Technique 1.202           Reviewing Your Change Initiative

Introduction

Answer the questions below to review your change initiative.

Your answers will indicate areas that are going well and/or need improvement.

Questions

Background

Q1. Briefly list the types of change initiatives experienced in your organisation?

Q2. Describe your role in implementation of the change within your organisation?

Change Management Approach

Q3. Describe how was/is change introduced into your organisation?

Q4. Have the attitudes of different stakeholders (management, staff, clients/customers, suppliers, others, etc) remained constant over time?

Q5. How well prepared was the organisation for change?

Challenges experienced during change implementation

Q6. What were the biggest obstacles faced in implementing change?

Q7. How were the changes received by the organisation?

Q8. What problems have been experienced in the organisation since the change(s)?

Provision of support to staff to retain commitment

Q9. What mechanisms were put in place to help employees cope with the changes?

Q10. How were employees encouraged to participate in implementing changes?

Q11. How has the progress of change initiatives were been communicated to staff in the organisation?

Learnings

Q12. What would you do differently when planning for and implementing future changes? 

(main source: Taryn Haynes-Smart, 2010)