Based on the organizational information you provide, learners will develop a strategic change management plan, which will include framework and structure to manage the change within your organization. Based on your needs, student teams will address the topics that are most critical to your organization today and provide innovative solutions to help you overcome these challenges. Examples of projects could include but are not limited to:

• Company relocation and downsizing of workforce
• Employee onboarding update
• Transition to remote or hybrid workplace
• Introduction or update a policy (ie. Remote or Hybrid work, Vacadation and Leaves, Performance Development, Compensation of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging)
• Conversion of OH&S process from paper to digital format
• Alignment of reward package to the organizational purpose
• Recommendation for talent management plan that includes social media platforms

Project deliverables include but are not limited to:

• Analyze the change and explain why the change is required in the organization.
• Provide a Gantt chart with the key activities in the change process.
• Identify the type of power that will leverage the change and suggest ways to lower the resistance.
• Assess the readiness of the organization for the change.
• Propose how to implement the change.
• Recommend the sponsor and change agents in the organization who can influence the change.
• Suggest a communications plan which will include identifying who should be communicating, how they should communicate and timing of the communication