Instructions

Organizations are constantly requiring changes or updates in today’s global business environment. Managers help employees navigate these changes. Often, they are called on to create a change process.

For this final assignment, you will create a change process plan for your supervisor. In this scenario, you are a manager of a company that needs a change process plan. Using your own research, your past readings, and/or your eTextbook as guidance, your plan should engage creative and critical thinking as you address the elements listed below.

Provide a general description of the company, your position, the specific scenario/reason the change process is needed, and the number of employees who will be involved in the change process.

Include a brief summary of any general concerns, generational concerns, cultural concerns, or political issues that could arise during the change process.

Explain how attitudes and behavior of employees will be addressed to generate commitment and support for your change process.

Provide a summary of the steps needed to create and implement your change process plan.

Identify the steps to assess the success of your plan, follow-up procedures, modification or revision procedures, and how you will measure the success of your change process plan.

Include a conclusion that provides an overview of your change process plan and elaborates on the role that communication, innovation, and creative thinking play in each step of your plan.

Your paper should be at least three pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages. In order to justify the steps and processes used in your plan to your supervisors, you should cite research from at least three peer-reviewed sources.

Suggested resources include the CSU Online Library, your past readings from this course, and your eTextbook. Please remember to use APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.