Master the modern discipline of Organizational Development (OD), and use it to plan and drive effective change. Organization Development, Third Edition is today's complete overview of the OD discipline for managers, executives, administrators, consultants, and students alike. Fully updated to reflect major changes since the classic Second Edition, it explains how OD is now practiced, and how it is continuing to evolve.
Explore similar courses.
Learning the basics of a modeling technique is not the same as learning how to use and apply it. To develop a data model of an organization is to gain insights into its nature that do not come easily. Indeed, analysts are often expected to understand subtleties of an organization's structure that may have evaded people who have worked there for years.
Why is it so difficult to change organizations? What does it really take to make "process improvement" yield measurable results? For more than 30 years, Donald Riefer has been guiding software teams through the technical, organizational, and people issues that must be managed in order to make meaningful process changes--and better products. This practical guide draws from his extensive experience, featuring 11 case studies spanning the public and private sectors and even academia.
This is the e Book version of the printed book."All that have ever tried to impose change in their organization will immediately recognize and truly value the in-depth knowledge and experience captured in this book. It contains a collection of eye-openers that is a treasure chest for pioneers of new organizational ideas, A fantastic toolbox for use in future missions!"--Lise B.
The accelerating pace of change is a mortal threat to teams and organizations that cant respond quickly enough, but it opens immense new opportunities for those that can. Today, organizations need teams capable of innovating, failing fast, learning the right lessons, and quickly putting them into practice. This requires Agile Leaders with fundamentally different leadership skillsets, who can break through obsolete and limiting notions about the nature of good management.
Get the latest on new courses, sales, learning tips, site updates and community events.