7. Organization member
manager
staff specialist
or some other key participant
OD practioner
professional from inside the organization
professional from outside the organization
8. clarify the organizational issue
determine the relevant team
members of the organization
test the appropriateness of the
OD practitioner
9. Organization(client) may
gather information about the
practitioner’s competence and
experience
present the problems(specific/
general)
examine the appropriateness of the
OD practitioner
10. OD practitioner (change agent) may
collect preliminary data about the
organization
examine the presented problems(specific/
general)
examine company records
interview a few key members
determine the relevant team members of the
organization
11. parties of the contract
expectations of both parties on what to gain
from the OD process
time
resources to be used
Essential requirements
Desirable requirements
ground rules
confidentiality