individual project 4

Task Type: Individual Project   Deliverable Length: 1,000–1,500 words with a minimum of 4 scholarly references   
Points Possible: 150   Due Date: 8/4/2014 15:25:59 PM  CT [removed]   

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Key Assignment First Draft

Content from Weeks 1–3 should be edited to take into account any instructor or peer feedback from the Phase 4 DB draft.

Transformational Change Management Plan

You will create an entire Transformational Change Management Plan for a medium-sized public company that has lost business to a competitor that has chosen to outsource much of its production operations. The company has been based in a small Midwestern town, it is one of the largest employers, and it has an excellent reputation for employee welfare. It is now planning to do the very same offshoring, which will involve large layoffs of long-term employees.

The project deliverables are as follows:

• Week 1: Introduction
• Week 2: What is driving the need for this transformational change?
• Week 3: Theories of Change Management
• Week 4: Communication Plan
• Week 5: Implementation Plan

Create the following new material for Week 4:

• Week 4: Communication Plan (100–150 words)
  Include the following context in the communication plan:
  1. What stakeholders require communication?
  2. What will be communicated to them?
  3. Who will send the communication?
  4. What communication medium will be used?

  Objective:

• Establish a foundation for developing the skills necessary to manage change in the organization
• Explore emotional and organizational issues related to the implementation of change
• Make sure that you add scholarly references