Reference no: EM133006840
Activity: Preparation for Summative Assessment
Task 1- The Case for Change
Identify the company that you are using and the digital transformation it is going through and explain it. As part of it, explain what threats this company is facing and what are the objectives this company wants to achieve through this digital transformation
Reference Module Topic 1: Leading in Digital Disruption
Additional supporting information:
To help you complete this task you can follow this structure:
1. Present the company you chose. Explain what it does and in which market it operates
2. Explain the threats this company is facing due to digital disruption
3. Explain what is the digital transformation that your chosen company is going through, and what are the objectives of this transformation
Recommended words: 300
Task 2 - Capture Insights
Advise on which techniques your chosen company can use to detect the changes that are appending in the market it operates. Specifically, explain how your company can capture insights about its competitors, macroeconomic trends and partners
Reference Module Topic 2: Sensing the change
Additional supporting information:
To help you complete this task you can follow this structure:
1. Explain which type of insights your chosen company have to capture to gain awareness of its business environment (i.e., understand its competitors, macroeconomic trends and partners).
2. Explain which approaches and techniques your chosen company can use to capture those insights
3. Present some digital technologies that your chosen company can use for implementing the approaches and techniques identified at point 2
Recommended words: 375
Task 3 - Make Fast Decisions
Advise on which approaches your chosen company can use to make fast decisions to quickly adapt to the changes in its market.
Reference Module Topic 3: Making informed decisions
Additional supporting information:
To help you complete this task you can follow this structure:
1. Once your chosen company has become aware of the changes in its market (see task2), explain which approaches and techniques your company can use to make informed decisions
2. Explain how your chose company can guarantee that decisions are inclusive and data-driven
3. Present some digital technologies that can support your company in making informed decision
Recommended words: 375
Task 4 - Acquire and Engage Talents
Advise on which techniques your company can use to acquire and engage the talents needed for its digital transformation.
Reference Module Topic 4: Leading change and transformation
Additional supporting information:
To help you complete this task you can follow this structure:
1. Once your chosen company has become aware of the changes in its market (see task 2) and has set- up new approaches to make informed decisions (see task 3); explain which approaches and techniques can be adopted to acquire and allocate the right talents, needed for executing fast those decisions
2. Once talents are acquired and allocated and teams are composed; explain which actions your chosen company can put in place to keep them engaged and be sure they do not quit
3. Present some digital technologies that can support your chosen company in cleverly acquiring, allocating and engaging these talents
Recommended words: 375
Task 5 - Create a Digital Ready Culture
Advise on how formal and informal leaders should help to foster a digital-ready culture to support the digital transformation of your chosen company.
Reference Module Topic 5: Creating Digital Ready Cultures
Additional supporting information:
To help you complete this task you can follow this structure:
1. In your chosen company, identify a formal leadership role (e.g., CEO, Head of Marketing, Head of IT etc...) you think will be key in helping to drive a culture that supports the digital transformation's success. Once you have identified and describe it, explain why you think this role is important, and what behaviours will this leader need
2. Explain what key attributes and behaviours your chosen company would look for in an informal leader to help build a culture that supports the success of its digital transformation
Recommended words: 375
Task 6 - Steer Collaboration
Explain which collaboration tools your company can use to enable individuals to contribute to decision- making and give leaders visibility into such contributions.
Reference Module Topic 6: Leading High Performing Teams and Build Network (integrate with concepts from the topic "making informed decision")
Additional supporting information:
To help you complete this task you can follow this structure:
1. Present one or two initiatives that your chosen company can implement to create an effective collaboration among team members; and explain how a more effective team collaboration will support the digital transformation of your company
2. Recommend one of or two collaborative tools that your chosen companies can use to support those initiatives
Recommended words: 350
Task 7 - Select your Leaders
Explain about what key attributes and behaviours would you look for in a leader to help build a culture that supports the success of your chosen company's digital transformation?
Reference Module Topic 7: Create your Ethical Leadership Style (integrate with concepts from all other topics of the Module when we talked about leadership, e.g., "leading change and transformation")
Additional supporting information:
To help you complete this task you can follow this structure:
3. Explain which attributes leaders of your chosen company need to support its digital transformation
4. Presents some critical behaviours that leaders of your chosen company should adopt to become agile and innovative, and drive the company's digital transformation
Recommended words: 350
Presentation and Structure
When presenting your document, as this is a formal document, ensure that:
• Structure is in line with what recommended
• Give a professional appearance with consistent formatting
• Spelling and grammar are correct
• Each page has page number in the Footer
• Any tables or figures are correctly labelled
• Tables and figures do not cross boundaries, unless necessary
• Properly cite your sources in the text and in the list of references
• Use Harvard style for referencing and in-body citations
Attachment:- Assessment Brief - Leading Through Digital Disruption.rar