This document discusses planning and implementing organizational change. It evaluates linear change models and identifies the key elements of an effective implementation plan, including being purposeful, task-specific, integrated, temporal, adaptable, agreed upon, and cost-effective. It presents a project management approach to change involving purpose, goals, planning, monitoring and control processes, and evaluation. Critical success factors for a change plan include having a shared vision, unified management, surfacing concerns, and supporting the change with systems, rewards, and the right people in key roles.