WGU C721 - NJP1 Task 1 Change Management PA Questions With Complete Solution

C721TTaskT1T–
TChangeTManagement


WGU C721 - NJP1 Task 1 Change Management
PA Questions With Complete Solution


Western Governors University

C721 T1: Change Management

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A. UsingTeitherTtheTcontingencyTmodelTorTtheTorganizationalTlifeTcycleTmodel,Tdiscuss

TtheTneedTforTchangeTforTtheTcompanyTinTtheTscenario.


InTregardTtoTtheTorganizationalTlifeTcycleTmodel,TtheTcompanyTinTtheTscenarioTisTin

TtheTsecondTstage.TWhileTtheTcompanyTinTtheTscenarioThasTaTstrongTandTstrategicTcompany


Tdirection,TtheTcompanyTsuffersTfromTaTlackTofTautonomyTbroughtTonTbyTtheTstageTtw


oTcrisisTofTtheTorganizationalTlifeTcycleTmodelTdueTtoTtheTfactTthatTtheTcompanyTisTstruct

uredTinTaTmannerTofTtop-

downThierarchicalTleadership.TStageTtwoTisTknownTasTtheTgrowth/survivalTstage,TandTaut

onomyTisTaTcriticalTcomponentTtoTemployTforTaTcompanyTtoTmakeTitTthroughTtoTstageTthre

e.

BecauseTofTtheTstructureTofTtheTcompanyTinTtheTscenario,TtheTcompany'sTemployees

TfeelTtrappedTbyTtheTcompany'sTrigidTandToutdatedTwayTofTdoingTthings.TToTensureTtheTco


mpanyTcontinuesTtoTgrowTandTsurviveTinTsuchTaTcompetitiveTlaborTmarket,TtheTcompanyTm

ustTloosenTsomeTofTitsTgraspTonTcontrolTandTdecision-

makingTresponsibilityTandTallowTbothTtheTlower-

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levelTmanagersTandTemployeesTtoTcontribute.TEmployeesTwillTfeelTmoreTempoweredTtoTpla

yTaTstrong

roleTinTtheTcompanyTifTtheTcompanyTdelegatesTandTloosensTrestrictions.TThisTwillTultimatelyTr

esultTinTmoreTbalancedTcontrolTandTdecision-makingTacrossTtheTwholeTofTtheTcompany.



B. DescribeTtheTdifferencesTbetweenTaTlearningTorganizationTandTaTtraditionalTorganizati
on.

ComparedTtoTaTtraditionalTorganization,TaTlearningTorganizationTisTdifferentTinTthat

TaTlearningTorganizationTfocusesTonT"bigTpicture"Tideas,TinTotherTwords,Tlong-


termTideas,TandTtheseTorganizationsTtakeTaTspecialTeffortTtoTlearnTandTgrowTfromTlesson

sTlearnedTinTtheTpast.TLearningTorganizationsTencourageTtheirTmembersTtoTthinkTofTnewTand

TcreativeTwaysTofTdoingTthingsTthatTwillTensureTtheTorganizationTcontinuesTtoTadapt,Tevolve,T


andTthriveTinTtoday'sTcompetitiveTlaborTmarket.TInTaTlearningTorganization,TasTemployeesTtry

TdifferentTrolesTandTteamsTchange,TleadershipTopenlyTandThappilyTadjustsTtoTsupportTthisTkno


wledgeTandTinnovationTthat'sTsharedTacrossTtheTorganization.

ComparedTtoTaTlearningTorganization,TthereTisTmuchTmoreTstructureTandTpredict

abilityTpresentTwithinTaTtraditionalTorganization.TInTaTtraditionalTorganization,Twell-

TdefinedTrolesTandTresponsibilitiesTareTestablishedTandTdesignedTtoTensureTtheTstatusTquoTisT


maintainedTandTinnovativeTideasTareTshotTdown.TNonflexibleTprocessesTandTaTrigidTcultureTar

eTpresentTinTaTtraditionalTorganization.TEmployeesTlackTencouragementTfromTtheTorganization

TtoTtakeTrisksTandTmakeTdecisions.TInTaTtraditionalTorganization,TforTaTdecisionTtoTbeTapprove


d,TitTmustTbeTmovedTupTtoTtheTveryTtopTofTtheThierarchicalTcommandTchain.TThis,TinTturn,Tre

sultsTinTaTslowdownTofTsuggestedTresolutions.TInTtoday'sTcompetitiveTlaborTmarket,TtheseTslo

wdownsTareTdetrimentalTasTquicklyTdecidingTandTimplementingTresolutionsTisTofTimmenseTvit

alityTinTensuringTaTcompany'sTcontinuedTgrowthTandTsurvival.

B1.TStageTofTWoolner’sT5-StageTModelTtheTCompanyTIsTCurrentlyTIn.

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RegardingTWoolner'sT5-

stageTmodel,TtheTcompanyTinTtheTscenarioTisTcurrentlyTinTtheTsecondTstage.



B1A.TExplainTWhyTtheTCompanyTIsTinTtheTIdentifiedTStage.

ThereThasTbeenTaTdevelopmentTofTformalizedTprocessesToverTtheTlastTdecadeTth

eTcompanyThasTbeenTinTbusiness.TDueTtoTthisTformalization,TtheTcompanyThasTbeenTta

kenToutTofTtheTfirstTstage.TTheTfirstTstageTisTwhenTaTnewTcompanyTlearnsTfromTtrialTa

ndTerror.

AccordingTtoTAcrobatiqT(2022),TinTtheTsecondTstage,TaTstableTorganizationTbeginsTto

TseeTtheTneedTforTlearning,TandTonceTthisTneedThasTbeenTrealized,TtheTorganizationT


beginsTtoTintroduceTtrainingTscenariosTviaTaT3rdTparty.

TheTcompanyTinTtheTscenarioThasTidentifiedTaTneed,TwithTthatTneedTbeingT

growthTandTtraining,TandTthisTsituationTalignsTwithTtheTsecondTstageTofTWoolner'

sT5-

TstageTmodel.TTheTcompanyTinTtheTscenarioThasThiredTaTchangeTmanagementTexpertTt


oTguideTtheTcompanyTinTsatisfyingTtheTgrowthTandTtrainingTneedsTtheTcompanyThasTid

entified.TTheTcompanyTinTtheTscenarioThasTyetTtoTmakeTitTtoTtheTthirdTstageTofTWool

ner'sT5-

stageTmodel,Twhere,TinTtheTthirdTstage,TaTcompanyThasTbegunTtoTprovideTinternalTtrain

ingTmeasuresTthatTareTviewedTasTcriticalTinTallowingTtheTcompanyTtoTcontinueTtoTgro

wTandTsucceed.



B2.THowTWillTtheTCompanyTinTtheTScenarioTUseTSenge’sT5TDisciplinesTtoT

BecomeTaTLearningTOrganization.



RegardingTtheTfirstTdiscipline,TaccordingTtoTFeldmanT(2013),TtheTability