Colorado PJM460 Role of Leadership in Successful Change

PJM 460 CSUGC Role of Leadership in Successful Change Project Paper

OPTION #1: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP: INITIATING PHASE

You have been selected as the Project Manager for an Enterprise Resource Planning project that involves transitioning your Sub-business Unit from the JDE Edwards ERP system to the SAP ERP system. This project is a part of a larger vertical supply chain integration strategic initiative to consolidate multiple business units in your corporation that are in the same supply chain into a single consolidated Major Business Unit to enhance competitiveness in the marketplace.

Page 413 of the course textbook lists eight options that can be utilized by leaders attempting to successfully affect change. Match each of the options with one of the following eight project stakeholders and explain the relationship between that option and that stakeholder during the project initiation phase:

1. Functional Managers who must each assign a member of their staff to your project team
2. Individual team members who have been assigned to your team by their Functional Managers
3. The majority of employees in all functional departments who will have to learn to use the new ERP system and are either supportive of the change or neutral about it
4. The minority of employees in all functional departments who will have to learn to use the new ERP system and are vocal about their resistance to the change
5. PMs in other Sub- Business Units who are managing projects to implement SAP in their Sub-Business Units within the same Major Business Unit
6. Suppliers who will be ultimately be receiving PO’s from SAP instead of JDE
7. IT personnel who are experts in JDE but must now become experts in SAP and on whom you will rely for technical support
8. Executive managers who are concerned about the transition from JDE to SAP disrupting their functional areas and ability to achieve their objectives.

Your well-written paper should contain a section title for each of the eight options listed on the textbook page linked to above. Within each section, you should explain why you feel that option is particularly applicable to one of the eight stakeholder groups and discuss how the option could be leveraged to help the project be successful.

Submission Requirements:

• Select at least three credible, peer-reviewed, scholarly sources (published within the last five years) from the CSU-Global Library. These should be in addition to course textbooks, required or recommended readings, or lecture material that you decide to use.
• Be clear, concise, and focused. Be sure to properly organize your writing and after the title on page 2, include an introduction with a thesis; headings/subheadings for the body of your work; analysis and recommendations (if applicable); a conclusion; list of references; and any appendices.

OPTION #2: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP: INITIATING PHASE

Select a hypothetical project, a project with which you have personal familiarity, or a project you research either in the CSU-Global Library or on the internet. Summarize each of the following suggestions by Lussier and Achua (2015) for successful change execution, describe it, and use an example situation or aspect from your selected project in your discussion for each suggestion:

• “Continuing to articulate a compelling reason for the change.
• Eliminate policies, procedures, and behaviors that undermine change efforts.
• Maintaining adequate human, financial and material resources.
• Forming a coalition of supporters and experts to counter any opposition.
• Celebrating milestones along the way.
• Staying the course in spite of perceived difficulties.
• Incentivizing workers with recognition and rewards.
• Keeping the process transparent.” (p. 413)

Your paper should include the following titled sections:

• Introduction
• Summary of Selected Project
• A titled section for each of the Lussier and Achua sections listed on page 413 of the textbook. You may abbreviate. For example, you could abbreviate “Celebrating milestones along the way” (Lussier & Achua, 2015, p. 413) to “Celebrating Milestones” in order to create a concise section title.
• Conclusion
• References.