SNAPSHOT VIEW OF THIS ASSIGNMENT
Assessment item 1 assesses your ability to draw on your research skills, discipline knowledge, higher order thinking and capacity for reflection to identify implications of one of three 20-30-year scenarios for:
1) your industry, or
2) your organisation, or
3) your profession.
The environments within which most business organisations operate are characterised by increasing levels of uncertainty, ambiguity and volatility. Scenario planning interventions are being increasingly used to help business leaders make sense in these increasingly turbulent environments. This assignment focusses on building your scenario planning and intervention skills. You will use a Mind Mapping tool to help you develop and generate your scenarios.
MGN565 Consulting and change management Semester 2 2021 Foreseeable Futures Report Learning OutcomesUnit Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 4 and AOL goals: KS (1.1,1.2), HO (2.1; 2.2)Assessment TypeIndividual ReportLength2000Weighting50%Due DateFriday 22 April (week 6) by 11.59pm AESTHow to SubmitBlackboard In accordance with university policy, failure to upload your assignment to Blackboard by the due date or without an approved extension will result in a grade of 1, or 0%. SNAPSHOT VIEW OF THIS ASSIGNMENT Assessment item 1 assesses your ability to draw on your research skills, discipline knowledge, higher order thinking and capacity for reflection to identify implications of one of three 20-30-year scenarios for: 1) your industry, or 2) your organisation, or 3) your profession. The environments within which most business organisations operate are characterised by increasing levels of uncertainty, ambiguity and volatility. Scenario planning interventions are being increasingly used to help business leaders make sense in these increasingly turbulent environments. This assignment focusses on building your scenario planning and intervention skills. You will use a Mind Mapping tool to help you develop and generate your scenarios. INSTRUCTIONS: Using your scenario building discussions in class and your own research, prepare a report which: 1. Presents your three possible future scenarios. 2. Nominates one scenario which you will chose to focus on. 3. Justifies your choice of focal scenario. 4. Highlights and discusses a number of reasoned implications (minimum 3, maximum 6) for your selected domain (your industry, your organisation or your profession) of your chosen scenario. Each implication should explore the change management issues that would arise. POSSIBLE STRUCTURE: 1. Introduction – the purpose and significance of scenario planning. 2. Present your three possible future scenarios. 3. Nominate the possible future scenario you will focus on…
