Case Study 1: Blue Cloud Gets Agile BUSI 504 Leading Organizational Change Liberty University Spring 2015 – Session B Abstract This paper will analyze the implementation process of Agile into a Blue Cloud Development by CEO Shel Skinner. The case discussion will answer what the trigger event was that led Shel Skinner to adopt Agile; evaluate the change implementation steps followed by Skinner; the behavioral changes that are required of Agile; the variation of employee feedback regarding
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Prepared by: Kurt Lewin‚ a noted social psychologist‚ developed the three step model of organizational change. The three steps are Unfreezing‚ Changing‚ and Refreezing. Unfreezing involves melting resistance to change by dealing with people’s fears and anxieties so they can be more open to the change. People are given new information that makes them aware that the status quo is unacceptable and that some
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organizational development. Lewin had a three step theory on organizational development that he considered to be very valuable. His theory suggested that organizational change within an organization has three steps known as unfreezing‚ transformation‚ and refreezing (Britt&Jex‚ 2008). Unfreezing is the first step when the organization realizes that there is a need for change within the organization. The second step which is the transformation step is when the changes start occurring and developing a new
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Concord Bookshop Paper Karen Jackson HCS/587 November 8‚ 2010 Laura Rainey Concord Bookshop Paper Organizational change can derive from small changes to large changes that can affect a business. The Concord Bookshop went through changes as many other companies are faced in today’s recession‚ fierce competition‚ innovative technology‚ and restructuring needs. The important factors a company needs to concentrate include implementing successful interventions to stay in business‚ increase
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Organizational Change Plan Part 1 HCS 587 Organizational Change Plan Part 1 Organizational change is difficult‚ although necessary to support growth and excellence in the market place. The concept of change can have negative connotations among employees‚ especially if change implementations have not been successful in the past. This paper is going to describe the need for change‚ barriers to change‚ factors that might influence change‚ readiness for change‚ the theoretical change model that
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Capitol Academy Name Tutor Institution Course Date Capitol Academy Change can be defined in a variety of ways depending on the context that it is being used in. Change can be described as a cause for breaking of the norm or a cause for something to be different. Change can be in physicality where objects are morphed into a different forms or a break in ideology from one sense to another. It is this act‚ result or process of changing or modifying to become different or undergo alteration
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maintenance of an organization’s change initiative * Enhancement of their on-going capacity for managing change Lewin’s force field analysis model states that all systems have driving and restraining forces. Change occurs through the process of unfreezing‚ changing‚ and refreezing. One side of the force field model represents the driving forces that push organizations toward a new state of affairs. These might include new competitors or technologies‚ evolving workforce expectations‚ or a host
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Healthcare is Changing‚ Why are Nurses Being Left Behind? Alicia Henderson Piedmont College Author Note In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelors of Science in Nursing Healthcare is Changing‚ Why are Nurses Being Left Behind? Nurses must deliver care based on the best available practice‚ which suggests there is a continual need to update‚ or make changes to practice (Mitchell‚ 2013). Change is defined by Grohar-Murray and Langan (2011) as a dynamic process by which
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this process typically requires three steps: unfreezing‚ moving‚ and refreezing (see Figure 1). Unfreezing Moving Refreezing Figure 1. Lewin’s Three-Step Change Model. 1 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCHOLARLY ACADEMIC INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY 2____________________________________________________________________________________ This step usually means reducing the forces acting to keep the organization in its current condition. Unfreezing might be accomplished by introducing new information
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There are several theories associated with influencing the organizational development process. The first one is Kurt Lewin’s Three-Step Model of Organizational Change Process. This model contains three steps. They are unfreezing‚ transformation‚ and refreezing. Unfreezing is when the organization recognizes the need for change (Jex & Britt‚ 2008). Transformation occurs when changes are implemented. Refreezing is when the changes are made permanent
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