Change Management Intervention and Design Proposal

Change Management Intervention and Design Proposal
Instructions
Change Management Intervention Proposal
The Change Management Intervention Proposal, a signature assignment, measures the Master of Arts in Human Resource Management and Organizational Development, Program Learning Outcome #6: Develop a consulting proposal and course of action for an organization regarding a particular organizational challenge and/or change process.
Papers are to be submitted in APA format (including cover page) and include headings and sub-headings. References are required for both parts of the project. Cover page and references are not included in length requirements.
Change Management Intervention Proposal, Part One (Proposal)

• Choose the topic for your OD project. Remember, an OD project is not project management, rather, it is Human Change Management. Please do not choose a technical challenge for your OD project unless you identify the underlying human challenges.
• Choose the organization that will be the client. Use a real organization with real challenges. Identify the problem and diagnostic plan.
• Submit a five to six-page proposal that describes the organization and the challenge, clarifies the organizational issue (chapter 2), identifies the magnitude of the organizational issue (chapter 2), lists the stakeholders, and identifies the type of change model proposed (chapter 2).
• Be sure to describe to describe the diagnostic plan. How will you diagnose the organization and the design components (chapter 4)? Describe how the external consultant (you) will be involved in the project. For example, how do you plan to collect data?
• Use subheadings (left side justified, first letter capitalized) for each of the headings of yourproposal. Include an APA cover page to both parts of the project. Minimum of three references required(outside references must be scholarly).

Change Management Intervention Proposal, Part Two (Intervention Design)

• Using your topic from Part 1 OD project, design an effective intervention. Submit an eleven to twelve-page paper that describes the contingencies related to the change situation: readiness for change, capability to change, cultural context, capabilities of the change agent, and contingencies related to the target of change.
• Complete your diagnostic plan. Be sure to describe your process for designing, collecting, and analyzing data. Will you plan to design, collect, and analyze data, include:

1. Surveys: what questions will you ask?
2. Interviews: what questions will you ask?
3. Organizational/Departmental records and reports: how is department and organizational performance measured? Where is improvement needed?
4. Observation: what/who will you observe?

• Based on a minimum of two different data collection outcomes, design your intervention(s). Your intervention should include: data summary (how will you analyze the data), intervention recommendations, timeline for implementations, and measurements (chapter 11). In your intervention recommendations, be sure to include the intervention characteristics in Chapter 11, including goal specificity, programmability, level of change target, internal support, and sponsorship.
• Use subheadings (left side justified, first letter capitalized) for each of the headings of your proposal. Include an APA cover page to both parts of the project. Do not exceed fifteen pages. Minimum of ten references required (outside references must be scholarly).

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
-12-point Font; New Times Roman; Double Spaced; 1” Margins
-APA Format with regard to citations; Reference page also provided
-Development of Main Points
-Quality of Writing
Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, and Citations (APA)
Please proof-read your paper before submitting. Contact the Writing Center for assistance with editing.