Task Type: Discussion Board 2 Deliverable Length: 200–300 words Points Possible: 75 Due Date: 4/12/2015 11:59:59 PM CT Primary Discussion Response is due by Wednesday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Sunday (11:59:59pm Central). Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200–300 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Discuss the following points regarding how to identify forces of change and their impact: Identify 3 examples of external forces affecting any of your current or prior work experience. Identify 3 examples of internal forces affecting any of your current or prior work experience. For each of the above, how have these forces affected you personally? For each of the above, how have these forces affected the organization? Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions: What did you learn from your classmate's posting? What additional questions do you have after reading the posting? What clarification do you need regarding the posting? What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates' postings? For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Course Materials Task Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 250–300 words + plan shell with a minimum of 2 scholarly references Points Possible: 100 Due Date: 4/13/2015 11:59:59 PM CT Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. Transformational Change Management Plan You will create an entire Transformational Change Management Plan for a medium-sized public company that has lost business to a competitor that has chosen to outsource much of its production operations. The company has been based in a small Midwestern town, it is one of the largest employers, and it has an excellent reputation for employee welfare. It is now planning to do the very same offshoring, which will involve large lay-offs of long-term employees. The Key Assignment is a comprehensive transformational change management plan that will combine tasks from Weeks 1–5. The project deliverables are as follows: 2 of 9 4/14/2015 11:49 AM Week 1: Introduction Week 2: What is driving the need for this transformational change? Week 3: Theories of Change Management Week 4: Communication Plan Week 5: Implementation Plan Create an APA ...