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Change management in enterprise takes change management practices

and applies them to the entire organization.

For change initiatives to truly work, they must function on three levels:

The enterprise level – Instituting change capability at theorganizational level

The project level – Project-specific change

The individual level – Change specific to the individual employee

Each level has its own goals, purposes, and functions.

It is important to recognize that every layer is interlinked, interdependent,

and interconnected.

Below, we’ll focus on enterprise change management (often abbreviated

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Enterprise change management refers to, as mentioned, enabling

organization-wide change.

To do this, organizations will need to enhance their capability for change

management.

Of course, not every organization has the same capacity for change –

different organizations have different capabilities for change, which can be

modeled in various ways.

A rough breakdown of these stages would be:

Basic – Change capability consists of employees simply followingchange mandates, or receiving basic communications and training

Mid-Level – Change management exists, but only in anunsophisticated form, and may or may not be applied consistently

High-Level – The most advanced enterprise change managementcapability applies sophisticated programs consistently, with thesupport of executive sponsors

Naturally, the goal of enterprise change management is to enable

advanced change capability. However, most organizations do not possess

that level of maturity.

Developing this capability is one of the essential first steps towards

effective change management.

Developing Enterprise ChangeDeveloping Enterprise ChangeManagement CapabilityManagement CapabilityAs with any other change project, change does not happen spontaneously.

Problems must be analyzed, solutions must be developed, and plans must

be implemented.

The same is true for the development of change management

departments and capabilities – this process too is a change management

endeavor.

AnalysisAnalysis

The first step to creating that capability is analysis:

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Clearly, these analyses won’t occur overnight. And they require support

from all levels.

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Once complete, the next step is actually developing the capability for

change.

Creating Capacity for Change ManagementCreating Capacity for Change Management

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Designing a change management framework that will govern variousinitiatives

Creating a charter, or set of guidelines, that will direct theseinitiatives

Building the required platform and resources

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Desired OutcomeDesired Outcome

When they are complete, your organization should have capabilities such

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Consistent change management tools and processes to any newchange initiative

The ability to envision change, lead change, and manage changesuccessfully

A standard approach to managing change

Departments and support structures

An organization-wide understanding of change managementpractices and benefits

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Reasons to Institutionalize ChangeReasons to Institutionalize ChangeManagementManagementPermanently incorporating enterprise change management offers a great

number of benefits to that organization.

Today, the ability to change has become essential for many large

companies. In some cases, a company’s very survival may depend on the

ability to change.

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Here are a few benefits of institutionalizing the capacity for change:

Change initiatives stand a greater chance of success

Programs will generate better results across all targets

They will cost less, proceed more smoothly, and finish more quickly

The organization as a whole will be more agile, adaptable, andflexible

Because the marketplace is so fast-paced and competitive, enterprise

change management should be given serious weight. This is especially

true for organizations that undergo changes, even semi-frequently.

3 Enterprise Change Management3 Enterprise Change ManagementTipsTipsSuccessful incorporation of enterprise change management takes planning,

effort, and time.

However, the rewards make it well worth the effort.

If your company is considering institutionalizing change capability, here

are a few tips that can help:

Look to established organizational change consultanciesLook to established organizational change consultanciesfor support. for support. Well-known companies such as Prosci(https://www.prosci.com/) have built reputations as industry leadersin this space. They specialize in change management, offering awealth of tools, templates, and courses.

When developing the capacity for change, follow changeWhen developing the capacity for change, follow changemanagement best practices. management best practices. As mentioned, this change processis, in and of itself, a change project. When undertaking this process,follow frameworks, implement tools, and use principles – just as youwill after the project is complete.

Get sponsorship and commitment from the top.Get sponsorship and commitment from the top. As studieshave shown, leadership must support change management(https://blog.walkme.com/change-management-guide/?t=21&camp=change). This is the most critical contributor to thesuccess of any change program. This is probably even more true forthe institutionalization of enterprise change management. Withoutthat support, the change department itself will be built on a weakfoundation, threatening future change initiatives from the start.

Proper change capability will significantly aid any organization that

attempts to undertake change programs.

Over time, the rewards of this change capacity will pay for itself repeatedly.

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