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EDC 668 - Managing Learning Technology for Change, Melissa Anderson

Initial Project Time Line and Plan
The following time line and project plan for shifting from a primarily Behaviorist approach to employee learning to include Social Constructivist approaches. The time line covers two fiscal years (FY) and includes the following stages that are aligned to the Diffusion of Innovations (DoI) adoption process:
 * Planning and preparation (Knowledge stage from DoI)
 * Communication and alignment (Persuasion and Decision stages from DoI)
 * Implementation (Implementation stage from DoI)
 * Evaluation and Refinement
 * Ongoing Application and Support (Confirmation stage from DoI)


 * Fiscal Years:**
 * FY10 - August 2009 to July 2010 (Pilot within one business unit)
 * FY11 - August 2010 to July 2011 (Roll to entire corporation)


 * Detailed Time Line and Plan for FY10:**
 * **Stage** || **Input** || **Process** || **Output** || **Target Completion Date** ||
 * Planning and Preparation || Concept with rough outline of requirements and desired change mapped out with expected business results (impact). || Initial meetings with leadership to determine readiness and support for project. Sharing information to begin the change process. || Understanding of the organizational preparedness for the change. Force field analysis complete. || 10/01/09 ||
 * Communication and Alignment || Project charter with necessary stakeholders, resources, and scope identified. || Meetings with affected parties (extended stakeholders) to share vision, gain understanding of resistance, answer questions, and seek alignment and shared ownership in change process. || Agreement to project plan and time line and understanding of roles and responsibilities in the change process. || 12/01/10 ||
 * Implementation || Clear project plan and time line including roles and deliverables. || Purchase of necessary software, hardware, and books. Launching of formal communication and learning events aligned to each personnel segment identified in the Resource List. || Initial understanding of the change by all stakeholders and clear awareness of required steps to move forward. || 4/1/10 and ongoing for new employee's ||
 * Evaluation and Refinement || Budgetary data including time investment in implementing the change from a resource perspective. Key performance measures for pre and post-application comparison. Qualitative feedback from stakeholders. || Collect and analyze all appropriate metrics and feedback to understand impact of the change and needs for refinement and ongoing support. || Quantitative and qualitative data supporting change process effort. Key input to apply necessary updates and refinements to the implementation process. || 6/1/10 (initial round of reporting) and ongoing ||
 * Ongoing Application and Support || Input and feedback of needs from stakeholders. || Evaluate ongoing needs and create learning plans and support interventions as required. || Refined plans and processes supporting the change effort. || 6/1/10 and ongoing ||


 * Note: The time line and plan for FY11 would be similar to the one above with a new set of stakeholders and focused across the corporation, rather than as a pilot in one business unit.**

Reference:
Diffusion of Innovations. (2009, June 3). In //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.// Accessed online on June 7, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations