Part 2: Change Management Plan (PowerPoint presentation) (About COSTCO) This assignment allows you to demonstrate mastery of the following course outcomes: "Apply knowledge of the levels, components, and development of culture to inform decision making about organizational practices." "Analyze and describe the impact of organizational culture on performance." Directions: Based on your last paper (assignment 3), create a change-management plan. Put yourself in the position of a consultant making recommendations to the CEO of the organization. For this presentation, you should follow the 8 step Change Process by John Kotter that we read about in week 6. Make sure that in your recommendations you address each of the eight steps and how they apply to your organization specifically. State how the organization can be better prepared to meet the needs and challenges of the future. Defend your argument by using resources to support it. Present your recommendations in an APA formatted PowerPoint presentation of 10-15 slides.(See below for guidelines) Contents Your presentation MUST, at a minimum include the following sections. COVER PAGE (1 slide) INTRODUCTION (1 slide) Provide an overview (brief description) of your organization for your reader - (name, area of focus, brief history, etc.) remember, you had to do this for assignment 3 introduction? CURRENT SITUATION (1 or 2 slides) An evaluation of the current situation (current culture) summary of the key artifacts, values and underlying assumptions that are represented. Brief summary of the culture in the organization. WHY CHANGE IS NEEDED: (1 or 2 slides) An analysis of WHY different aspects of the culture should change in order to better address the needs of the future - be specific in stating the need(s) of the future you are addressing (e.g. strategic direction, client demographics, technology, staffing needs, on-going issues, etc, etc) - be specific . CULTURAL CHANGE TO BE ADDRESSED: (1 slide) Choose ONE specific cultural change from those discussed in #4 above that needs to happen in the organization and state why you are choosing to address this particular change. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGE: Use Kotter's 8 step change process and make sure you address each of the 8 steps! Remember that for each step, you are to make recommendations for your own organization that are relevant to the ONE specific change identified in #5 above. Address any potential resistance to change JUSTIFICATION AND SUPPORT FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS (1 or2 slides) Address WHY you made the recommendations that you did based on both a) your own observations and b) the literature. REFERENCE PAGE (1 slide)