The Change & Communications Strategy is one of the key success factor documents that Change Manager will be using to monitor the success of the change management activities. It identifies actioning bodies and proposed timeframes that should be adhered to in the Change Program.
The project must also have structure and boundaries to adhere to, and it is the responsibility of all key stakeholders to follow what is set out in the Change and Communications Strategy.
The Change and Communications Strategy should be distributed to the Steering Committee and the PCG (either, or both parties) and the Project Working Group (project work streams) once they are engaged.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the attributes of a Change Manager who is responsible for developing the Strategy and implementing the Strategy.
Approximately 20 Minutes
Even though the technology initiatives are for the IT Work stream to roll out and support, the Change Manager must know what’s planned so as to inform their Change Leads when any enquiries on the impact to staff are raised.
Staff will see any IT initiatives as being part of the change program so it is important to know what is going on and how well IT are tracking in delivery. It should not be the focus to run the IT change program, but knowing what is impacting staff now is important for consideration in a change program of what the IT Work stream are delivering on.
Skype for Business and other initiatives can be national roll outs and although the office (who is undertaking the move) can get in the front of the line, they still may be one of many recipients in this roll out.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the considerations and influences involved in Skype for Business in a project sense, as part of a change program.
Approximately 20 Minutes
It is important for the Project Team to undertake Lessons Learned Workshops to understand the work that has occurred in the past.
These workshops are valuable for the new project team members to get up to speed on the initiatives that the project has undertaken to date in determining and validating the project requirements.
The Lessons Learned workshop can be the beginning of the ‘requirements gathering’ process for the design of the new workplace.
Different workshop styles, will be used to review design process & current layout, enabling the opportunity for co-creation of the new facility.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of how Lessons Learned workshop can be the beginning of the ‘requirements gathering’ process for the design of the new workplace, and learn about the subject matter that could be covered as well as who could attend.
Approximately 10 Minutes
The Lessons Learned Workshop can be the beginning of the ‘requirements gathering’ process for the design of the new workplace or can be an opportunity to promote and explore feedback which could be used as a lever to resolve challenges and promote a better working environment.
Lessons Learned can include getting the right stakeholder groups together to discuss minor tweaks and adjustments to improve on the current design in the new premises or to consider cost/time neutral changes that can be highly beneficial for the organization, and all involved.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the internal factors and external factors that can contribute to Lessons Learned.
Approximately 20 Minutes
An interactive Work Lab will be the first chance for most of the business to live and breathe the new workplace principles and technologies.
Staff will be encouraged to book in and trial the space, so all components of the Work Lab need to function as intended for the rotating groups to have the best experience possible.
Staff feedback on the new work settings will need to be collected and evaluated to understand how the change program is progressing and what elements of change need more attention.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of how a Work Lab is an interactive sample of the new work settings and how to get staff working in the new environment as part of the change program.
Approximately 12 Minutes
Sometimes it is important to convince the executives to think the way of the employees who work in their business. They can't just say they are bringing in new systems, or that they are moving from the city to the suburbs. They need to socialize the changes and show people the way to navigate these new challenges.
Good information governance supports decision making and improves accountability for decisions and performance. It is important that there are no secrets in the Change Program. Of course there may be contentious issues with some business transformational decisions, but with the right consultation these issues can be smoothed out.
Keeping the focus that the change is all about the 'People' will help the Change Manager set the right scene with both the leadership teams and the employees.
In this course, you will identify that collaboration between essential teams and reminding all stakeholders to stay true to the change program will improve accountability for decisions and program performance.
Approximately 20 Minutes