Managed Change™ Managed Change™ is a powerful, proven change management framework and methodology. Going beyond the usual time, resource, budget metrics of project management, the Managed Change™ approach enables organisations to identify - and effectively address - the risks arising from resistance to change. The outcome is the right change, delivering the expected benefits, through proper partnership with people.
Originated by Jeanenne LaMarsh, Managed Change™ has been extensively tested and refined through almost thirty years of challenging practice. At Irving Allan we have worked successfully with the approach for the past decade, in the UK, Europe and North America. Our application experience spans the aviation, engineering, FMCG, IT, pharmaceutical, financial, media and utilities sectors. See our Case Studies for a flavour of how we work with the approach.
Creating Solutions
Managed Change™ involves five critical activities - Identify, Prepare, Plan, Implement and Sustain. These translate into specific requirements to:
Fully articulate the business case for why the current state is no longer viable, where you are going and what changes are needed
Fully prepare, identifying and assessing the key stakeholders, determining the degrees of risk and understanding appropriate metrics
Sufficiently plan, designing key change systems of communication, learning and reward to mitigate or remove identified risks
Effectively implement, employing smart change strategies and tactics, sound project management and optimal direction of resources
Fully sustain, to avoid costly slippage.
We like the Managed Change™ approach because it enables organisations to bring structure and discipline to their change management approach. It supports people to work together more effectively, helps reduce noise in the system and radically increases the efficiency of changing.
We also like it because it provides a clear and simple way for individuals and teams to recognise and build on their current change capabilities while challenging and equipping them to address previously unexplored potential.
If your project doesn't have the change management strategy it needs to succeed, Managed Change™ will add significant value. It will help you to see clearly what needs to be done, manage your resources effectively and significantly increase your chances of success.
Managed Change is a registered trade mark of LaMarsh & Associates, Inc. Illustrations are by K Judge, copyright LaMarsh & Associates, Inc.
