Assignment: Diagnosing Change

Using the organization that your professor has preapproved, synthesize the organization's readiness for change. Evaluate whether or not to implement your new program, policy, practice, or procedure. Use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional video recorder to record a maximum of a five to seven minute dynamic video on the topics detailed below. Alternatively, you may submit a four to six page paper instead of the video submission.

Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, View the "Student Video Assignment Submission" video tutorial in the "Creating a Presentation for Your Course" playlist.

Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven minutes OR write a four to six page paper in which you:

1. Describe the company in terms of industry, size, number of employees, and history.

2. Analyze in detail the current HR practice, policy, process, or procedure that you believe should be changed.

3. Formulate three valid reasons for the proposed change based on current change management theories.

4. Appraise the diagnostic tools that you can use to determine an organization's readiness for change. Propose two diagnostic tools which you can utilize to determine if the organization is ready for change. Defend why you believe the diagnostic tools selected are the best choice for diagnosing change in the organization.

5. Using one of the diagnostic tools you selected, assess the organization's readiness for change.

a. Provide results of the diagnostic analysis
b. Explain the results

6. Interpret whether or not the organization is ready for change. Substantiate your conclusion by referencing current change management theories.