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Chief Transformation Officer
[NACE: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
The Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) is an organizational position that is gaining recognition within many organizations. The CTO is a relatively new type of leadership role that will be explored in this paper.
In your paper:
Define the role and function of the Chief Transformation Officer.
Explain how a CTO can help an organization with change initiatives.
Explain what some of the disadvantages or limitations of the CTO position are.
Describe how an organization’s utilization of a CTO is different than the “Changing from the Middle” approach (mentioned in Chapter 12 of the course textbook).
Your paper should be three to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center, and it must include in-text citations and references for at least two scholarly sources from the University of Arizona Global Campus Library, in addition to the course text.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Description:
Total Possible Score: 8.00
Defines the Role and Function of the Chief Transformation Officer (CTO)
Total: 2.00
Distinguished – Thoroughly defines the role and function of the CTO.
Proficient – Defines the role and function of the CTO. Minor details are missing.
Basic – Minimally defines the role and function of the CTO. Relevant details are missing.
Below Expectations – Attempts to define the role and function of the CTO; however, significant details are missing.
Non-Performance – The definition of the role and function of the CTO is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Explains How a CTO Can Help an Organization With Change Initiatives
Total: 0.85
Distinguished – Thoroughly explains how a CTO can help an organization with change initiatives.
Proficient – Explains how a CTO can help an organization with change initiatives. The explanation is slightly undeveloped.
Basic – Minimally explains how a CTO can help an organization with change initiatives. The explanation is underdeveloped.
Below Expectations – Attempts to explain how a CTO can help an organization with change initiatives; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.
Non-Performance – The explanation of how a CTO can help an organization with change initiatives is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Explains Some of the Disadvantages or Limitations of the CTO Position
Total: 0.85
Distinguished – Thoroughly explains some of the disadvantages or limitations of the CTO position.
Proficient – Explains some of the disadvantages or limitations of the CTO position. The explanation is slightly undeveloped.
Basic – Minimally explains some of the disadvantages or limitations of the CTO position. The explanation is underdeveloped.
Below Expectations – Attempts to explain some of the disadvantages or limitations of the CTO position; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.
Non-Performance – The explanation of some of the disadvantages or limitations of the CTO position is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Describes How an Organization’s Utilization of a CTO Is Different Than the “Changing From the Middle” Approach
Total: 1.20
Distinguished – Thoroughly describes how an organization’s utilization of a CTO is different than the “Changing from the Middle” approach.
Proficient – Describes how an organization’s utilization of a CTO is different than the “Changing from the Middle” approach. Minor details are missing.
Basic – Minimally describes how an organization’s utilization of a CTO is different than the “Changing from the Middle” approach. Relevant details are missing.
Below Expectations – Attempts to describe how an organization’s utilization of a CTO is different than the “Changing from the Middle” approach; however significant details are missing.
Non-Performance – The description of how an organization’s utilization of a CTO is different than the “Changing from the Middle” approach is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Integrative Learning: Transfer
Total: 0.50
Distinguished – Adapts and employs skills, abilities, theories, and/or methodologies gained in one situation to new situations. Solves difficult problems and/or explores complex issues in original ways.
Proficient – Uti

lizes skills, abilities, theories, or methodologies gained in one situation to new situations, contributing to an understanding of problems or issues.
Basic – Minimally utilizes skills, abilities, theories, or methodologies gained in one situation to a new situation.
Below Expectations – Attempts to utilize skills, abilities, theories, or methodologies gained in one situation in a new situation; however, the attempts are ineffective.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Reading: Comprehension
Total: 0.50
Distinguished – Distinguishes probable implications of the text for contexts, perspectives, or issues outside the assigned task or beyond the author’s explicit message.
Proficient – Uses the text and/or specific knowledge of the author’s context to draw more intricate inferences about the author’s message and approach.
Basic – Considers how textual features (e.g., sentence and paragraph structure or tone) contribute to the author’s message. Draws fundamental inferences about context and rationale of text.
Below Expectations – Inadequately captures vocabulary but makes an effort to paraphrase or summarize the information the text communicates.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics
Total: 1.00
Distinguished – Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.
Proficient – Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.
Basic – Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.
Below Expectations – Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: APA Formatting
Total: 0.50
Distinguished – Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.
Proficient – Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors.
Basic – Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements.
Below Expectations – Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: Resource Requirement
Total: 0.30
Distinguished – Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Proficient – Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Basic – Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.
Below Expectations – Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: Page Requirement
Total: 0.30
Distinguished – The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Proficient – The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Basic – The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Below Expectations – The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.