Managing Organizational Change

BUSI 4133
Closed
Yorkville University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Professor
2
Timeline
  • April 26, 2022
    Experience start
  • May 3, 2022
    Check-in meeting
  • May 10, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • May 17, 2022
    Presentation meeting
  • May 30, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
4/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Startup, Social Enterprise, Non profit, Small to medium enterprise, Family-Owned
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Organizational structure Change management Workplace culture Communications Community engagement
Skills
change management business strategy consulting data analysis research
Learner goals and capabilities

Are you unsure of how to proceed with managing change in your organization? Working in small groups, students from the Bachelor of Business Administration program at Yorkville University will tackle a problem of your choice and develop possible solutions to overcome these challenges. Students will select the best solution, create a work plan, apply primary and secondary research methods; structure an argument logically and persuasively; customize a message for multiple audiences; and evaluate the findings to provide your organization with final recommendations that help you implement change successfully within your organization.

In-person or virtually.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
25 learners
Project
25 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final project deliverables will/ may include:

1. Change Management Plan with list of proposed activities and timeline

2. Final presentation summarizing recommendations

Project timeline
  • April 26, 2022
    Experience start
  • May 3, 2022
    Check-in meeting
  • May 10, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • May 17, 2022
    Presentation meeting
  • May 30, 2022
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Based on the information you provide, students will develop a change management plan, which can include framework and structure to manage the change within your organization. Student teams will address the aspect(s) that are most critical to your organization today and provide innovative solutions to help you overcome these challenges.

Project examples include but are not limited to:

Assess the readiness of the organization for the change

  • Catalysts for change - Summarize the change and identify why change is required in the organization.
  • Resistance to Change - Identify the ways in which people resist change in organizations
  • Change Agents - Identify change agents, the roles and responsibilities of various agents of change
  • Recommend the sponsor and change agents in the organization who can influence the change.

Change Management Plan - Propose how to implement the change

  • Identify action-planning skills to lead strategic change
  • Specify the collaborative relationships that would be required during organizational change
  • Identify organizational design/ organizational structure and relate the associated challenges
  • Formulate the steps necessary to implement changes in an organization

Building mutual engagement/ Engaging in change

  • Analyze the requirements for building coordination and teamwork in an organization
  • Suggest a communications plan which will include identifying who should be communicating, how they should communicate and timing of the communication

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Attend the final presentations with the students and provide feedback.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.