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Team Building and Participation

A2

Establish team structures to facilitate change initiatives. Ensure change teams have the necessary skills and competences, providing training where necessary. Ensure individuals understand their role in the change. Put in place structures, targets, incentives, and rewards to encourage active participation and to empower employees.

Improvement Planning

Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)

Representative POMs are described for Team Building and Participation at each level of maturity.

2Basic
  • Practice
    Assign individuals to change initiative teams based on their availability.
    Outcome
    Teams are supported by available personnel, without consideration of the skill levels required.
    Metric
    Records of team member assignment to change initiatives.
  • Practice
    Assign team targets based on effective implementation of the change.
    Outcome
    The change leader is focused on effective change implementation rather than on change outcomes.
    Metric
    % of targets related to change implementation vs. the % of targets related to change outcomes.
  • Practice
    Reward the team financially if all targets are met.
    Outcome
    The team is motivated to reach all targets.
    Metric
    % of change initiatives where all targets are met.
3Intermediate
  • Practice
    Assign clear change roles to individuals within the change team, providing training as required.
    Outcome
    Individuals have the necessary skills and competences to carry out change initiatives, and team members are empowered to lead change initiatives.
    Metrics
    • % of team members assigned to documented roles.
    • % of team members who received training related to the change initiative needs.
  • Practice
    Include key ‘influencers’ when planning change management initiatives.
    Outcome
    Change leaders target and include key ‘influencers’, which increases visibility of change and the motivation to participate in it.
    Metric
    # of key ‘influencers’ included in the change initiative.
  • Practice
    Base rewards for staff on attaining achievable change outcomes.
    Outcome
    Staff are motivated to attain achievable outcomes. The focus is on change outcomes rather than on implementation targets.
    Metric
    % of targets related to change implementation vs. the % of targets related to change outcomes.
4Advanced
  • Practice
    Establish teams based on stakeholder representation, complementary individual expertise, leadership qualities, interpersonal and teamwork skills, and previous success in the introduction of change.
    Outcome
    Teams are representative of stakeholders and are positioned to operate distributed leadership when appropriate.
    Metric
    % of stakeholders represented in the change team.
  • Practice
    Lead by example to foster a culture of credibility, accountability, and teamwork.
    Outcome
    The change culture is promoted and personally demonstrated by change leaders, and so wins support for the change.
    Metric
    Level of team motivation, as measured in an organizational ‘climate survey’.
  • Practice
    Publicly recognize the team and team member achievements in change outcomes.
    Outcome
    Public recognition given to the team and to individual member achievements motivates the team and wins support for change.
    Metric
    % of team achievements relating to change outcomes that are publicly acknowledged.
5Optimized
  • Practice
    Continually review the composition and effectiveness of change teams and support for the vision for change.
    Outcome
    The composition and effectiveness of change teams are continually improved to facilitate the adoption of change.
    Metric
    # of improvements in the composition or effectiveness of change teams per annum.
  • Practice
    Encourage leadership to support the vision for change in all employees.
    Outcome
    Empowering individual team members to take leadership roles in change initiatives motivates the individuals and builds support for change.
    Metric
    % of employees building support for the vision for change.
  • Practice
    Extend proactive influencing of culture to the wider organization's ecosystem.
    Outcome
    Change leaders can benefit from a higher level of change management support in the wider stakeholder community, encompassing industry thought leaders, competitors, non-executive board members, key suppliers, and customers.
    Metric
    % of external stakeholders who are aware of the organization's change culture.