POAD8142 Strategic Change Management in the Public Sector

2018

4.5

1 x 2-hour seminar weekly

POAD9142 has been successfully completed

Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management; Graduate Diploma in Public Administration (online pathway); Master of Public Administration; Master of Public Policy and Management

This topic aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to lead and manage change in both government and not-for-profit organisations. It is designed to develop your understanding of the circumstances in which transformational change is required, how to prepare a change management strategy, why a majority of change management initiatives fail and what is required to successfully execute a transformational change initiative. To achieve this, you will analyse a number of case studies to determine where transformational change is required, the critical elements needed to make a plan strategic and the correct and appropriate frame through which to view an issue/issues. You will also identify the requirements for (and principal risk factors associated with) the successful leadership, preparation and execution of a strategic plan, as well as the personal capabilities that managers need to bring to a leadership role. In the course of this topic you will also prepare an implementation plan of your own.

This topic aims to develop a critical understanding of:

• How to identify the circumstances in which transformational change is required
• How to prepare a change management strategy
• Why the execution of that strategy fails in the majority of cases
• How to prepare and lead an execution plan that can succeed

Students who successfully complete this topic will be able to:

• Analyse cases to distinguish those where transformational change is required from those that simply need better management
• Identify the critical elements needed to make a plan strategic
• To correctly frame an issue and prepare a strategic plan to deliver transformational change
• Identify principal risk factors to the successful execution of a strategic plan
• Prepare an implementation plan which provides others with confidence that it can be executed successfully
• Identify the requirements for successful leadership of the preparation and execution of the plan and the personal capabilities that managers need to bring to the leadership role