Embed Change
Track the impact of changes throughout the organization. Continue communication and engagement activities after change initiatives have been implemented, and highlight their achievements.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Embed Change at each level of maturity.
- 2Basic
- Practice
- Use basic metrics to confirm if change objective targets are met.
- Outcome
- Metrics are used to confirm whether the change objectives have been delivered or not.
- Metric
- % of change initiatives with an objectives completion tracker.
- Practice
- Communicate frequently on the change initiative, and highlight the benefits of new ways of working.
- Outcome
- Frequent positive communication of the change initiative speeds the adoption of new ways of working.
- Metric
- # of positive communications on the change initiative.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Define the desired change impact and link this to the resulting business value metric.
- Outcome
- The change impact can be identified in a business value metric.
- Metric
- % of change initiatives with objectives linked to a business value metric.
- Practice
- In the initial change strategy, plan for sustaining the change post-implementation.
- Outcome
- Planning for sustainability of the change at the outset of the initiative clarifies the intent and ensures that resources are allocated.
- Metric
- Inclusion of sustainability in the change initiative plan.
- Practice
- Recognize and celebrate progress and achievements continually, even after the change has been implemented.
- Outcome
- There is ongoing communication and socialization of the change and the change initiative achievements, which incentivize continued adoption and adjustment to the change.
- Metric
- # of communications recognizing achievement related to the change initiative, post-implementation.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Conduct post-implementation assessments of business benefits.
- Outcome
- Post-implementation assessments can determine the change initiative adoption success and confirm the resulting business benefits.
- Metric
- % of change initiatives where post-implementation assessments are carried out.
- Practice
- Ensure that change agents model the desired behaviours in their areas.
- Outcome
- Change agents influence the adoption and embedding of the change by modelling the desired behaviours and actively engaging with others in change activities.
- Metric
- The perception of change agents among change recipients/participants.
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Define appropriate metrics that track the beneficial impact of changes throughout the change life cycle.
- Outcomes
- Metrics that facilitate management oversight of the impact of changes throughout the change life cycle increase the likelihood of the change delivering full realization of the change objectives.
- Other emerging improvements are also captured.
- Metric
- % of change initiatives with an impact of changes tracker.
- Practice
- Ensure that change agents continue to maintain and embed the change once it is effectively implemented.
- Outcomes
- Long-term sustainability of the change is optimized.
- The organization maintains an orientation towards sustainable change.
- Metric
- Inclusion of ongoing ownership by change agents in the change management procedures.