Assessment on Digital Technical Leadership and Business Transformation

Learning Outcomes tested in this assessment

This assignment will assess the following learning outcomes:

1. Your in-depth knowledge of key concepts, models and theories relating to leadership in the digital age and critical appreciation of the uncertainty and limits of this knowledge
2. Demonstrate critical awareness of the relationship between technical leadership and business performance
3. Ability to convey and translate technological concepts and data into formats and business cases that are of value to strategic decision-makers
4. Ability to recognise ethical, social and legal concerns and incorporate good practice into technical leadership practice in diverse environments and/or teams.
5. Critically reflect on the traits and disposition required for technical leadership and how this affect colleagues and society’s perception of technology firms and technology users.

Assessment

In 4000 words, you are required to carry out an analysis of yourself in order to assess your relative strengths and weaknesses as a leader in the digital age. You should assess yourself with regard to a number of leadership models and frameworks and discuss the importance of self- awareness and continuous professional development, demonstrating critical reflection. 

Section 1:  Self Analysis – 30% 

Critically review various leadership models/theories in light of digital leadership. Identify digital leadership traits and conduct a thorough self-analysis, using a range of diagnostic tools and frameworks (available on the blackboard), to demonstrate your overall leadership strengths and areas for development in the context of digital technical leadership.

Note: Your tutor will guide you on how to enrol on Blackboard to access diagnostic tools such as:

• Verbal and Logical Reasoning Tests
• Personality Insight Test
• Workstyle Culture questionnaire
• Management Skills Test (30 Marks)

Section 2: - Leadership Capabilities and Behaviours – 30%

Provide examples of the leadership capabilities and behaviours that can be applied to the management of geographically dispersed teams, and evaluate how your examples can be applied in your practice or within a role to which you aspire to which requires this competence.  Highlight ethical, social and legal responsibilities for a digital leader in the selected scenario. (30 Marks)

Section 3: - Business Transformation – 20 %

Identify and critically evaluate a contemporary issue from your professional practice or research and provide an evaluation as to how digital technical leadership can enhance business transformation and performance of this issue. (20 Marks)

Section 4 – Personal Development Plan – 20%

Complete a personal development plan identifying a range of personal development objectives that would evidence your ability to demonstrate the competences to be an effective leader in the digital age.  You should draw on your findings in the earlier sections to contextualise and justify how these objectives will enable you to be an effective Leader in Digital Age to your current role or role to which you aspire.

This plan should set out objectives for your future approach to leadership with a range of learning activities, success criteria and timescales. (20 Marks)