I am the sponsor or leader of large-scale change

You’ll be someone who has an overview of the change project. You’ll monitor and drive its progress and may be called upon as the final decision maker. However, you won’t be directly responsible for the detail. Instead, you’ll be there to lead, sanction and legitimise the change and role model the correct behaviours.

Your route through the BCF should include stops at the overview of each of the five phases, to understand HOW the change project needs to progress. You also need to be clear on the business benefits of the change, to cover the WHY. Likewise, by understanding the change roles, you will know how to allocate tasks to people and what to expect of them.

Lastly, to understand WHAT is being done during the project, we recommend the change readiness assessor. This tool will allow you to monitor progress at any time. It will help you gauge organisational, people, process and technology readiness. It will also help you establish key priorities to keep the project on track.

Top tips

Ensure you and your team know why change is taking place +-
  • Identify the business benefits, including cash and non cash benefits.
  • Ensure these are clear in your team’s vision for change and that the vision is shared with staff and stakeholders.
Get your senior managers on board +-
  • At least 75% of senior managers need to buy in to the change for it to be a success.
  • Ensure that your change leaders understand that you and they are role models for the correct behaviours.
Ensure each of your team know what they are doing within the project +-
  • Allocate change roles and ensure that your team are aware of their responsibilities and accountabilities.
Use the change readiness assessor regularly +-
  • This tool will help you monitor progress in terms of organisation, process, technology and people.
  • Its progress reports use the red, amber, green principle. It will also recommend corrective actions where needed.
  • It will enable you to send reports to other change leaders in a clear and consistent way.

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