LO1: Critically reflect on key opportunities and challenges leaders face in leading complex organisations through digital disruption

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MSc Management

Leading through Digital Disruption

Coursework Assessment Brief

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1.General Assessment Guidance

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2.Assessment Brief

This module is assessed through one graded element. You must achieve at least 50% to pass this module.

By completing this assessment you will the following learning outcomes (LOs):

LO1: Critically reflect on key opportunities and challenges leaders face in leading complex organisations through digital disruption
LO2: Understand how to sense changes, make informed decisions and adjust quickly in highly disruptive times
LO3: Critically evaluate the significance of human factors and technologies to lead transformation and create a digital-ready and innovative culture
LO4: Critically reflect on the mechanisms required to build teams and influence networks in complex and interconnected digital organisations

For this assignment you will create a “case for change” – a report that presents a proposal for how to digitally transform a company of your choice.

The report has to include the following tasks:

Task 1 (LO1): The Case for Change (10 marks)

Present the organisation you have chosen and explain what it does and in which markets it operates.Afterwards, explain why this company is digitally transforming (e.g., emerging of e-commerce, Covid-19) Finally, present the objectives of its digital transformation.

Task 2 (LO2): Gaining Digital Business Agility (40 marks)

By leveraging on the model developed by the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation (2018), advise your organisation on which initiatives and digital technologies can be used by your chosen company to gain Digital Business Agility.

Specifically, for each component of the Digital Business Agility Model (i.e., hyperawareness, make informed decisions and execute fast), you need to advice of at least of one initiative that can be implemented and one digital technology (e.g., Machine learning, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual/Augmented Reality) that can be used.

Figure 1 Digital Business Model by the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation, 2018

Task 3 (LO3): Create a Digital Ready Culture (15 marks)

By leveraging on the features of a digital-ready culture identified by Think with Google (2017), advise your chosen organisation on how a digital-ready culture can be instilled in order to support its digital transformation.

Specifically, for this task, you need to advise on how your organisation can create a digital-ready culture by:

Putting customers first
Creating a collaborative culture
Instilling a culture of innovation
Becoming a digital-champion

Your replies have to be critically justified with the support of academic literatures and/or real case examples.

Figure 2 Features of a Digital-Ready Culture by Think with Google (2017)

Task 4 (LO4): Steer Collaboration (10 marks)

Your company is going to create a new role within the organisation in order to break silos between teams and departments and incentive collaboration: The Chief Collaboration Officer (CCO).

With the support of academic literature and of real case samples build a job description for the CCO, describing role and responsibilities.

Afterwards, please provide advice on how the CCO can increase collaboration across team members and departments within your organisation

Task 5 (LO1): Develop your Leaders (15 marks)

By using the Goleman’s leadership styles, advise which Goleman’s style leaders within your organisation need to develop to support its digital transformation. Your arguments need to be supported by academic literature.

Once you have identified the leadership style that will help your organisation to successfully digitally transform, advise your organisation on approaches and techniques that can be used to develop this leadership style in its leaders (e.g., Grow Model).

Structure and References (10 Marks)

Structure is in line with the given instructions
Give a professional appearance with consistent formatting
Spelling and grammar are correct
Each page has page number in the Footer
Any tables or figures are correctly labelled
Tables and figures do not cross boundaries, unless necessary
Properly cite your sources in the text and in the list of references
Use Harvard style for referencing and in text citations (see referencing guides and https://bpp.libguides.com/Home/StudySupport)

Assessment Self-Evaluation

You should complete the self-evaluation for each task of your report by using the rubric provided in the marking guide and attach it to your report. The template for this can be found in the marking guide section. The section to be filled in is highlighted in yellow.

Report Structure

Your report structure should include the following sections:

Cover page (University cover sheet)
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations (if appropriate)
Task 2: Gaining Digital Business Agility
Task 4: Steer Collaboration
References
Appendix (if appropriate)
Task 1: The Case for Change
Task 3: Create a Digital Ready Culture
Task 5: Select your Leaders

Word count: 2500. It only applies to the main body (shown in bold)

Tip for Mapping the Assessment towards Module Topics

Task in Summative	Corresponding Topic
Task 1 - The Case for Change	Refer to the contents covered in “Leading in Digital Disruption”
Task 2 – Gaining Digital Business Agility	Hyperawareness is discussed in “Sensing the Change” Making Informed Decisions is discussed in “Making Informed Decisions” Fast Execution is discussed in “Leading Change and Transformation”
Task 3 - Create a Digital Ready Culture	Refer to the contents covered in “Creating Digital Ready Cultures” “Create your Ethical Leadership Style”
Task 4 - Steer Collaboration	Refer to the contents covered in “Leading High Performing Teams and Build Network”
Task 5 - Develop your Leaders	Refer to the contents covered in “Create your Ethical Leadership Style”
Structure and References

3. Marking Guide (Student Version)

The assignment is marked out of 100 and counts towards 100% of your module mark. The following table shows the tasks, marks and marking rubric:

Highlight in the rubric what level you believe you have met each task (fail, pass, merit, distinction)
Assignment part	Distinction (70-100%)	Merit (60-69%)	Pass (50-59%)	Fail (0-49%)
The Case for	Guidelines Present the organisation you chose and explain what it does and in which markets it operates. Explain why this company is digitally transforming (e.g., emerging of e-commerce, Covid-19) Finally, present the objectives of its digital transformation.				Explain why you
Change (10 marks,					feel you have met
LO1)					this task and highlight what
					level you believe
					you have met -fail,
					pass, merit,
					distinction
					(not part of maximum
					word submission)
	Detailed presentation of the chosen company and of the sector in which it operates. Detailed presentation of what are threaths that the chosen company is facing and that oblige it to digitally transform. Detailed presentation of what are the objectives and the vision of the chosen company’s digital transformation. Presentation of some of the most recent digital initiatives run by the chosen company.	Good presentation of the chosen company and of the sector in which it operates. Good presentation of what are threaths that the chosen company is facing and that oblige it to digitally transform. Good presentation of what are the objectives and the vision of the chosen company’s digital transformation.	Adequate presentation of the chosen company and of the sector in which it operates. Adequate presentation of what are threaths that the chosen company is facing and that oblige it to digitally transform. Adequate presentation of what are the objectives and the vision of the chosen company’s digital transformation.	Student does not explain what the chosen company is and/or the sector in which it operates. It is not clear what are the objectives of its digital transformation and what are the threats that oblige it to change.

Gaining Digital Business Agility (40 marks, LO2)	Guidelines: Advice on initiatives and digital technologies to gain each component of the Business Digital Agility o Hyperawareness o Make Informed Decisions o Execute Fast Example of digital technologies: Machine learning, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual/Augmented Reality For a high mark, you have to bring really case examples to support your arguments				Explain why you feel you have met this task and highlight what level you believe you have met -fail, pass, merit, distinction (not part of maximum word submission)
	Student gives detailed advice about one initiative and one digital technology that can help to gain Digital Business Agility. Each dimension of Digital Business Agility is presented in detail. Student shows good critical discussion and apply the concept to the chosen company. Arguments are supported with academic literature.	Student gives good advice about one initiative and one digital technology that can help to gain Digital Business Agility. Each dimension of Digital Business Agility is presented in detail. Student shows critical discussion and apply the concept to the chosen company.	Student gives adequate advice about one initiative and one digital technology that can help to gain Digital Business Agility Student is descriptive, but applies the concept to the chosen company.	Student does not advise on any initiatives and technologies on how to develop the three components of digital business agility Student presents only general concepts without applying them to the chosen organisation
Create a Digital-	Guidelines: You have to advice on how your organisation can create a digital-ready culture by: o Putting customers first o Creating a collaborative culture o Instilling a culture of innovation o Becoming a digital-champion Replies have to be critically justified with the support of academic literatures and/or real case examples				Explain why you
Ready Culture (15					feel you have met
marks, LO3)					this task and highlight what
					level you believe
					you have met -fail,
					pass, merit,
					distinction
					(not part of maximum
					word submission)

	Student gives detailed advices on how the organisation can create a digital-ready culture.	Student gives good advices on how the organisation can create a digital-ready culture.	Student gives adequate advices on how the organisation can create a digital-ready culture.	Student does not give advice on how the organisation can create a digital-ready culture.
	Student shows good critical discussion and apply the concept to the chosen company with the support of academic literature and/ore real case samples	Student shows critical discussion and apply the concept to the chosen company.	Student is descriptive, but applies the concept to the chosen company.	Student presents only general concepts without applying them to the chosen organisation
Steer	Guidelines: With the support of academic literature and of real case samples, student has to build a job description for The Chief Collaboration Officer (CCO)., describing role and responsibilities. Student gives advices on how the CCO can increase collaboration across team members and departments within the selected organisation				Explain why you
Collaboration (10					feel you have met
marks, LO4)					this task and highlight what
					level you believe
					you have met -fail,
					pass, merit,
					distinction
					(not part of maximum
					word submission)
	Student provides a detailed job description of the CCO and give detailed advice about how this person can help steering collaboration within the chosen organisation. Student shows good critical discussion and apply the concept to the chosen organisation	Student provides a good job description of the CCO and give good advice about how this person can help steering collaboration within the chosen organisation. Student shows critical discussion and apply the concept to the chosen organisation	Student provides a adequate job description of the CCO and give adequate advice about how this person can help steering collaboration within the chosen organisation. Student is descriptive, but applie the concept to the chosen organisation	Student does not provide a job description for the CCO and does not give advice about how this person can steer collaboration. Student presents only general concepts without applying them to the chosen organisation
Develop your	Guidelines: By using the Goleman’s leadership styles, advice which Goleman’s style leaders within your organisation need to develop to support its digital transformation. Once you have identified the leadership style that will help your organisation to successfully digitally transform, advice your organisation about approaches and techniques that can be used to develop this leadership style in its leaders (e.g., Grow Model). Arguments have to be supported by academic literature.				Explain why you
Leaders (15 marks,					feel you have met
LO1)					this task and highlight what
					level you believe
					you have met -fail,

					pass, merit, distinction (not part of maximum word submission)
	Student identifies and presents in detail one leadership style that leaders need to develop to support the organisation’s digital transformation. Student is giving a detailed advice about techniques and approaches that can be used for developing those leadership skills Student shows good critical discussion ability and apply the concepts to the chosen company. Arguments are supported by academic literature	Student identifies and clearly present one leadership style that leaders need to develop to support the organisation’s digital transformation. Student is giving a good advice about techniques and approaches that can be used for developing those leadership skills Student shows critical discussion ability and apply the concepts to the chosen company.	Student identifies and adequateally present one leadership style that leaders need to develop to support the organisation’s digital transformation. Student is giving a adequate advice about techniques and approaches that can be used for developing those leadership skills Student is descriptive, but applies the concept to the chosen organisation	Student is not advising on any leadership style that can support the digital transformation of the organisation and is not giving indication of approaches and techniques that can be used for develop those skills. Student presents only general concepts without applying them to the chosen organisation
Structure and	Guidelines: Structure is in line with the given structure Give a professional appearance with consistent formatting Spelling and grammar are correct Each page has page number in the Footer Any tables or figures are correctly labelled Tables and figures do not cross boundaries, unless necessary Properly cite your sources in the text and in the list of references Use Harvard style for referencing and in-body citations (see referencing guides and tools here: https://bpp.libguides.com/Home/StudySupport )				Explain why you
References (10					feel you have met
marks)					this task and highlight what
					level you believe
					you have met -fail,
					pass, merit,
					distinction
					(not part of maximum
					word submission)
	For a distinction the report will use a consistent approach to headings, tables and graphs.	Referencing has few if any errors. The report is reasonably well presented but could be	There is a limited number of references but the correct format is used, albeit with some errors.	References are inappropriate, irrelevant and/or incorrectly formatted. The references

Sources will be correctly cited and there will be a complete set of references in the correct format and in alphabetical order. There is evidence of extensive independent reading and research. Formatting and presentation is professional

throughout.

improved by greater attention to detail. There is evidence of wider reading and research.

There may be some errors in formatting and presentation but the report is reasonably professional in appearance.

themselves suggest they have simply been copied from another source without accessing the material by the student.

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