Unit code: K/506/9073 : Organisational Change Strategies

RQF level: 7

Aim

The main aim of this unit is to enable learners to understand, plan and achieve organisational change successfully. The received wisdom in much of the business world is that change has to be fast, large-scale and transformational if organisations are to survive. However, there is also evidence that many successful organisations take a much slower and more cautious approach to change. In addition, the failure rate of change initiatives is claimed to be around 70%. It follows from this that managing organisational change is one of the most problematic tasks leaders undertake, and that the ability to do so is a key attribute of successful leaders and successfulorganisations. This unit will examine the changing nature of organisations and the challenges they face. It will examine the main approaches to managing change and show how these relate to the types of change that organisations are undertaking, especially in terms of individual, group and organisational behaviour.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcomes. When awarded credit for this unit, a learner will:	Assessment Criteria. Assessment of this learning outcome will require a learner to demonstrate that they can:
1. Understand how to apply solutions to organisational change.	1.1 Critically evaluate the range of organisational change models and frameworks that could be used in your organisation. 1.2 Identify and apply a range of creative problem solving tools and techniques to address change challenges. 1.3 Critically evaluate, determine and justify change solutions that link to the achievement of organisational strategy.
2. Understand how to develop a change strategy using implementation models.	2.1 Critically evaluate a range of change implementation models. 2.2 Identify and justify the criteria to select and support a change implementation model and will achieve the organisational change desired.
3. Be able to analyse an organisational response to change.	3.1 Identify and demonstrate the use of analytical tools to monitor the progress and the effects of change within your organisation. 3.2 Critically assess monitoring and measurement techniques used to measure and track change within an organisation. 3.3 Analyse and critically assess strategies to minimise the impact of adverse effects of change in your organisation.
4. Understand how to evaluate the impact of change strategies.	4.1 Critically evaluate the processes required to review the impact of the change in your organisation. 4.2 Critically analyse and discuss the results of a change impact review. 4.3 Formulate findings of a change analysis and present them in an appropriate way for different stakeholders.