Proposal for Organizational Development Project for State Council on Developmental Disabilities

Project Goal: The project goal is to improve the organizational climate and effectiveness of SCDD in the near term and the long term. To achieve the goals we will complete the following tasks: ? Assess the organizational climate at SCDD and identify important issues from the employee?s perspective. ? Design a short term and long-term organizational development strategy. ? Design an organization-wide retreat to kick-off the implementation of the strategy. Coordinate with SCDD leaders to facilitate the meeting in early 2019. Approach: Below we outline the specific steps we will take to complete the tasks above. 1. Initial Interviews with management to understand the current context. a. Interview executive staff in Sacramento. b. Interview four local managers two in Sacramento area and two in Metro LA in person at their locations. c. Interview remaining local managers by phone. d. Purpose of the interviews is to collect management views of the current organizational climate and issues. 2. Develop a questionnaire to survey all staff. a. There are several excellent, validated, organizational climate instruments. Based on the interview findings we would choose one and custom tailor it to SCDD. b. We will also add specific Items related to SCDD, which emerge from the interviews. c. The questionnaire will identify which aspects of SCDD organizational culture employees are satisfied with and dissatisfied with as well the importance of each aspect. 3. Analyze survey results to identify issues and opportunities for SCDD. a. Provide a written report to the Executive Director, Personnel Officer and Deputy Director of Administration on the survey results and their implications. b. Debrief Executives on results. 4. Based on the organizational assessment, and debriefing with executives design an organizational development strategy. a. Strategies and activities will be recommended for the next three years. b. Strategic areas that will be considered will be: i. Training needs. ii. Management development. iii. Recognition and reward systems. This will include recommendations about how to recognize and reward employees who contribute to achieving strategic goals. iv. Recommendations for a strategically focused HR system. Within the context of civil service requirements we will make recommendations for modifying hiring and performance management practices to reflect SCDD?s strategic goals. v. Internal communications strategies. vi. Other factors. c. Strategy recommendations will be delivered in a brief report. 5. Facilitate early 2019 all employee retreat. We envision in early 2019 an all hands, one day, retreat to kick off the new strategic direction. SCDD leaders will lead the retreat, but we will help design the retreat and assist in facilitating the day?s activities; such as leading break out groups or facilitating discussions. We also will provide employees with a presentation on the survey results. 6. Consulting services as needed. We have budgeted 60 hours of consulting time to help with other strategic planning and implementation activities as requested by SCDD.