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Initiating Organisational Change Process
 
Organisation
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) (AKRSP(I), Ahmedabad
Project name
Initiating organisational Change Process
Grant operationalised
March 2008
Duration
1 year
Grant amount sanctioned
Rs0.91 million

Activities within the grant and expected impact:
Through the project, AKRSP (I) is initiating an organisational change process to bring collective leadership and owning organisational vision by the diverse and experienced staff.

The long term strategy includes:
Identifying change agents (core team) and nurturing them by enhancing effectiveness of leadership on good teamwork, joint responsibility and collective accountability
Building a collective vision by participatory processes among staff to implement and spread information & knowledge about organisational objectives and vision
Evolving systems and processes to encourage teamwork, learning and decentralisation
Facilitating the reflection of the team on previous experiences, gender & equity concerns, obstacles, future and possible solutions, thus creating an understanding of the need and direction of change
Prioritising and deciding on the relative importance of a range of demands

The key components include:
Developing strategic solutions based on strengths to organisational level problems & opportunities
Team development and diagnostic activities.

Being the initial phase of a grander scheme of things to come, the following impact is envisaged:
Participatory exercises helping in clearer understanding of current challenges and developing greater ownership on organisational direction
Clarity and common ownership of the organisation on expansion strategies in new areas
Identification of key institutional issues and their possible solutions
Development of a report of existing mission, strategies, structure, management systems, styles at present and changes expected by 2011 to match the requirements
Setting up of a Human Institutional Development unit within AKRSP(I) to take the agenda forward.