Unit 7 Assignment: Digital Transformation Plan

Purpose

Demonstrate your ability to synthesize and apply core management and leadership concepts from this course by developing a strategic organizational digital transformation plan focused on enhancing organizational resilience.

Associated Skills

• Strategic analysis and synthesis
• SMART goal and KPI development
• Leadership and management integration
• Implementation planning
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Monitoring and evaluation

Background

Throughout this course, you have explored various aspects of management theory, organizational structure, leadership styles, capacity building, communication strategies, and sustainability practices. This capstone assignment challenges you to integrate these concepts into a cohesive digital transformation plan that addresses real-world organizational sustainability challenges and opportunities.

Instructions

Step 1: Organization Selection and Analysis

This improvement/business plan must be completed using the background organization you have analyzed throughout previous assignments. If you have not consistently used the same organization, you must select one organization from your previous assignments to focus on for this plan.

Begin by briefly summarizing key insights about your organization from previous analyses, including:

• Organizational Overview:
• Name, industry, size, and scope of operations
• Mission, vision, and core values
• Current innovation and sustainability positioning and initiatives
• Position in the organizational lifecycle
• Previous Findings Summary:
• Key strengths and weaknesses identified in earlier assessments
• Critical organizational structure elements
• Technological Capacity
• Current leadership and management approaches
• Existing communication strategies and social capital development
• Innovation and sustainability performance and gaps

Step 2: Digital Transformation Plan Development

Create a detailed organizational improvement plan that addresses the following components:

1. Executive Summary (12 page)

Provide a concise overview of your plan, highlighting key recommendations and expected outcomes.

2. Strategic Analysis Synthesis (1-1.5 pages )

Integrate key lessons and insights from previous units (16) to create a holistic analysis of the organization’s current position:

• Leadership and Structure Integration:
• Analyze how leadership styles and organizational structure currently interact to support or hinder technology adoption Evaluate how current technology affects decision-making around
• Identify structural elements that need adjustment to better support new technology adoption
• Technology Needs Assessment Guidelines
• Current state analysis- Audit current technology
• Identify gaps or change needs
• Stakeholders affected by digital transformation implementation
• AI Tool Recommendation- Cost-benefit analysis for AI tool implementation

Integration requirements

Employee training needs

3. Goals and Objectives (1 page or 2 slides)

Develop 35 SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) goals that address critical digital transformation needs:

• Each goal should directly connect to findings from your analysis
• Goals should balance short-term improvements with long-term organizational resilience
• Include specific metrics or key performance indicators (KPIs) for each goal
• Establish clear timelines with milestones for implementation and evaluation

Example format for each goal:

GOAL 1: [Clear statement of the SMART goal]

Rationale: [Connection to previous analysis findings]

Key Metrics: [Specific measurements to track progress]

Timeline: [Implementation schedule with key milestones]

Responsibility: [Roles/departments accountable for implementation]

4. 4. Implementation Action Plan (12)

Outline specific actions, timelines, and responsibilities for implementing your plan:

• Action Steps:
• Detailed sequence of implementation activities
• Resource requirements for each action step
• Dependencies between different action steps
• Timeline:
• Visual representation of implementation schedule
• Key milestones and decision points
• Short-term (06 months), medium-term (618 months), and long-term (18+ months) phases
• Responsibility Matrix:
• Clear assignment of roles and responsibilities
• Cross-functional team structures for implementation
• Decision-making authorities and approval processes

5. Risk Management and Contingency Planning (1 page or 2 slides)

Identify potential risks to successful implementation and develop mitigation strategies:

• Risk Assessment:
• Identify 35 key implementation risks
• Evaluate likelihood and potential impact
• Prioritize risks based on assessment
• Contingency Strategies:
• Develop specific mitigation approaches for each risk
• Create decision triggers for contingency plan activation
• Establish monitoring mechanisms for early risk detection

6. Monitoring and Adjustment Framework (121 page or 12 slides)

Design a system for tracking progress and making course corrections:

• Monitoring Tools:
• Data collection methods for key metrics
• Reporting frequency and formats
• Review processes and stakeholder involvement
• Adjustment Protocols:
• Decision criteria for plan modifications
• Process for incorporating lessons learned
• Mechanisms for continuous improvement

7. Communication Plan

This section is critical and must explicitly address:

• stakeholders engagement in the planning process
• communicaiton strategy to address potential resistance to change factors
• communication channels and timeline

This tool should be practical, user-friendly, and directly connected to the metrics established in your improvement plan.

Deliverable Format

Professional Report

• Title page with your name, course information, and submission date
• Executive summary
• Main content sections as outlined above
• Professional formatting with consistent headings, font, and spacing
• APA-style citations and references
• Appendices for supporting materials (including Excel monitoring tool)
• tool as a separate file

Submission Guidelines / Criteria for Success

• Upload your final Digital transformation plan as a Word document (report format) or Submit your Excel monitoring tool as a separate file
• Ensure all files are clearly labeled with your name and assignment title