What is change management?

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Hi,
What is change management?
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Raje

Answer 1

Hi,
Change management is a structured and strategic approach to initiate and manage the change process in the organization structure and culture as well as the individuals/teams behaviour and atitude towards the change transition in the field of the business processes, technology implementation or any other policies of an enterprise.
The change management process involves the task of managing change using a ethical and professional approach with an appropriate knowledge and common sense with a control mechanism and layout of a well planned organizational communication system. On the Management part , It is imperative to estimate what impact a change will likely have on the employee behaviour patterns/motivation, work processes, technological requirements and finances. Management strategizes the change process by assessing the reactions of the human resource to seek their co-operation and accesses the financial as well as technology resources so as to make appropriate arrangements such that the change process is implemented as per the vision of the enterprise and can be appropriately monitored for effectiveness and adjusted, if and where necessary.
There are several change management models that the enterprises follow while undertaking the Change Management process depending upon the ground realities and the organizational culture of the enterprise seeking the change process. One of such models popularly known as ADKAR Model describes five factors for the change to be realized successfully on an individual level that are as follows :
Creating Awareness why the change is needed
Inculcating Desire to co-operate and participate in the change process
Providing and collating Knowledge to guide the change process
Developing Ability and appropriate skills to drive the change process
Formulating Reinforcement strategy and plans to sustain the change process
The ADKAR model for the Individual Change management was developed by ProSci with the co-operation from many world wide organizations.
Change Management refers to the process of continuous improvement,where Organizational Development is totally based on Individual development. Being aware of the present situations and continuosly reviewing them for the betterment of people(which includes Employees, employers, clients, customer and also their families)
However to start this process and to make it a part of our lives is the challenge. This is what takes most time, since people involved in this have busy schedules - be it home or office and to take time off for 'CHANGING" is not considered worthwhile.
Some people would like to believe that they are already in that state and hence would want to review it at all. For them to understand that "Always reviewing the present and analysing its effects on the future" is what continuous improvement is all about.
To initiate the process of CHANGE , one needs to be structured and patient. Expecting miracles overnite is a myth. Its a gradual process. The point most important is that "Business Goals" and "individual Goals" need to kept in focus all the time. No way can performance be discounted.
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