Unit 3 - Discussion Board Assignment OverviewType: Discussion BoardUnit:  Assessing the Organization Due Date:  Tue,2/28/19 Grading Type: NumericPoints Possible:  75 Points Earned:  Deliverabl

Unit 3 - Discussion Board 

Assignment Overview

Type: Discussion Board

Unit:  Assessing the Organization 

Due Date:  Tue,2/28/19 

Grading Type: Numeric

Points Possible:  75 

Points Earned:  

Deliverable Length:  600 words plus a minimum of 2 (150 word) peer responses 

Assignment Description 

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Processes and Readiness

With all of your experience surrounding change so far, you feel fairly confident in your organizational development (OD) role now. You made an excellent presentation to the executive staff of the parent organization. Now, they have recruited you to not only work with them on their needs and interventions but also with other companies within the larger organization. The larger organization consists of 60 independent companies with differing missions and current strategies. In fact, you are now a vice president of OD at the corporate level. You have higher level responsibilities, including all 60 companies.

Discuss the following:

• Explain      the concepts and theories surrounding large-scale change processes and      readiness assessment. 
• How will      you go about conducting readiness assessments for the entire organization?      Be specific and provide a cost example for each item in your proposed      readiness assessment. 
• Use a      minimum of 1 chart in your analysis or description of a model or strategy      being recommended, and use 1 flow chart showing the estimated time that      each could entail. 
• What will      you say and present to the corporate staff to convince them of your      ability to accomplish this mission? Use business return on investment      (ROI) and productivity improvement potential as two of the 5 key points      that you will develop to win the confidence and trust of your clients to      handle this business-focused change intervention. 
• Be sure to      use valid graduate-level references and APA format.