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This an essay about Apple Organization Development you have to answer the following question

What are your entry and contracting approaches?

Presenting Problem

• How would you describe the organizational development (OD) process to your client?

• How would you clarify your role as an OD consultant in the initial client meeting?
• Help the client to identify the presenting problem (What is the problem? What is the consequence of the problem to the organization, its customers, or its employees? What does the client think caused the problem? How long has the problem occurred?
• What is the client asking the consultant to do?

Consulting Relationship

• How will the client be involved in the OD engagement?
• What expectations does the client have regarding how to work together (meeting frequency, communication preferences)?
• What kind of confidentiality is required?
• How will the consultant role and project be described and framed to organizational members?
• How will progress be evaluated (mid-progress and at the end)?
• How will the client and consultant know when the OD engagement should end?

Contracting Elements

• Summary statement of the problem as explained by the client
• Implications of the problem on the business or organization
• Methodology to the engagement (Data gathering proposal, including what data are to be collected and from whom)
• Schedule for the project
• Clarify roles and responsibilities of the client and the OD consultant

Q5. Discuss your approach to data collection, analysis, and feedback.

Data Collection

• Which data collection method will you use (interviews, focus groups, surveys, observations, or unobtrusive measures)?

Analyzing Data

• Discuss your approach to analyzing your data, which is the most appropriate method for the organization’s problem statement (the right issue: relevant, influenceable or manageable, descriptive, selective or sufficient, and specific).

Feedback

• Consider your client’s reaction to the feedback and potential resistance to change. Discuss your approach to helping the organization, team, and individual to overcome change.