Managing Strategic Change

Course Description

The aim of this unit is to develop learners' understanding of theories and models of change management and how they apply to contemporary organisations in the globalised world. Learners will understand the personal characteristics of change agents as well as the evaluation and development of leadership skills to meet current and future strategic change management roles.

Course Objectives

The aim of this unit is to develop learners' understanding of theories and models of change management and how they apply to contemporary organisations in the globalised world. Learners will understand the personal characteristics of change agents as well as the evaluation and development of leadership skills to meet current and future strategic change management roles.

Key Topics

1. LO1: Be able to evaluate how organisational change occurs and how context influences change.
2. LO2: Be able to develop and implement a strategic organisational change.
3. LO3: Be able to analyse stakeholder responses to organisational change.
4. LO4: Be able to evaluate the role of organisational culture in change management.
5. LO5: Be able to develop a toolbox to manage oneself when involved in complex change projects, whether in a leading, participating, or consulting role.

Course Outline

Learning Outcomes

1. LO1 Be able to evaluate how organisational change occurs and how context influences change.
2. 1.1 Critically evaluate change theories and analyse the relationship between leadership and change agents.
3. 1.2 Critically evaluate how organisational structure and leadership influences the characteristics and attributes of change agents.
4. 1.3 Critically evaluate the challenge of change and the effectiveness of change agents.
5. LO2 Be able to develop and implement a strategic organisational change.
6. 2.1 Assess and select relevant theories and tools and techniques to implement and manage change.
7. 2.2 Develop a plan to implement a change in an organisation.
8. 2.3 Develop measures to monitor and evaluate progress of the change plan.
9. LO3 Be able to analyse stakeholder responses to organisational change.
10. 3.1 Assess possible risks associated with an organisation's change process.
11. 3.2 Apply a stakeholder analysis to understand possible resistance to change.
12. 3.3 Critically appraise relevant strategies to manage resistance to change in organisations.
13. LO4 Be able to evaluate the role of organisational culture in change management.
14. 4.1 Critically review the different organisational cultures and how that influences communications and power relations.
15. 4.2 Evaluate cultures influence on Strategy and change management.
16. 4.3 Critically appraise relevant strategies to manage resistance to change.
17. LO5 Be able to develop a toolbox to manage oneself when involved in complex change projects, whether in a leading, participating, or consulting role.
18. 5.1 Evaluate the role of the individual in the change management process.
19. 5.2 Apply change management in an organisational setting.
20. 5.3 Evaluate how to monitor the effect of the change management processes.