Organization Development Interventions : Concepts and Techniques Prepared by V.Ravi Shankar

2. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(OD) INTERVENTIONS

3. Organization Development is the process
of planned change in the culture and
structure of an organization by the use of
Behavioural Sciences.
Content Source : Organizational Behaviour, Prasad, L.M and Notes By
Dr. R.K Suri.

4. OD Interventions refer to those techniques or activities
which are undertaken to implement OD Programme. OD
Intervention is any process used in an attempt to improve
or change in organizational culture.
Source: Organizational Behaviour, Rai, O.P

5. FEATURES OF OD INTERVENTION
• Planned change
• Comprehensive change
• Participation of change agent
• Dynamic process
• Long range change
Source: Organizational Behaviour, Prasad, L.M

6. Sensitivity
Training
Survey
Feedback
3600
Feedback
Process
Feedback
Process
Consultation
Grid
Training
Role Playing
Team
Building
MBO
CLASSIFICATION
OF PROCESS OD
INTERVENTION
Job
Enlargement
Job
Redesigning
CLASSIFICATION OF
STRUCTURAL OD
INTERVENTION
Job
Enrichment
Content Source: Organizational Behaviour, Prasad, L.M

7. Sensitivity Training is a process or
technique of adding knowledge and
skill of the participants through the
small groups interactions for
understanding their own Behaviour
and the Behaviour of others in a
better way.

8. SENSITIVITY TRAINING
MEMBERS
Stranger – Lab Group
Cousin – Lab Group
Family – Lab Group
OPINIONS
COMMENTS
VIEWS
SUGGESTIONS
Governed
by Facilitators
Content Source: Organizational Behaviour, Rai, O.P

9. Survey Feedback is a Technique where
in survey is done by a Questionnaire
and its results are given to those who
have generated it.
Image Source: http:/www.google.com/survey_feedback.html

10. I. • Gathering, Analyzing and Summarizing the Data
II. • Conducting Feedback Meetings
III.
• Formulating Action Plan
IV.
• Evaluation of Results
Source: http:/www.google.com/process_survey_feedback.html

11. This is a modified technique of Survey
Feedback. 3600Feedback is a Technique
where in Feedback is from an
employee’s superiors, peers, subordinate
and every person who is related to him.

12. Process consultation is made to
perceive, understand and act upon
process event. The process includes
work flow, informal relationship
and formal communication
channel.

13. I. • Engagement of outside Consultant
II. • Identification of Problem Areas
III.
• Finalization of Strategy and its Execution
IV.
• Termination of Contract

14. Grid Training is an OD intervention
which emphasizes on developing
individuals, groups, and the whole
organization, through -
• Training
•Team Development
•Intergroup Development
•Development of Ideal Organisation
Model

15. Team building uses high interaction group
activities to increase trust and openness
among team members, improve
coordinative efforts, and increase team
performance.
Team Life Cycle :
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
Source : Industrial Organization and Management by Bhushan, Y.K

16. I. • Understanding the Problem Areas.
II. • Developing Possible Strategies
III.
• Action Taking
IV.
• Follow-up of Action

17.  Role Playing is a Technique to used to
increase the participants skill in
understanding others and dealing
them in a better way.
Image Source: http:/www.google.com/Role_Playing.html

18. MBO is a process whereby superior and subordinate
commonly identifies its goals, defines standards and
sets a parameter to perform accordingly.
Content Source: http:/www.google.com/MBO_ Peter_F_Drucker.html

19. CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL OD INTERVENTION
Job
Enlargement
Job
Redesigning
CLASSIFICATION
OF STRUCTURAL
OD INTERVENTION
Job
Enrichment