Rough Draft Ip

Phase 6 Individual Project

Dr. Kevin Davies

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for

MGMT822

By

Bradley Scott

Colorado Springs, Colorado

03/16/2016

Table of Contents

1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………..4

2. Theoretical Framework………………………………………………………….4

a. Action Research

b. Process Consulting

c. Appreciative Inquiry

3. Practical Framework…………………………………………………………….8

d. Grand Objective

e. Sub-Objective

f. Planning Phase

g. Action Phase

h. Facilitation of the Reflection Phase

i. Evaluation of Project

j. Evaluation of Your Consulting

k. Closure with Client

4. Facilitation……………………………………………………………………..15

l. Self as Instrument of Change

m. Systems Theory

5. Overview of Client System……………………………………………………18

n. Overview of client system

o. Client system representative

p. Roles

q. Presenting issue

6. Human Subject Protection…………………………………………………….18

7. Appendix A: Letter of Intent……………………………………………attached

8. Appendix B: Abridged IRB application…………………………………attached

1. Introduction

This research project will place a consultant on site with a local company. With the help of the AI/AR/PC methods, the consultant will establish an organization development change program for that client. The project will start with preliminary meetings with the client to establish rapport, and to discuss interests that the client would like to protect. These meeting will also help establish some issues that may need addressing within their organization. Through this AR project it is hopeful that some direction is obtained to help the client continue to prosper moving forward. There are many aspects of the Action Research project, however at the heart there are only three phases that are going to be the most beneficial; identify, action, reflection.

2. Theoretical Framework

Change is...