Change Management
Change Management
Change Management
Change
Fynnette Eaton
EATON CONSULTING
8/23/2019 5
Change vs. Transition
These terms are NOT the same
Change is a
shift in the external situation
Transition is the
psychological reorientation
in response to change
--William Bridges & Associates 2000
Phases of Transition
An Ending
A loss
Letting go of the old way and the old self
Getting closure
Saying good-bye
Phases of Transition
A Neutral Zone
In-Between Time
Chaos
The Wilderness
Phases of Transition
A Beginning
Goals
Basic Program
Responsibilities
Accomplishments
Key Strengths
Key Challenges
Change management
Goals and Objects
Ensure that the organization continues to
do its work while the changes are in
progress
Build and maintain the momentum to set
the changes in motion
Deal with the human elements of change
Manage the transition to a sustainable
new state
Change Management Basic Program
Leadership
Internal/External Communications
Workforce Impact and Transition
Training
Leadership
Inconsistent Expectations
Perceptions on ERA’s Mission
Decision Making
Communications
Managing Expectations
Credibility Among External Stakeholders
Fatigue
Workforce Transition
Current Capabilities
Lessons Learned
Learning Management System
Lessons Learned
from EPA
In implementing a Records Management Application
across the agency, EPA identified lessons learned from
this ongoing project, many of the 13 lessons dealt
with change management.* They included:
◦ Determine the level of competency of potential users
◦ Institute “change management” to mitigate potential user
resistance of change, especially if the organizational culture
has been heavily reliant on traditional paper processes
◦ Include a variety of users in the testing and pilot phases
◦ Begin with a small pilot when implementing to gather user
feedback and make adjustments prior to Agency-wide
rollout….and reduces the impact of negative user perceptions
before full implementation
*National Archives and Records Administration, Continuing Study of Federal Agency Recordkeeping Technologies,
2008
And you ask why people
don’t like change?