Change Adoption

Contents 1 Technique 2 Procedure 3 References

Change adoption focus on the people side of change - right ideas supported by the right people. It is fruitful when people take ownership and responsibility for making a change last, eliminating the traditional approach. Ignoring the change, and aiming solely on the task execution, meeting deadlines - may lead to a state of having wasted time, and effort, on projects, that miserably hold a position in the organization. Change leaders have accepted that both the execution side and the people side of change need to be managed.

Technique

1. Onboard and involve the right people
2. Develop a common understanding of the future
3. Assess change readiness
4. Stakeholder commitment
5. Sustain change

Procedure

1. Define goals, roles, responsibilities, identify stakeholders
2. Understand the change, what’s changing and what’s not, who is impacted and how
3. Communicate the vision, and involve the right people in development plan
4. Review change archives, apply lessons learned
5. Gain sponsor support, influence and empower stakeholders to change
6. Leverage process & technology, highlight accepted actions
7. Develop a plan to sustain change adoption, measure acceptance results, communicate
8. Celebrate success, share lessons learned

References

1. Change Management: The People Side of Change. Jeffrey Hiatt, Timothy Creasey. Prosci Learning Center Publications, 2012.
2. Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life. Spencer Johnson. G. P. Putnam's Sons Publishers, 2002.