One of the most fascinating components of the change management process is the change agent. The change agent, who can be a leader, manager, employee, consultant, or customer, is a person who is often at the center of the change management process and performs several critical functions in the overall process. Address the following regarding change agents:

Define the concept of a change agent, including the traits and characteristics that best represent a change agent in todays organization.
Discuss the role of a change agent in the change management process (e.g., formal or informal role, position of authority or power, etc.).
Assess how a change agent can influence the generation, direction, success, or failure of a change initiative.
Finally, assess any challenges a change agent may have in the change process (e.g., not agreeing with the change, management not truthfully sharing the repercussions of the change, etc.) and how these challenges should be addressed.
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

Be 4-5 pages in length, which does not include the title page and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
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Six Sigma is a continuous improvement strategy that aids an organization in identifying, reducing, and eliminating defects from any product, process, or transaction. When using Six Sigma, a solution is not generally known at the beginning but becomes clear through use of the Six Sigma strategy.

Address the following requirements:

Identify a problem for improvement in an organization with which you are familiar, and detail an objective or desired outcome.
In the remaining pages, detail the metrics that would measure success and why those are appropriate, and explain the process for determining root causes, and what tools would be used to follow through on the steps of the Six Sigma strategy.
Directions:

Your essay is required to be four to five pages in length, which does not include the title page and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles. Use the Saudi Digital Library to find your resources.
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and follow APA style guidelines.
It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into Turnitin prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment into the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.
Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

Any change management plan must consider the culture of an organization. For instance, some organizations prize the inclusion of their employees in all aspects of operations, while other organizations have a top-down approach to management. Creating a plan without taking this cultural background into context can be problematic for the success of a change initiative.

Search the virtual library to find scholarly articles relative to change initiatives which apply to an organization in Saudi Arabia.
Consider the impact on the individuals concerned
and the impacts on the organization.
Assess the cultural elements that you believe may impact the development of change strategies
and implementation of change plans.
Discuss the challenges the change initiative had to the organization.
Develop a strategy that the organization could use to mitigate the challenges.
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

Be 4-5 pages in length, which does not include the title page and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into the Turnitin Originality Check prior to submitting it to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment into the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.
Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

Prepare a strategic plan that contains the following sections:

Executive Summary
Company Overview (with ticker symbol)
Company History
Products and or services
Operations
Vision
Mission Statement
Corporate Values & Culture
SWOT Analysis
Competition
Management team/Leadership
Financial Outlook
Strategies
Conclusion

Instructions:

-Paper must be written in flawless APA format using headers, headings, in-text references, reference page, 1′ margins (use template provided below)
-Make sure you use adequate, credible and reliable APA source citations to support your work.
-Your company selection must be listed on either the NASDAQ or NYSE.

Important Notes:

-You must include a minimum of 6-9 sources and 3-4 must be from a peer-reviewed source (library/journal articles)
-Your paper should be in essay format; not bullet format.
-All charts, graphs and pictures are to go in appendix (not a substitute for content)