Assignment 1: Individual Consultancy Report – (2500 words) Portfolio Case
The assignment will take the form of a consultancy report of 2500 words. You will be expected to think critically and laterally about the ways in which businesses plan and execute a project in turbulent environments. In your report, you must develop and support your ideas using theories and frameworks from the leadership and strategy body of knowledge (academic journals and books to underpin your arguments and discussions). In this report, you MUST select one specific type of business based on any industry of your choosing (or your own existing workplace) to focus your answers on.
Please ensure that you read the assignment guidance as this provides further information on the requirements and expectations of the assignment brief. You have been tasked with the following:
Task 1: For this task you must identify and assess the potential types of conflict and conflict resolution and negotiation strategies in producing effective project outcomes. You are also required to analyse the impact of collaborative working on the management of projects.
Task 2: Critically analyse the role of leaders in managing change during project execution and support the points you make using at least 2 appropriate change models to evaluate and justify the sort of strategic leadership that would best support a business during a change. Assess how an HRM strategy would be used to identify where changes need to be made and consider the different internal and external factors.
Task 3: Illustrate a leadership initiative to alleviate complexities during project planning and execution in terms of the negative and positive influences and include robust examples as to how complexity can influence the direction of a business. Link the findings identified in all the Tasks to your conclusions and recommendations for your chosen business industry
LO1 Explain and critically analyse the theories and concepts of leadership and management and their application in organisations and on projects.
LO2 Critically evaluate the role of leaders in ethically managing change and in working collaboratively,
ethically and effectively to support project execution.
LO3 Explain and critically evaluate the processes required to ensure various elements of strategic value enhancing practices are implemented within HR practices
LO4 Critically evaluate professional and inclusive skills sets in relation to collaborative working.
