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Assignment Brief – BTEC (RQF)

Higher National Diploma in Business Management

Understanding & Leading Change

Learner Name		ID
Programme Name	Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business Management
Unit Number and Title	Unit 17 – Understanding & Leading Change
Credit Value	15	Unit Level	5
Academic Year	2020-21	Cohort	September 19
Assessor	Mohammad Islam
Assignment Title	Drivers of Change and Organisational Impact (Part 1) Leadership and Change Management (Part 2)
Issue Date	24 February 2021
Submission Deadline	Sunday 09 May 2021 at 23:59
IV Name	XXXX XXXX
IV Date	23 February 2021
Statement of Authenticity: I certify that the work submitted for this unit is my own and the research sources are fully acknowledged. Learner Name: Date:

Guideline for Final Submission
The submission must be in the specific format(s) as specified in the assignment brief instructions. The assignment should be submitted in a MS Word© format, or equivalent. The assignment has TWO parts. Please read both parts carefully. Ideally, you should start writing your assignment as soon as you receive the assignment brief. You are expected to complete Part 1 before Week 6 and obtain formative feedback from your Assessor during teaching week 6 and 7. It is also recommended, you complete Part 2 before Week 12 and obtain formative feedback from your lecturer during teaching week 12 and 13. There will be only one submission link in Turnitin. You are quired to compile Part 1 and Part 2 into one Microsoft Word file for submission. Please access HN Global for additional resources to support and reading for this unit. For further guidance and support on report writing please refer to the Study Skills Unit on HN Global www.highernationals.com
SubmissionFormat: Part 1
The submission is in the form of a report. This should be written in a concise, formal business style using 1.5 spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and references using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a reference list using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is 1,500 to 2,000 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Compare ways in which change impacts on an organisation’s strategy and operations LO2 Evaluate the influences that drivers of change have on organisational behaviour
Assignment Brief and Guidance
Scenario and activity: Select an organisation of your choice that is currently undergoing major change. This may be a change being made in a department, a section or across the organisation as a whole. Alternatively, you may select a previous change process that you are familiar with and use this as a means of analysing the change retrospectively in trying to understand how change was achieved successfully or was managed poorly. You are required to compare the impact that large-scale change has had upon the organisation’s strategy and operations. Also evaluate how the change will have affected behaviours within the businesses and, using theory and models, propose measures that could be taken to minimise negative impact on the businesses. The submission is in the form of a report and should include the following: 1. An overview of the organisation and it’s change processes. 2. A PEST/SWOT analysis to be undertaken to identify drivers of change. 3. An evaluation of the drivers and impacts of change and how they have affected organisational strategy. Comparing the impacts of change and the effect they have had upon the organisation’s strategy and operations. 4. Evaluation of how change will have affected leadership, individuals and team behaviour. 5. An evaluation of how the impact of change was minimised and the application of appropriate models applied to plan for and process change efficiently. 6. Critical evaluation of the long-term implications of change to inform conclusions and recommendations for minimising affects of change through effective planning and managing change, including change impact analysis to identify potential risks of change.
SubmissionFormat: Part 2
The submission is in the form of a report. This should be written in a concise, formal business style using 1.5 spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and references using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a reference list using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is 1,500 to 2,000 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO3 Determine how barriers to change influence leadership decision making LO4 Apply a range of leadership approaches to a change initiative
Assignment Brief and Guidance
Scenario and activity: Further to Assignment 1, you are required to write a paper to present in a seminar. The focus of the seminar paper will be to explain barriers to change and the influence it has on the decision making of leaders in the chosen organization. This will include the use of a ‘force field analysis’ to analyse the forces influencing change. Using a variety of change management theories and models (situational leadership, change initiation, Kotter’s 8-Step model, Lewin’s change management model), apply different leadership approaches to dealing with the change identified in your selected organisation. Your seminar paper should be written in report format and cover/consider the following: 1. Application of force field analysis to determine opposition and support for change. 2. Use of force field analysis to make valid recommendations for meeting the organisation’s objectives. 3. An explanation of the different barriers to change and how they influenced decision making and leadership. 4. How was change accomplished and how successful was it? 5. Advantages and disadvantages of different leadership approaches to dealing with change, illustrated by application to a range of examples. 6. Critical evaluation of different leadership approaches and models of change management
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Pass	Merit	Distinction
LO1 Compare ways in which change impacts on an organisation’s strategy and operations.	LO1 and LO2 D1 Draw conclusions and recommendations with valid justifications for planning effectively for change and applying change impact analysis.
P1 Compare different organisational examples where there has been an impact of change on an organisation’s strategy and operations.	M1 Assess the different drivers for change in each of the given examples and the types of organisational change they have affected.
LO2 Evaluate the influences that drivers of change have on organisational behaviour.
P2 Evaluate the ways in which internal and external drivers of change affect leadership, team and individual behaviours within an organisation. P3 Evaluate measures that can be taken to minimise negative impacts of change on organisational behaviour.	M2 Critically evaluate the long-term implications of internal and external drivers of change within an organisation.
LO3 Determine how barriers to change influence leadership decision-making.	D2 Make valid decisions and outcomes based on force field analysis in the context of meeting organizational objectives.
P4 Explain different barriers to change and determine how they influence leadership decision-making in a given organisational context.	M3 Use force field analysis to analyse both driving and resisting forces to show how they influence decision-making in a given organisational context.
LO4 Apply a range of leadership approaches to a change initiative.	D3 Critically evaluate the effectiveness of leadership approaches and models of change management.
P5 Apply different leadership approaches to dealing with change in a range of organizational contexts.	M4 Evaluate the extent to which leadership approaches can deliver organisational change effectively applying appropriate models and frameworks.

Academic Misconduct: Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s idea in your own name. Hence, it is important not to use information directly from any published sources such as books, journals or websites without paraphrasing and referencing the materials. It is also imperative for you not to copy anything from another student’s coursework and submit in your name (collusion). If similarity is found with another learner’s work or from other published sources, suspected work will be investigated in accordance with procedures set up by the college. Please read Academic Misconduct Student Guide in College website for further details: https://www.rcl.ac.uk/policy/academic-misconduct/academic-misconduct-student-guide.pdf

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