Analyzing Organizational Change: Barnet Housing Department Case Study

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

1. Analyse a situation where organisational change is necessary and what has to be changed.

2. Evaluate different models, theories and concepts of how the process of change should be led to gain the support of those who will be involved or affected by  the change.

3. Justify the approach to be used for a change process and develop a strategic planfor its implementation.

4. Implement a change process and analyse the benefits, including how the change will become sustainable.

What was the impact of culture change activities?

The London Borough of Barnet Housing Department measured the impact of the culture change in terms of cost savings, the effect on employees’, team leaders’ and managers’ job roles, and the benefits of the new team structures.

The project is now widening its scope, looking for ways to increase the supply of housing, such as building new relationships with private sector landlords. Lean is also being introduced within other areas of the local authority and is currently being looked at within social care services. (End of Case Study)

Assignment 1: LO1 and LO4 – Case Study

With a focus on specific areas of managing change, analyse the changes made by the Barnet Housing Department in order to make their employees feel more valued. In order to do this, you should:

1. Analyse the need for the organisational change in the Barnet Housing Department

2. Use and correctly interpret the information given in the case study to make a diagnosis of the factors that had to be changed in the Barnet Housing Department

3. Review the implementation of the change process

4. Analyse the associated benefits brought by the change including how the change could or should have been more sustainable

An excellent answer will have the following attributes:

· An excellent focus on the specific case given and clearly outline key organisational change issues in the case

· An excellent analysis and explanation of where organisation change is necessary and what has to be changed

· An exceptional review on the implementation of the change process

· An exceptional of analysis associated benefits due to the change and including how the change could or should have been more sustainable

· Extensive reading of secondary sources

· Exceptionally well-structured and well-presented report

· Correct use of English language

· A good focus on the specific case given and clearly outline key organisational change issues in the case

· A good analysis and explanation of where organisation change is necessary and what has to be changed

· A good review on the implementation of the change process

· A good analysis of associated benefits due to the change and including how the change could or should have been more sustainable

· Well-structured and well-presented report

· Generally correct use of English language

· Generally correct use of technical language

· There may be some minor mistakes in presentation or referencing.

· A good focus on the specific case given and clearly outline key organisational change issues in the case

· A good analysis and explanation of where organisation change is necessary and what has to be changed

· A good review on the implementation of the change process

· A good analysis of associated benefits due to the change and including how the change could or should have been more sustainable

· Well-structured and well-presented report

· Generally correct use of English language

· Generally correct use of technical language

· There may be some minor mistakes in presentation or referencing.