Change Management Audit
Accelerate the effectiveness of your transformation and change process.
We bring our expertise and highlight deeply practical ways to improve
Our audits are based on your specific context and priorities
Your choice of individual initiatives or organization-wide efforts
Overview
Organizations must continuously adapt and evolve to stay competitive in today’s dynamic business environment, giving rise to significant transformation and change management needs.
Effective change management can significantly enhance an organization’s ability to adapt to new challenges, drive innovation, and achieve strategic objectives, but per McKinsey, most transformation efforts fail. This need not be the case and a combination of practical experience in transformation efforts and certifications in appropriate methodologies makes a big difference.
Led by Rob, a seasoned expert with three decades of experience in global transformation and change programs, this interactive audit equips leaders with powerful recommendations to maximize the value of the transformation efforts.
Rob's passion for helping individuals and teams achieve their full potential shines through in this hands-on experience, that includes options for smaller focus groups, a transformation-wide workshop, or a more traditional audit approach.
Drawing from his extensive background in people, process, and technology change programs, Rob guides participants through a proven framework that has consistently delivered results across various industries and organizational levels.
The outcome is an independent report with practical recommendations and fresh perspectives across the full lifecycle of your program to assure accelerated and elevated success by targeting blind spots and offering innovative solutions.
Key Outcomes
Our audit recommendations enable you to:
Understand the organization’s readiness for change
Clearly see how appropriate your change plans are
Proactively identify and mitigate obstacles/risks
Prepare for the smooth execution of initiatives
Minimize resistance to change
Plan for seamless transitions
Avoid negative impact on operations
Facilitate effective collaboration across the entire internal and external network
Increase the likelihood of adoption and success
Promote employee engagement and retention
Foster a culture of continuous improvement
Embrace change as an opportunity for growth and development rather than a disruptive force
Our change audit workshops enable you to:
Gain insights into the science of effective teamwork
Learn and apply powerful change frameworks
Practice techniques on your real challenges
Identify strategies to overcome common obstacles
Develop an action plan to implement practices
Agree on accountability mechanisms
Commit to winning together as a team
65% Transformation Efforts Fail (McKinsey, 2024)
Key Change Management Audit Areas
One: Context As The Frame For Change
Understand your organization’s history, culture, and ways of working, along with the intent of the transformation effort from a business point of view
Two: Change Basics
Review the full change management lifecycle for your specific initiative or transformation program. This covers core change management topics such as a clearly articulated and compelling vision and need for change, the change management plan (planning, preparation, delivery, measurement, and other phases), the assessment of the organization’s current state, the desired future state, and the roadmap to bridge the gap between the two. An effective change management assessment details the organization’s readiness for change and identifies roadblocks to success
Three: People Move Mountains
So critically important, we call out key stakeholders as a separate focus area, and review the roles, expected and actual engagement of priority audiences, plus identify areas of resistance and the causes therein. For critical stakeholder groups, we identify potential actions to bring about critical shifts in engagement
Four: Increasing Adoption
To uplevel stakeholder teams and manage resistance, we propose effective outreach, engagement, and involvement strategies, while assuring monitoring mechanisms are in place to enable successful implementation. Key levers in this space will include reviews of coaching, training, development, and other initiatives to assure success
Five: Practical Recommendations
Create a heat map showing the critical prerequisites for effective change management strategies, with recommendations to enhance the success of the program of work and maximize the return on investment. Identify change management maturity (current and potential). The audit findings serve as a basis for developing corrective actions and improving the overall change management strategy
Six: Implementation Support (Optional)
Where applicable and available, offer implementation support for the recommendations or a Train The Trainer-style experience to support your colleagues in their efforts
Why This Audit Is Different
We design and deliver global transformation programs
Our audit goes beyond theory; it’s truly hands-on
Practical recommendations to apply when identified
Designed for long-term sustainability and re-use on your other initiatives
We’re proud of our references and we guarantee our work
Your Flexible Format Options
We focus on your context and priorities
Hands-off and co-created workshop audit options available
In-person, remote, or hybrid participation
Optional support post-audit completion
Our goal is to accelerate your success
$27.5M Average Digital Transformation Program Cost (IDC, 2023)
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