Case Study: Inconsistency and lack of Communication
*Template and instructions attached*
Length of paper 3 – 5 pages not including the cover or reference page. Use 3-5 references to support your background research and related information.
C
a
se
Study
:
I
n
consistency
an
d
l
ack of
c
ommunication
Length of paper
3
–
5
pages
not including
the cover or reference page
.
Use 3
-5
references
to
support
your
background research and related in
for
mation.
The purpose of this team assignment is to write
a
Case Study
. A
case
study
can be
described as a written
presentation of a “problem that needs to be addressed or… a
story of success that has to be shared and
publicized…[and can be related to] a single
individual, group or any other entity but it can ca
rry the power
of representing facts of a
whole area” (fundsfor
ngos
,
2
012, par
a.
1
)
.
Team members will identify a
leadership
problem
in the workplace
:
Inconsistency and lack of Communication
After familiarizing yourself with the
scope and purpose of a case study using the below
resources, prepa
re a case study using the steps outlined
in Making a Business Case for
C
hange
Management
(Prosci, n.d.)
. Be sure to provide background,
data, and other
information related to the case. Do not present the solution to the problem within the
case
itself but
provide your suggestions at the end of the case.
How to write a
Case Study
–
A Guide for NGOs
: (fundsforngos, 2012)
http://www.fundsforngos.org/
guide
s/write
-case-study-guide-ngos-2
(Links
to an
external
site.
)
How to Analyze a Case Study
(Pearson, 2010)
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_laudon_essbus_7/48/12303/3149605.cw/content/index.htm
l (Links to an external site.)
Making a Business Case for Change Management
(Prosci, n.d.)
https://www.prosci.com/c
hange-
management
/thought
-leadership-
library/making
-a-
business
-case-for-
change
-management
Template for Assignment 2
Case Study
1.
Executive summary
:
a.
Briefly
–
no more than two paragraphs
–
describe the issue or topic addressed in
your
case study.
Remember
:
Issue
should relate to the
workplace.
2.
Situational assessment and problem
statement:
a.
Provide a description about the nature of the situation or issue and its
implication in the context of the setting.
(What is happening?
–
briefly, two
–
three
sentence
s
)
b.
State the problem in
one
sentence.
i. Example: “The problem is the need for technology training to operate the new program system.”
3. Project description:
a. State the proposed actions (no more than three) to take in order to address the situation. (The proposed actions are …)
b. Solution
i. Clearly state the key solution to resolve and address the issue. (State: The proposed solution is …)
4. Cost-benefit analysis
a. Provide a description about the cost involved and the concurrent benefits related to the implementation of the solution. Be specific.
i. Example: “The benefits emerging from the implementation are … (one or two benefits)”; “The cost is estimated to be ….”
5. Present a SWOT analysis about the proposed solution (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats). Use a brief narrative or fill out the matrix below.
Matrix for developing a SWOT analysis
6. Conclusions (one paragraph, two-three sentences)
Issue
Strenghts
(What are the strong elements sustaining the organization?)
Weaknesses
(What are the existing challenges, deficiencies ?)
Opportunities
(What are the expected or foreseen benefits and future successes?)
Threats
(What future challenges are foreseen?)
Case Study
:
Inconsistency and lack of communication
Length of paper
3
–
5 pages
not including
the cover or reference page.
Use 3
–
5
references to support your background research and related information.
The purpose of this team assignment is to write
a Case Study. A case study can be
described as a written
presentation of a “problem that needs to be addressed or… a
story of success that has to be shared and
publicized…[and can be related to] a single
individual, group or any other entity but it can ca
rry the power
of representing facts of a
whole area” (fundsforngos, 2012, para. 1).
Team members will identify a leadership problem
in the workplace
:
I
nconsistency
and
lack of
C
ommunication
After familiarizing yourself with the
scope and purpose of a case study using the below
resources, prepa
re a case study using the steps outlined
in Making a Business Case for
Change Management (Prosci, n.d.). Be sure to provide background,
data, and other
information related to the case. Do not present the solution to the problem within the
case
itself but
provide your suggestions at the end of the case.
How to write a Case Study
–
A Guide for NGOs
: (fundsforngos, 2012)
http://www.fundsforngos.org/guides/write
–
case
–
study
–
guide
–
ngos
–
2
(Links
to
a
n
external
site.
)
How to Analyze a Case Study
(Pearson, 2010)
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_laudon_essbus_7/48/12303/3149605.cw/content/index.htm
l
(Links
to
an
external
site.
)
Making a Business Case for Change Management
(Prosci, n.d.)
https://www.prosci.com/c
hange
–
management/thought
–
leadership
–
library/making
–
a
–
business
–
case
–
for
–
change
–
management
Template for Assignment 2
Case Study
1.
Executive summary
:
a.
Briefly
–
no more than two paragraphs
–
describe the issue or topic addressed in
your
case study.
Remember
: Issue should relate to the
workplace.
2.
Situational assessment and problem
statement:
a.
Provide a description about the nature of the situation or issue and its
implication in the context of the setting.
(What is happening?
–
briefly, two
–
three
sentences
)
b.
State the problem in
one
sentence
.
Case Study: Inconsistency and lack of communication
Length of paper 3 – 5 pages not including the cover or reference page. Use 3-5
references to support your background research and related information.
The purpose of this team assignment is to write a Case Study. A case study can be
described as a written presentation of a “problem that needs to be addressed or… a
story of success that has to be shared and publicized…[and can be related to] a single
individual, group or any other entity but it can carry the power of representing facts of a
whole area” (fundsforngos, 2012, para. 1).
Team members will identify a leadership problem in the workplace: Inconsistency and lack of
Communication
After familiarizing yourself with the scope and purpose of a case study using the below
resources, prepare a case study using the steps outlined in Making a Business Case for
Change Management (Prosci, n.d.). Be sure to provide background, data, and other
information related to the case. Do not present the solution to the problem within the
case itself but provide your suggestions at the end of the case.
How to write a Case Study – A Guide for NGOs: (fundsforngos, 2012)
http://www.fundsforngos.org/guides/write-case-study-guide-ngos-2 (Links to an external site.)
How to Analyze a Case Study (Pearson, 2010)
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_laudon_essbus_7/48/12303/3149605.cw/content/index.html (Links to an external site.)
Making a Business Case for Change Management (Prosci, n.d.)
https://www.prosci.com/change-management/thought-leadership-library/making-a-business-case-for-
change-management
Template for Assignment 2
Case Study
1. Executive summary:
a. Briefly – no more than two paragraphs- describe the issue or topic addressed in your
case study.
Remember: Issue should relate to the workplace.
2. Situational assessment and problem statement:
a. Provide a description about the nature of the situation or issue and its
implication in the context of the setting. (What is happening?- briefly, two-three
sentences)
b. State the problem in one sentence.