MGT492 GCU Communicating and Sustaining Change Organizational Success PPT Presentation – Communicating and Sustaining Change Prepare a 12-15 slide Power

MGT492 GCU Communicating and Sustaining Change Organizational Success PPT Presentation – Communicating and Sustaining Change

Prepare a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation that outlines your proposal to the stakeholders who would approve or deny your plan. Include the following:

Present the prevailing pressure that threatens organizational success.
Summarize your strategies for successfully implementing the change plan in order to address the internal or external pressure.
Propose strategies for effectively communicating to internal and external stakeholders. Identify what information needs to be disseminated and to which stakeholders. Discuss the communication skills and language necessary to be effective with both internal and external stakeholders. Describe the communication process and the strategies used to disseminate information throughout the implementation process.
Present a strategic plan for sustaining the change after the plan has been implemented.
Predict potential obstacles or unintended consequences and recommend strategies to overcome or respond to them.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. Course Code
MGT-492
Class Code
MGT-492-TO101
Criteria
Content
Percentage
100.0%
Prevailing Pressures Presented
5.0%
Implementation Strategies Presented
5.0%
Effective Communication Strategies Presented
(6.2: Evaluate methods for communicating and
implementing change within organizations.)
10.0%
Strategic Plan for Sustaining Change Presented
10.0%
Prediction of Obstacles and Unintended
Consequences Presented
10.0%
Presentation of Content
30.0%
Layout
10.0%
Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes
sentence construction, word choice, etc.)
10.0%
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling,
punctuation, grammar, language use)
5.0%
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes,
references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to
assignment and style)
5.0%
Total Weightage
100%
Presentation – Communicating and Sustaining Change
Unsatisfactory (0.00%)
Environmental and organizational pressures are not
presented.
Implementation strategies are not presented.
Communication strategies are not presented.
A strategic plan for sustaining change is not presented.
Obstacles and unintended consequences are not predicted.
The content lacks a clear point of view and logical sequence
of information. Includes little persuasive information.
Sequencing of ideas is unclear.
The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing,
headings, and subheadings to enhance the readability. The
text is extremely difficult to read with long blocks of text,
small point size for fonts, and inappropriate contrasting
colors. Poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or
bold formatting is evident.
Inappropriate word choice and lack of variety in language use
are evident. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use
of primer prose indicates writer either does not apply figures
of speech or uses them inappropriately.
Slide errors are pervasive enough that they impede
communication of meaning.
Sources are not documented.
180.0
Less than Satisfactory (65.00%)
At least one environmental or organizational pressure is
referenced.
The specific steps needed to implement the change vision are
missing. No strategies are described clearly.
The need for communication is acknowledged, but clear
communication strategies are not presented.
A plan for sustaining change is acknowledged. No strategy is
described clearly.
A vague prediction for obstacles and unintended
consequences is presented.
The content is vague in conveying a point of view and does
not create a strong sense of purpose. Includes some
persuasive information.
The layout shows some structure, but appears cluttered and
busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or a
distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to
lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy
background, overuse of bold, or lack of appropriate
indentations of text.
Some distracting inconsistencies in language choice (register)
or word choice are present. The writer exhibits some lack of
control in using figures of speech appropriately.
Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the
reader.
Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as
appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous
formatting errors.
Satisfactory (75.00%)
Environmental and organizational pressures are described
generally.
General steps for implementation are presented. One or two
key strategies are presented for implementing change.
A general communication strategy is presented, but the
process for disseminating information is unclear. Strategies
do not include both internal and external stakeholders.
A general plan for sustaining change is discussed, but it is
incomplete or lacks important details.
A general prediction for obstacles and unintended
consequences is presented.
The presentation slides are generally competent, but ideas
may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their
relationships to each other.
The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space
appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a
few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs,
color, or busy background detracts and does not enhance
readability.
Language is appropriate to the targeted audience for the
most part.
Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are
not overly distracting to the reader.
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and
style, although some formatting errors may be present.
Good (85.00%)
Key environmental and organizational pressures are
described.
The steps and strategies for implement are outlined.
Strategies for communication are presented. A realistic
process for disseminating information is proposed. Strategies
include both internal and external stakeholders.
A plan for sustaining change is described. The plan addresses
most major areas for sustaining change within the
organization.
A realistic prediction for obstacles and unintended
consequences is presented.
The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and
supporting information exhibiting a unity, coherence, and
cohesiveness. Includes persuasive information from reliable
sources.
The layout background and text complement each other and
enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to
read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.
The writer is clearly aware of audience, uses a variety of
appropriate vocabulary for the targeted audience, and uses
figures of speech to communicate clearly.
Slides are largely free of mechanical errors, although a few
may be present.
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and
style, and format is mostly correct.
Excellent (100.00%)
Major and minor environmental and organizational pressures
are described.
The steps for implement are clearly described. Strong
strategies for the implementation of each step are proposed.
Strong strategies for communication are proposed. A clear
and well-developed process for disseminating information is
proposed. Strategies effectively include both internal and
external stakeholders.
A clear plan for sustaining change is described. The plan
addresses all major areas for sustaining change within the
organization.
A sound prediction for obstacles and unintended
consequences is presented.
The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally
progress and relate to each other. The project includes
motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project
gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.
Comments
The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall
message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and
white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target
audience and to the point. The background and colors
enhance the readability of the text.
The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of
speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that
are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.
Writer is clearly in control of standard, written, academic
English.
Sources are completely and correctly documented, as
appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of
error.
Points Earned
EVALUATING PRESSURES FOR CHANGE
Evaluating Pressures for Change
Raul Callero
Grand Canyon University: MGT-492
February 3, 2018
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Atlassian Software Company
Atlassian Corporation is an Australian programming company that creates products for
programming designers, project managers, and content management. With its head office in
Australia, Atlassian has eight other offices in different countries (Mahroum, 2016). The company
is well known for its issue tracking software known as Jira, and its joint group effort as well as
its wiki software program known as Confluence. Atlassian has a customer base of more than
130,000 clients.
The company was founded in 2002 by Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar. In
2002, Atlassian ventured into the market with its lead item, Jira – a proprietary issue tracker. In
2004, Confluence was out which is a collaboration software program that gives clients a chance
to cooperate on undertakings, co-make substance and offer archives and other media resources.
Atlassian has more than 3,000 workers and a customer base of more than 130,000 clients and a
large number of clients (Mahroum, 2016). Confluence is the company’s content collaboration
instrument that aids groups in collaborating as well as offering to learn proficiently. Confluence
has additionally been intended to coordinate with Jira, and they have numerous integration
focuses, enabling Confluence clients to see, associate with, and reference Jira building blocks
using a wiki page.
The Software Industry Overview
Atlassian Company falls under the software industry. The software industry has changed
the way companies, enterprises, and even individuals interrelate and work. Its effect on the
worldwide economy and over different enterprises can be measured by the expansion in
innovations, specialized advancement, improved profitability, and the workforce (Dennehy &
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Conboy, 2018). Programming alludes to PC program or information that can be put away
electronically. It’s utilized by the PC processor to perform different assignments. Versatile
programming applications work in an indistinguishable way from their PC programming
partners. Applications are intended for specific tasks like diversions, global positioning system,
and music.
Environmental and Organizational Pressures in the Software Industry
Overseeing activities of different sizes and different dimensions of complexities is a part
of a business in any industry. Software development faces the same difficulties and challenges.
New in-house programming improvement and usage, framework related ventures, improvements
or overhauls, and the expanding advancement of web-based solutions and versatile applications
are a steady in the software industry (Hoda & Murugesan, 2016). The software industry is in a
perpetual and rapidly changing condition, impacted extraordinarily by the globalization of plenty
of items and administration contributions. There are different sorts of activities embraced by the
software industry and similarly the same number of pressures.
The software industry is profoundly intricate, requiring specialists with both industryexplicit abilities and the necessary programming advancement skill. Identifying the applicable
individuals with a suitable dimension of capability and knowledge for developing ventures is no
simple errand (Moreno & Peters, 2016). This is because most advanced training centers and
colleges do not offer trainees enough practical lessons required to equip them well for this
industry. This affects the work output of the employees and compromises on quality hence
affecting the reputation of the organization.
Rapid globalization has also brought a lot of pressure to the software industry. For
businesses in the software industry that have extraordinary ideas, chances are another software
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firm may have a similar approach; if not, there might be no way for a firm to know if any other
firm is likely to establish such an idea (Dennehy & Conboy, 2018). Time to market pressures is
widespread in the software industry. Rivalry can be from the neighborhood firms or even be
global, and it affects the company’s pricing, client retention, benefit level agreements and a large
group of different components.
Third party coordination and interface issues have put software companies under
pressure. Programming merchants can never again create independent arrangements (Moreno &
Peters, 2016). There is an expanding requirement for third-party integration, making it
progressively complicated for project supervisors as they are being pressured to build their
insight and involvement with another programming that may interface with the one they are
actualizing (Hoda & Murugesan, 2016). Somewhat, it very well may be as though they are
actualizing different frameworks in one project.
The software industry currently faces the pressure of quality testing and bug fixes
requiring various programming cycles. In the software industry, system execution projects are
bounty and consistent (Moreno & Peters, 2016). Inside these undertakings, different emphases of
testing happen all through the project cycle to guarantee the accurate result meets the proposed
outcome. It is usually common to find issues/bugs all through the testing stages that require
repairing and retesting until the issues are settled. It tends to be incredibly troublesome for
project groups to separate the problems that need to be raised to senior IT specialists.
Income recognition reporting necessities for the software industry also poses a lot of
pressure on the industry. Notwithstanding the components referenced above, there are explicit
income acknowledgment necessities that are explicit to the software industry that should be
calculated in all tasks (Dennehy & Conboy, 2018). These prerequisites can have a lot of pressure
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on the organization’s everyday bookkeeping and can also affect client contracts and how they are
implemented.
Possible Organizational Changes due to the Pressure
The need for specialists with both industry-explicit abilities and the imperative
programming advancement skill is likely to lead to the emergence of training centers in most
software companies (Hoda & Murugesan, 2016). Running their training centers will ensure that
the organization has a pool of well-skilled employees conversant with the organization systems
and operations. Companies will pick individuals with background knowledge of software
engineering and advance their skills and expertise to match the company’s requirement.
Task supervisors need to work very closely with entrepreneurs, officials and different
partners to weed out all factors that may affect the accomplishment of programming related
undertakings. In the past, there have been numerous software companies that have created and
actualized excellent programming to discover the profitability in their investment was essentially
not there because of the high competition (Moreno & Peters, 2016). For the situation of Thirdparty integration and interface issues, software companies may need to require to make some
changes in the operations of the task director to make them work with third-party vendors and
have adequate information of these different frameworks to guarantee data is gotten to and
passed effectively between these frameworks.
To address the pressure of quality testing and bug fixes that raise the need for various
programming cycles the project directors need to rehearse sound judgment to guarantee all issues
are settled before frameworks go live (Dennehy & Conboy, 2018). The testing stage is essential
in assuring no additional rework and adjustment is required after going live, and to stay away
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from client dissatisfaction. It is therefore very crucial for the project team to change the testing
process.
To address the Revenue recognition reporting requirements. Project managers need to
guarantee reporting prerequisites are adequately tended to with a CPA/bookkeeping proficient
inclusion all through the project lifecycle. Giving little or no consideration to this important
factor can result in reduced profitability for a software company (Hoda & Murugesan, 2016).
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is an incredible asset to discover more on
income acknowledgment. The software organization will require to change its rules and require
their employees to be certified members of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.
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References
Dennehy, D., & Conboy, K. (2018). Identifying Challenges and a Research Agenda for Flow in
Software Project Management. Project Management Journal,49(6), 103-118.
doi:10.1177/8756972818800559
Hoda, R., & Murugesan, L. K. (2016). Multi-level agile project management challenges: A selforganizing team perspective. Journal of Systems and Software,117, 245-257.
doi:10.1016/j.jss.2016.02.049
Mahroum, S. (2016). Atlassian in Sydney: Beating the Tyranny of Distance. Black Swan Startups,215-231. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-57727-6_13
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doi:10.5220/0005927001090116
Running head: IMPLEMENTING CHANGE
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Implementing Change
Raul Callero
Grand Canyon University: MGT-492
April 21, 2019
Implementing Change
Software development companies face difficulties and challenges just like any other
industry in a business environment. Significant technological advancements like framework
related ventures, improvement in programming and its usage, advancements in web solutions and
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various applications have led to the steady growth of the software industry, (Rita, et al., 2011). As
the industry adopts new ways of doing things it similarly adopts new pressures. For instance, the
sector requires specialists that are skilled in the programming and technical skills related to
programming. The task of finding qualified individuals is not easy since most training centers do
not offer trainees enough practical lessons to equip them with these skills. The output is affected
hence putting the reputation of the organization at stake.
As discussed earlier some of the environmental pressures software companies face include:
rapid globalization, time at which to market a software pressure, coordination and interface issues
involving third parties, bug fixing and quality testing of soft wares and lastly there reporting on
income recognition for the industry. It is essential to maintain a viable and competitive company;
it is necessary to look at rapid globalization and how it affects the company as it is subject to
change, (Ton, 2014,). Globalization affects almost every aspect of the software industry. A major
contributing factor is the availability of computers in the society whether for international data
libraries or in household appliances. The high usage of workstations creates a demand for top
productive teams that can work globally for software companies.
Atlassian Software Company is facing a lot of pressure especially in terms of flexibility
and dynamism in the workforce and changes in terms of distribution and organization of work
taskforce. The most important aspect of the company that makes it successful is the dynamism in
the business (involves the pace at which the business is formed, expands, contracts and exits) and
its labor market fluidity (includes the flow of workers between jobs). This medium has, however,
become a problem due to excess fluidity as most workers especially the young have resulted in
hopping from one position to another. It is mainly brought about by the need to satisfy the demand
the market was due to the presence of many software companies. The decline in labor market
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fluidity has had adverse effects, especially on the young people about identify the current trends
in technology.
The emergence of software companies may not necessarily affect the demand for work but
instead change the scope in which work is done. It exposes the traditional mode of action subject
to technological change. It is evident in the rise of contingent labor.
The leadership position is a critical responsibility in setting the right course for the future
of the company. The senior leadership must maintain a high-level description to implement
strategy and vision. Being the sole decision maker is not a desirable move. It is advisable to engage
other senior leaders in making the first draft in implementing change, (Rita, 2011). Through the
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