Change Management An Overview
Change Management
An Overview
Change
• Change is an addition, modification or removal of an
authorized, planned or supported service. It can be a result
of:– Management requirement
– Cost reduction
– Service improvement/Business efficiency
– Adaptation to changing circumstances
– Current opportunity
– Future business threat
Clear and shared vision
Actionable first steps
Pressure for change
Capacity to change
Capability to change
Resistance to change
For change to occur there needs to be:
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What does change require?
Clear and shared vision
Pressure for change
Capacity to change
Capability to change
What is Change Management?
• It is proactively positioning the organization to be ready, willing, and able to successfully adopt the business change.
• In addition, organizations should:– Acknowledge that resistance to change is natural,
and proactively identify and mitigate the causes of resistance
– Define the changes that lie outside the scope of the service change process
Key Considerations
Management
– Will to change– Budget – Technology– Skills– Resources
Organization
– Motivation – Adaptability – Skills and Competences– Risk and Innovation
Build consensus and plan what needs to be done
Start pilot projects
Build a network of interested parties
Generate ideas from interested parties
Preliminary Steps
Change Authorization Board
• As change can have a huge financial/business impact , it needs to be reviewed, assessed and approved by an independent body called the Change Authorization Board (CAB)
• This body authorizes and sets variances for cost , effort, schedule and quality
• They will also weigh the perceived benefits of implementing the change against the existing service
• In certain scenarios, an emergency CAB may also be appointed
The Authorization Process
Process
Elements of a Successful Change
Benefits
• Increases business response to customer demands
• Improves cost efficiency
• Increases business innovation
• Improves organizational efficiency
• Increases employee performance
• Helps to anticipate and respond to challenges
• Improves morale and productivity
Conclusion
• Proactive approach will help identify and manage
change resistance
• Avoid confusing change management with “selling”
• Spend less time on technical issues and more time on
implementing an organization readiness effort
• Leaders at all levels must be ENGAGED and ENGAGE
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