c our se r eadings, and miles tone activity da ta t o support analy sis. The paper is logic al, w ell-writ ten, and the r equir ed leng th. Spelling gr ammar and punctua tion ar e accur ate. AP A f orma tting s tandar ds ar e f ollo wed with no err ors. Uses tw o scholarly sour ces, c our se r eadings, and miles tone activity da ta t o support analy sis. The paper is logic al, w ell-writ ten, and the r equir ed leng th. Ther e ma y be one or tw o minor err ors in spelling , gr ammar , and/ or punctua tion. AP A f orma tting s tandar ds ar e f ollo wed with a f e w minor err ors. Uses one sour ce, c our se r eading , and miles tone activity da ta t o support analy sis. The paper is some what logic al and w ell-writ ten but is t oo long or short. Some err ors in spelling , gr ammar , and/ or punctua tion. AP A s tandar ds ar e some what f ollo wed but with numer ous err ors. Does not use outside sour ces t o support analy sis. The paper lack s clarity and ma y be c on fusing as w ell as t oo long or short. Numer ous err ors in spelling , gr ammar , and/ or punctua tion. Limit ed if an y adher ence t o AP A s tandar ds.