Watch the Minefields When Implementing Change
Published: Mar 31, 2009
In any strategic change initiative, there are four risk areas that need to be managed:
- Resilience
- - Individuals and teams need to be able to absorb change. Resilient people and teams "bounce back" from major changes stronger and more capable than before.
- Change Knowledge
- Managing Adaptation Resources
- Building Implementation Architecture
- Clarify the parameters of the project
- Communicate the project throughout the organization
- Diagnose critical variables, such as sponsor commitment and target resistance
- Monitor implementation
- Evaluate results
Adapted from Project Change Management, by Daryl R. Conner and Nicholas L. Horney (McGraw-Hill).
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