An examination of three key external influences impacting or likely to impact the organisation’s activities: dal assignment, DU, UK

Task 1 – Information Sheet based on your own organisation or one that you are familiar with. Word count 2500 +/- 10%. Please address each assessment criteria under a separate heading. Include a brief introduction to your organisation (not included in word count).

Your information sheet can be based on your own organisation or one(s) with which you are familiar, and must include the following:
1.An examination of three key external influences impacting or likely to impact the organisation’s activities. (AC 1.1) examples of the impact or likely impact (at least two)

2.A discussion of at least two of the organisation’s business goals and why it is important for organisations to plan for how they will achieve these. (AC 1.2)

3.A discussion of the organisation’s products and/or services and main customers. including, at least two of the main customers characteristics).(AC 1.3)

4.A short review of information and communication technologies available to people professionals and how these can be, or are, used to improve working practices and collaboration. review of the range (at least three) of technology available to people professionals. (AC 1.4)

5.A definition of what is meant by organisational culture and an explanation of why it is important to foster an appropriate and effective workplace culture. (AC 2.1)

6.An explanation of how organisations are whole systems, within which aspects such as structure, systems and culture, are all inter-related, and how people professionals’ work and actions could impact elsewhere in the organisation. (AC 2.2)

7.An explanation of why it is important that organisational change is planned, and effectively managed. (AC 3.1)

8.An explanation of the importance and role that can be played by people professionals within change. You might consider roles such as: gatekeeper, champion, facilitator, critical friend or record-keeper. The nature of a minimum of three of the following examples to be included:(AC 3.2)

9.A discussion of how organisational change can impact people in different ways, such as changing their role or status or financial situation. two examples of how change can impact employees, for example (although not limited to) job loss, downgrade, upgrade, regrade, financial.(AC 3.3)