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BSBMGT615 - Contribute to Organisation Development Assignment - Clinton Institute, Australia

Assessment Task 1 -

Part A - Develop an Orgnanisation Plan

For this assessment task, you are required to prepare and develop an organisation development plan for Boutique Build Australia.

1. Review the background information and Boutique Build's strategic plan.

2. Research sources of information on the Australian construction industry workforce to analyse the key trends and challenges that may impact Boutique Build Australia.

3. Develop an organisation development plan. Develop your own template or use one that you are familiar with. As a minimum, your development plan must include the following:

- Introduction - Provide an introduction to the organisational development plan

- Context - Briefly describe issues outlined in the background information provided as well as from your own research conducted on the construction workforce.

 - Areas of organisational development - for each area list the actions, responsibility, budget implications, performance indicators and target dates.

4. Submit your organisation development plan.

Part B - Consult on and Finalise Orgnaisational Plan

For this task, you are required to participate in a consultative meeting with stakeholders to discuss the organisation development plan that you developed based on your research and analysis. Your assessor will play the role of the CEO of Boutique Build Australia, with other assessors/students providing a representative of other staff members/contractors.

1. Review the background information.

2. Participate in the consultative meeting with the stakeholders

- Provide a printed copy of your organisation development plan.

- Discuss the organisation development plan that you have developed. The discussion should focus on the timing of each organisation development strategy/activity as well as staff who will take on the key roles in the development process as set out in your plan. You should ensure that stakeholders approve of the actions and those staff assigned for those actions.

- Discuss the research that you have conducted on best practice change management strategies and how you believe this should inform the implementation of the organisation development activities.

- Consult with the stakeholders to determine the organisation's culture and how it may affect organisation development and explain how these barriers could be addressed when planning and implementing the organisation development plan.

- Throughout the meeting, your stakeholders will discuss the organisational culture at Boutique Build Australia and their readiness to embrace organisation development activities.

- The stakeholders will provide you with feedback and suggestions for your organisation development plan.

- You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate effective communication skills, explain key ideas and concepts, respond to questions and use active listening techniques.

- Your assessor will advise you of the date and time of this meeting.

Part C - Develop A Communication and Education Plan

For this task, you are required to develop a communication and education plan to maximise support for the organisation development activities outlined in your plan.

1. Reflect on the feedback provided to you by your assessor during your meeting and the research that you conducted on change management techniques in Part A of this assessment task.

2. Develop a communication and education plan for Boutique Build for the upcoming 12 months. Develop your own template or use one that you are familiar with.

Your plan must set out the process and timing of how the company's staff will be informed about the activities as documented in the organisation development plan.

3. Submit your communication and education plan.

Part D - Implement a Consultation Process

For this task, you are to undertake one of the consultation processes you have developed in the Communication/Education Plan in the previous Part.

Based on the consultation process you have selected, you will need to co-ordinate with your assessor on how this will be delivered to ensure that the evidence will be satisfactory. For example, a consultation meeting with staff members will need to be organised with appropriate stakeholders who can be role played. Or if the consultation method is a survey then the survey would need to be developed and have some responses to it from stakeholders. The process you select must ensure that consultation takes place. That is, you present something and have feedback from stakeholders.

Assessment Task 2 -

Part A - Prepare A Leadership Development Framework

1. Research at least three different methods that an organisation can use to develop leadership skills in managers, including the use of leadership frameworks. Make notes of your findings.

2. Prepare a consultation paper on the purpose and application of leadership development frameworks to present to staff prior to implementing the leadership development framework.

The proposed leadership development framework should be based on the organisation's values as identified in the Strategic Plan and take into account construction workforce trends and challenges. Based on this, identify at least four key behaviours that would be expected of managers at Boutique Build Australia and develop a leadership development framework based on these key behaviours.

As a minimum, your consultation paper should address:

- The purpose of a leadership development framework

- Proposed leadership development framework for Boutique Build Australia (what it is, who it is for and why it is needed).

- Application of the leadership development framework within Boutique Build Australia (how to use the leadership development framework).

- At least four key leadership behaviours/domains (why the leadership behaviour is important and the rating scale).

The consultation paper must be developed using Microsoft Word (or similar program) and be written professionally and clearly to be understood by a diverse range of staff.

3. Submit your consultation paper.

Part B - Deliver Training of the Leadership Development Framework

For this task, you are required to prepare a series of PowerPoints and present the leadership development framework to your team at a meeting.

Despite the best efforts of the organisation to ensure that staff are informed and consulted with you have heard rumours that line managers are not happy with the framework. You are thus anticipating that there may be some resistance and conflict at the meeting to present the framework.

1. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation

The PowerPoints you develop should clearly explain the purpose of the framework and guide staff members though the use of the framework. The information you present should reflect the information from your consultation paper.

2. Prepare for the training activity.

Research techniques for managing potential conflict to use at the meeting in case this occurs during the development activity.

Develop a short report outlining the techniques that you have researched for managing conflict Remember to reference your work.

3. Submit your PowerPoint presentation and report

4. Deliver your PowerPoint presentation during the development activity.

Your assessor will advise you of the date and time of the meeting and will organise 2 other students to role-play staff members.

- At the meeting, you will be required to explain the leadership development framework to staff using the PowerPoints you have developed Advise staff that they will be able to ask questions and provide feedback on the framework.

- During the presentation, you will be required to demonstrate effective communication skills, including speaking clearly and concisely and using active listening techniques to confirm and clarify information.

- After the presentation, a staff member (this will be your assessor) will raise concerns about the use of the framework. You will need to use the skills you researched to manage this conflict.

- As part of the conflict management approach, you should also offer the opportunity to discuss other ways of developing leadership skills Discuss the methods you identified in the first part of this assessment and encourage them to share their own ideas on developing leadership skills. Use this opportunity to brainstorm ideas Make notes on ideas for use in the final activity.

Part C - Finalise Approach to Leadership Skill Development

For this task, you are required to report on the resistance to the introduction of the leadership and development framework and outline additional or alternative approaches to developing leadership skills discussed at the meeting.

Include your recommendations on whether any of these additional approaches should be adopted Address your report to the CEO of Boutique Build Australia.

Submit your report.

Part D - Undertake a Training Activity

For this task, you are to undertake a training activity that addresses one of the four key leadership behaviours/domains you have developed in the leadership development framework in Part B of this assessment task. This can be conducted in person or via video conferencing and should be between 5 and 10 minutes in length, and be delivered to at least one participant.

Based on the leadership behaviour/domain you have selected, you will need to co-ordinate with your assessor on how this will be delivered to ensure that the evidence will be satisfactory. You should prepare the training activity as appropriate such as developing PowerPoint slides or handouts, and then deliver the training.

This training activity can be conducted to a single person such as the assessor who will role play a staff member, or to multiple staff members who will role played by an assessor and fellow students.

Assessment Task 3 -

Part A - Develop a Staff Survey

Develop a staff survey using Survey Monkey (or similar) to seek input from Boutique Build staff about the leadership development framework.

The survey must include a statement explaining the purpose of the survey.

Your survey must include at least ten questions and your questions must seek to assess staff support requirements for the leadership development framework.

Refer to the organisation development plan and leadership development framework developed in assessment tasks two and three to assist you with your questions for the survey.

Part B - Analyse and Discuss Feedback

1. Review the scenario information provided.

Make notes on the overall success or otherwise based on findings.

2. Meet with staff (role played by your assessor) to discuss the key findings.

- Identify and report on activities/interventions that need to be implemented based on the findings.

- Indicate how the organisation development plan will be updated to reflect this.

During the meeting, you must demonstrate effective communication skills, including speaking clearly and concisely, responding to questions and active listening.

Your assessor will advise you of the date and time of the meeting.

Part C - Evaluate, and Update, and Secure Ongoing Support for Organisation Development Plan

You need to secure ongoing support from senior management to ensure that they are providing necessary resources to support the plans continued implementation and that they are providing reinforcing messages to staff on its importance. To gain this support, senior management have asked you to provide a report on the development plan. You need to review the organisational development plan that you developed in assessment task two and the background information provided above. Then you are to:

1. Write a report addressed to the senior management team to report on your evaluation of the organisation development plan. As a minimum, your report must include the following:

- An evaluation of the costs and benefits of the organisation development plan as per the scenario information and your overall evaluation of the benefits of the organisation development activities.

- The findings of the focus group results and the outcomes of the meeting with staff to discuss this, including feedback provided.

2. Update your organisation plan to take account of feedback provided.

3. Submit your report and updated organisation development plan.

Assessment Task 4 -

QUESTION 1 - Discuss how the use of effective change management strategies can assist in maximising staff participation and support for organisational development. Give at least two examples of change management strategies to illustrate your answer.

QUESTION 2 - Explain the concept of a participative management style and how this can assist in maximising staff participation and support for organisation development.

QUESTION 3 - Outline three strategies for consulting with employees as part of organisation development plans or processes.

QUESTION 4 - Outline three evaluation criteria that an organisation could use to assess the success of organisation development.

QUESTION 5 - Explain the difference between constructive and destructive conflict. Describe how constructive conflict can be a positive force in organisation development.

QUESTION 6 - Outline Kahn's engagement theory and its implications for employee engagement.

QUESTION 7 - Explain expectancy theory and discuss its implications for employee motivation.

QUESTION 8 - Outline the key premises of the Burke & Litwin organisational change model.

QUESTION 9 - Discuss the McKinsey 7-S Framework and how it can be applied in a workplace change management process.

QUESTION 10 - Discuss the importance abiding by legislation in relation to organisational change and development. Provide at least two examples of legislation that must be adhered to.

QUESTION 11 - Discuss why it is important to incorporate cultural change into an organisation's development plan.

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