LDI7006M Business Improvement and Change L7 Assessment 2 Brief | YSJU

Assignment Description

You are required to produce a 2,500-word report that critically examines the practice of change management, with particular attention to methodologies relevant to project management. The assessment requires you to critically analyse the change management planning and implementation component using relevant change management models. To develop an effective change implementation process, you must combine change management principles while demonstrating knowledge of:

• Identifying the change drivers and the process of recognising the need for change
• Change project team, their roles and responsibilities
• Communication and engagement strategy
• Change implementation process and Leading and Managing People issues
• Change Project Risk Management Process
• Sustaining momentum and change

Please note the above key points are NOT the structure – see further information section for possible structure.

You will demonstrate your ability to critically examine and defend valid literature and industry practice surrounding the topic of Change Management within the context of International Project Management. You are required to identify emerging themes and concepts within the changing business environment.

You are empowered to conduct independent research, providing industry-specific and international case studies to convey established knowledge and contemporary concepts within your review.

Workshops providing further guidance on devising a change management plan and comparing industry practices will be provided.

It is important that the content is underpinned by relevant academic theory, concepts, and models where appropriate, as well as contemporary industrial insights. These should be accurately cited and referenced according to York St John Harvard Referencing throughout.

Additional Information

The report can be created using Microsoft or other free software available to YSJ students; however, the submission format should be either Word or PDF. You have access to Microsoft software for free through your university account.

Your report should include the following structure, but not limited to:

• Student ID number, title of the assessment
• Executive Summary
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Recognising the Need for Change
• Internal and external Drivers of Change
• Change Project Team, Roles, and Responsibilities
• Communication and Engagement Strategy
• Change Project Risk Management Process
• Change Implementation Process
• Leading and Managing People Issues,
• Resistance to change and Managing Resistance to Change
• Sustaining the Change Project
• Conclusion and Recommendations
• Harvard Reference List
• Appendices (if applicable, please note that the appendix is not graded).

The written work should contain relevant Change Management Models and information and be visually appealing, including graphs, tables, and figures. The writing style should be clear, concise, and professional.

You will be assessed on:

• Your critical understanding of complex methodologies, change models and practices relevant to change management within the context of project management
• Appropriate layout of a business report
• Your critical appraisal of change management approaches aligned with industry best practice
• Use of valid research and appropriate referencing standards were used throughout.

Note:

• Be sure to include the assessment cover page on the module page.
• The table of contents, the reference and the appendix are NOT included in the
  word count.

Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO)

PLOS 7.3-7.6

• Demonstrate a deep knowledge of how project management is and has been applied to organisations, understanding and assessing the factors that have affected design, implementation, and success.
• Critically understand the influence of people on projects, assessing the role and impact of management, leadership, teams, individuals, stakeholders, and ethical practices.
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the complex issues relating to international project management and its success, enhancing their skills to develop sustainable and ethical individual and organisational potential.
• Demonstrate a flexible range of decision-making techniques and critical thinking methods to extract meaning and understanding, identify and evaluate options and problem-solve.