Assignment Content

Step 1) Review the following resources before creating the memo:

Week 4 Grading Rubric – Learning Team
Memo Template & Format Guidelines
Guide to Peer-Reviewed References & APA Formatting
Case Study 1 Building Community at Terra Nova Consulting located on page 396 of Chapter 11 in Organizational Change OR Case Study 5 Ellen Zone – Leading Change at Tufts/NEMC located on page 448 of Chapter 11 in Organizational Change
Step 2) Discuss as a team and decide by consensus which case study you will use for the Complete Change Plan assignment in Week 5.

Step 3) Discuss the requirements of the Week 5 team assignment by looking ahead to see what will be required for the Complete Change Plan assignment.

Step 4) Assess strategies for organizational change in the case study that your team selected.

Step 5) Prepare a memo of at least 150 words written in third person. You must address the following topics below in order using the section headers (labels) in bold:

Section 1- Introduction (<-- this is a section header) - describes what the memo is going to be about; it mentions the upcoming sections. Section 2- Proposed Strategy Summary 1 of 3 (<-- this is a section header) – In this section, summarize and explain the basis for proposed strategy 1 of 3. Section 3- Proposed Strategy Summary 2 of 3 (<-- this is a section header) –  In this section, summarize and explain the basis for proposed strategy 2 of 3. Section 4- Proposed Strategy Summary 3 of 3 (<-- this is a section header) – In this section, summarize and explain the basis for proposed strategy 3 of 3. Section 5- Strongest Fit Strategy (<-- this is a section header) - In this section, justify which strategy is the strongest fit with the change initiative contemplated for the team’s Complete Change Plan due in Week 5. Section 6- Need and Vision for Change (<-- this is a section header) – In this section, develop a statement that addresses the need for change and vision for the change. Section 7- References (<-- this is a section header) - have at least 1 peer-reviewed sources in addition to the Organizational Change text, for a total of 1 peer-reviewed/scholarly references in APA format (with authors and dates). The references are incorporated throughout the memo with correct APA in-text citations. Step 6) Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word document. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.