CedarCrestone will work with you to design a Change Management plan that helps your organization understand and navigate the phases of change by balancing project goals with managing challenges at the individual level.

Resistance to change is normal, rational, and inevitable; significant change can create "people issues." A proactive approach using an integrated change management plan that incorporates all aspects of an organization will facilitate an individual's capacity for change.

Whether you are deploying new technology, upgrading existing systems, or introducing new business processes, you ultimately need people who are committed to the success of the initiative and have the knowledge and tools necessary to achieve the desired results.

Effective Change Management efforts, including communication, coaching, executive/management sponsorship, and training are essential to helping the organization accept and adopt the new way of doing business. The success of Change Management efforts will make the difference between the acceptance or rejection of new processes and technology.

Objectives:

• Improve and accelerate the acceptance of change
• Proactively identify and mitigate risk
• Prepare the organization to embrace the new ways of doing business

Key Activities:

• Identify Change Management Leadership Team
• Identify stakeholder groups
• Conduct organizational readiness assessment
• Analyze results of assessment
• Assess policy, process and system changes
• Define likely impacts to roles and responsibilities

Typical Deliverables:

• Readiness Assessment
• Organizational Impact Analysis
• Change Management Strategy
• Strategic Guiding Principles
• Primary Communication activities
• Communication Plan
• Communication Vehicles
• Stakeholder Preferences
• Detailed Communications
• Training Plan
• Coaching