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Task 1 - Organisational Development Plan

PART A - Develop organisation development plan

You are required to analyse information and data about an organisation and develop an organisation development plan including agreed objectives, change management and communications strategies, and identified roles. The organisational development plan must be developed for an organisation you are currently employed in or have access to or for a simulated business as agreed with your Assessor. The template following should be used as a basis for the developed plan.
Once the plan has been developed, implement the development plan including developing the team, managing conflict, solving problems and consulting and communicating effectively with relevant stakeholders. You must evaluate the development plan and make adjustments as appropriate.

Prior to developing the plan, obtain the following information from the organisation and use this information as a basis for the plan:

Strategy Challenge Questions Vision

Does our organisation's vision lead us to the change we seek in ourselves and our community? Consider the following in your response:

1. What issues are we seeking to address in our community?

2. What services and products do we provide to respond to these issues and deliver on our vision?

3. Do all our stakeholders (clients, funders, staff and community) see value in working with us to achieve our vision?

4. What alternative futures do we seek to create with our clients and the community?

Focus

Does our organisation have a clear focus on where we engage to achieve the change we seek? Consider the following in your response:
1. Are we working on the whole issue or a specific aspect of the issue? e.g. geographic, demographic, social or economic focus.
2. Where in the issue do we engage? e.g. preventative education versus crisis response.

3. What are the limitations/strengths on where and how we engage?

4. Who are our clients and how long will they be with us?

5. Do we have engagement strategies in place to anticipate issues and mitigate risks?

6. Do we understand all the roles/organisations that engage with the community issue we wish to change? e.g. competitors, collaborators, funders and interested stakeholders.

Enabling Our Vision

Are we able to realise our desired changes and our vision of a preferred future? Consider the following in your response:
1. Do our actions move us to towards our desired change?

2. Are our strategies informed, relevant and agile enough to thrive in the current and future political, economic, social and technological environments?
3. Are our organisation's activities based on sustainable financial models? e.g. revenue, expenses, margin costs by service type, cash-flow.
4. Through organisational policy, procedure and practice are we able to manage our organisation in accordance with legislative and community expectations? e.g. governance, industrial relations, occupational health and safety, financial management.
5. Does our organisational culture enable change?

6. How do we, or could we, get ahead of the change game?

7. Do we anticipate or create alternatives?

Capability

What capabilities and capacities do we need to deliver our desired change? Consider the following in your response:
1. Do we know and have the skills and abilities we need to achieve our desired change?

2. What new capabilities and capacities might we need to remain relevant and sustainable into the future? How will we build the additional capabilities and capacities we need?
3. Do we demonstrate the required strength and rigour in our culture, systems/technologies, finances and relationships to deliver our vision?
4. Do we optimise our existing capacity to respond to the clients' needs? e.g. human resources, physical assets, financial assets.

Outcomes and Impact

How will we know if we are successful? Consider the following in your response:
1. Do we identify and collect information to demonstrate our success?

2. Do we check our plans against actual outcomes?

3. Do we analyse any differences or gaps between plans and outcomes to determine their root cause?
4. Do we make the necessary changes to improve our processes or services?

5. Are our measures relevant and meaningful to track progress towards our desired change?

Summary Overview

Based on the Strategy Challenge Questions above, produce a summary of this simple analysis and seek agreement.
In the summary include:

1. The leadership group's level of consistency in awareness across all of the organisation's
strategic issues and capabilities

2. If you demonstrate the needed strategy knowledge, positioning and execution processes to keep your organisation relevant, agile and performing
3. Any important decisions your organisation must make

4. Areas to be addressed or additional understanding obtained

5. Prioritisation of areas for future work.

Part B - Implement organisation development activities

Answer the following questions in a post-implementation report:

• What support for the implementation was provided by the Senior Management?

• How was the implementation received by staff?

• Were there any unforeseen problems that arose during the implementation?

• How were problems arising dealt with/managed?

• What consultative processes were undertaken during the implementation?

• What team development activities did you utilise? Were these successful? How could they be improved?
• What strategies were in place to manage conflict between individuals and/or groups to achieve consensus or agreement?
• Describe the interventions undertaken.

• Outline the brainstorming activities undertaken for producing alternative proposals.

• Outline any negotiations for agreement on outcomes.

Present your responses as a written report.

Part C - Maintain organisation development program

(a) In order to maintain the implemented program, you are required to develop a survey to identify any loss of support for organisational development programs and activities. Undertake the survey and summarise the results. Attach the survey and summary to this assessment task.
(b) Attach copies of minutes of the meetings held in accordance with the communication plan showing feedback on the implementation of the organisational development plan.
(c) Attach any evaluations of set out activities and interventions in the organisation development plan.
(d) Outline any modifications to set out activities or interventions undertaken.

(e) Attach any communications showing senior management reinforces the organisation development program.
(f) Provide a summary evaluation of the organisation development plan in terms of costs and benefits, including opportunity costs.

Attachment:- Organisational Development Plan.rar