Strategic Change Management
Strategic Change Management
Strategic Change Management
Definition of Change
Implies making an essential difference often amounting to a loss of original identity or a substitution of one thing for another.
Change Management
Change Management provides a structured approach for making changes in a planned and systematic fashion to effectively implement new methods and processes in an ongoing organization. The goal is to prepare stakeholders for the transformation, ensure that they are knowledgeable to face change in a dynamic work environment, and ultimately ready to embrace the change.
The environment is: All factors, including institutions, groups, individuals, events, etc., That are outside the organisationbut that have a potential impact.
The speed at which the internet has come to be used in almost every type of organisation (as well as the ones which are built entirely upon its capacities) is a clear example of the influence of the TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT. Another example of the impact of this sector on organisational life is the threat to employee rights of using surveillance monitoring of emails and internet use, and the advent of sexual harassment via the sending of unsolicited pornographic emails.
The ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT has always been of the utmost importance in forcing organisations to second guess what competitors might do and the changing needs and desires of actual and potential customers. Intertwined with all these aspects of the external environment, as they are with each other, is the SOCIO-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. Demographic changes, changes in living, working and leisure pursuits impact upon peoples needs and wants and the capacity of organisations to change to meet them.
Some Elements in an Organisations Environment Overall points: The various aspects of the PETS environment are interrelated (e.g. socio-cultural factors will influence economic factors and vice-versa). Some factors can be categorised in more than one sector. Few triggers for change emerging from the external environments can be responded to without taking other factors into account. Any force for change has multiple and complex causes. Organisations which ignore this deep complexity are unlikely to prosper.
Competition
Computers
Complexity
Change
Show top managements support. Publicize successes. Make midcourse corrections. Help employees deal with stress.
Watch timing.
Maintain job security. Provide training. Proceed at a manageable pace.
Factors of success
Corporate objectives Management style and system Business strategy Organizational structure Quality of human resources Working climate and Leadership
Factors of failure
Parochial self-interest. Some people are more concerned with the implication of the change for themselves and how it may affect their own interests, rather than considering the effects for the success of the business. Misunderstanding. Communication problems; inadequate information. Low tolerance of change. Certain people are very keen on feeling secure and having stability in their work. Different assessments of the situation. Some employees may disagree with the reasons for the change and with the advantages and disadvantages of the change process.
Unplanned Versus Planned Change Unplanned change usually occurs because of a major, sudden surprise to the organization, which causes its members to respond in a highly reactive and disorganized fashion. Planned change occurs when leaders in the organization recognize the need for a major change and proactively organize a plan to accomplish the change.
Levels of Change
There are seven Levels of Change as follow LEVEL 1: LEVEL 2: LEVEL 3: LEVEL 4: LEVEL 5: DOING. LEVEL 6: DOING. LEVEL 7: DONE. EFFECTIVENESS - DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. EFFICIENCY - DOING THINGS RIGHT. IMPROVING - DOING THINGS BETTER. CUTTING - DOING AWAY WITH THINGS. COPYING - DOING THINGS OTHER PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT - DOING THINGS NO ONE ELSE IS IMPOSSIBLE - DOING THINGS THAT CAN'T BE
Levels of Change
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REFERENCES
Teaching the Caterpillar to fly by by Scott J. Simmerman, Ph.D.
http://www.squarewheels.com/content/teaching.html