The 12 must-haves to include in your Change Management Strategy

There is one thing that you can bank upon in business: change is inevitable!

Not only will change happen, but change is also happening at a faster pace than ever before. Change will happen in one way or another, so businesses need to be proactive by preparing for it.  Advances in technology, changing demographics and customer trends, updated regulations and global crises, all require a change management strategy to optimise performance.

A change management strategy can be defined as the way a business will approach and apply knowledge, resources and tools to address change in and around it.

The primary purpose of change management is to effectively implement new processes, products and business strategies to adjust to change, while minimising any negative outcomes. It is essential for businesses wanting to be competitive, grow and evolve, that they implement an effective change management strategy.
 
So what’s included in an effective change management strategy?
 
Following are some basic questions every change management strategy should cover:

1. What is the business problem the change is trying to solve?
2. What is the change vision?
3. What are the benefits of the change? Who benefits from the change?
4. What external & internal factors are impacting the change?
5. Which stakeholders are impacted by the change?
6. Which employees are impacted by the change?
7. How will the change be communicated?
8. What new capabilities and training are required due to the change?
9. How ready is the business for the change?
10. What risks are inherent in the change?
11. Who is the Change Sponsor?
12. Who can act as Change Champions?

 
This list is a good place to start but is by no means exhaustive. There are many factors to consider as you implement change to ensure successful and sustainable adoption.

The development of a change management strategy is a good first step to combat change resistance. Understanding who, what, when and most importantly why, can help those impacted by change better understand the context for change, the change itself and what’s in it for them.

This leads to a higher probability your changes will be adopted in the short term, and the change will stick over time.

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