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Five	Tenets	of	Change	Management	
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Agenda
• Understand	the		
What,	Why	and	How		
of	change	management	
• Explore	the	5	Tenets	of	CM	
• Apply	the	5	Tenets	of	CM	
to	one	of	your	iniFaFves	
Blank	sheet	
of	paper
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Introduc4on of the 5 Tenets of CM
Change	Management:	The	People	Side	
of	Change	by	HiaK	and	Creasey	
	1st	ediFon:	Sept	2003	
	2nd	ediFon:	Dec	2012	
Rewrite	of	Chapter	1:	
“Why	change	management?”	
Advancement	and	simplificaFon		
of	the	case	for	change	management
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Priority is a
function
of context.
Stephen R. Covey
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We	change	for	a	reason.	
OrganizaFonal	change	requires	individual	change.	
OrganizaFonal	outcomes	are	the	collecFve		
result	of	individual	change.	
Change	management	is	an	enabling	framework		
for	managing	the	people	side	of	change.	
We	apply	change	management	to	realize	the		
benefits	and	desired	outcomes	of	change.	
Prosci Five Tenets of CM
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We	change	for	a	reason.	
OrganizaFonal	change	requires	individual	change.	
OrganizaFonal	outcomes	are	the	collecFve		
result	of	individual	change.	
Change	management	is	an	enabling	framework		
for	managing	the	people	side	of	change.	
We	apply	change	management	to	realize	the		
benefits	and	desired	outcomes	of	change.	
Prosci Five Tenets of CM
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Current Transition Future
A	movement	
out	of		
Through	
To	ulFmately	
reach	
*	Arnold	Van	Gennep	
“The	Rites	of	Passage”	 +	
Many	other	contributors		
to	the	discipline	
What is change?
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“Current”	
	
“TransiFon”	
	
“Future”	
	
Ending	 Neutral	Zone	 New	Beginning	Bridges	
Present	 TransiFon	 Future	
Beckhard/	
Harris	
Red:	Loss	and	Doubt	
Yellow:	Discomfort	&	
Discovery	
Green:	Understanding	
and	IntegraFon	
Salerno/	
Brock	
Current	 Delta	 Desired	LaMarsh	
Upstream	 Midstream	 Downstream	
Ackerman/	
Anderson	
Unfreeze	 Moving	 Re-Freeze	Lewin	
Present	 TransiFon	 Desired	Conner	
3 States of Change Comparisons
Van	
Gennep	
SeparaFon	 Liminality	 IncorporaFon
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Today’s States of Change:
Many simultaneous – but s4ll Current-Transi4on-Future
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C	 T	 F	 T	 F	 T	 F	 T	 F	
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T	 F	
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C	 T	 F	 C	 T	
C	 T	 F	 T	 F	 T	 F	C	
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Results, Outcomes and Benefits
come from future state > current state
CurrentFuture
>
Costs	are	lower	than	they	were	
Revenues	are	higher	than	they	were	
Errors	are	fewer	than	they	were	
Efficiencies	are	larger	than	they	were
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Internal	 External	
Triggers	
Goals	
Strategic	plans	
Internal	performance	
CompeFFve	threats	
Customer	demands	
Market	and	economic	shijs	
New	technologies	
RegulaFon/legislaFon	Demands	to	do	more	with	less	
Costs	lowered	
Revenues	increased	
Market	share	gained	
Errors	reduced	
Efficiencies	gained	
Customers	more	saFsfied	
Risk	exposure	decreased	
ConFnuous	improvement	
The reasons for change
Internal/External + Triggers/Goals
RelaFonships	extended
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List	the	“reasons”	for	
your	change:		
	
What	are	the	
objecFves,	benefits	
and	expected	results	
and	outcomes	for	the	
project	or	iniFaFve?	
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Reasons
C H A N G E 	 M A N A G E M E N T
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We	change	for	a	reason.	
OrganizaFonal	change	requires	individual	change.	
OrganizaFonal	outcomes	are	the	collecFve		
result	of	individual	change.	
Change	management	is	an	enabling	framework		
for	managing	the	people	side	of	change.	
We	apply	change	management	to	realize	the		
benefits	and	desired	outcomes	of	change.	
Prosci Five Tenets of CM
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Future
ImplemenFng	an	ERP	
Installing	Electronic	
Medical	Records	
DocumenFng	and	opFmizing	
business	processes	
Move	to	a	new	
physical	locaFon	
We tend to focus on change
at the organiza4onal level.
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OrganizaFons	Don’t	Change;	
Individuals	Do
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I	had	used	the	old	legacy	system…	 Now	I’m	using	the	new	integrated	system	
I	had	done	what	I	needed	to…		 Now	I’m	following	the	new	processes	
I	had	reported	to…		 Now	I’m	reporFng	to	
F FFC C C
But each organiza4onal change impacts
how specific employees do their jobs
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Transition
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Current Future
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The true unit of change is the individual
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And your ini4a4ve will impact certain
aspects of how people do their jobs
Processes	
Tools	
Systems	CompensaFon	
Performance	Reviews	
ReporFng	Structure	
CriFcal	Behaviors	
Job	Roles	
LocaFon	
Mindset/Aqtudes/Beliefs	
Aspects	of	a	
Person’s	Job	You	
Can	Impact
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Yesterday	 Job	Aspect	 Tomorrow	
Size	of		
impact	
Processes
Systems
Tool
Job Roles
Critical Behaviors
Mindset/Attitudes/Beliefs
Reporting Structure
Performance Reviews
Compensation
Location
Defining impact across the 10 aspects
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IdenPfy	the	groups	
impacted	by	the	
change:		
	
Which	individuals	
(groups)	have	to	do	
their	jobs	differently	
when	this	change	is	
implemented?	
2
Impacted
groups
Reasons
1
C H A N G E 	 M A N A G E M E N T
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We	change	for	a	reason.	
OrganizaFonal	change	requires	individual	change.	
OrganizaFonal	outcomes	are	the	collecFve		
result	of	individual	change.	
Change	management	is	an	enabling	framework		
for	managing	the	people	side	of	change.	
We	apply	change	management	to	realize	the		
benefits	and	desired	outcomes	of	change.	
Prosci Five Tenets of CM
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The achievements
of an organization
are the results of the
combined effort of
each individual.
Vince Lombardi
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Current Transition Future
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Ultimately requires individuals to move
from their own current to their own future
An organizational move to a future state
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“People side of change” is
about closing the gap
Requirements Results	
Outputs Outcomes	
Specifications Sustainment	
Installation RealizaPon	
Solutions Benefits	
*	
*	Daryl	Conner
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How	well	are	individuals	
performing	compared	to	the	
level	expected	in	the	design	of	
the	change?	
How	many	employees		
(of	the	total	populaFon)	are	
demonstraFng	“buy-in”	and	are	
using	the	new	soluFon?	
How	quickly	are	people	up	and	
running	on	the	new	systems,	
processes	and	job	roles?	
Speed	of	AdopPon		 UlPmate	UPlizaPon	 Proficiency	
3 People Side Factors
Determine/Constrain Results
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AdopFon	
contribuFon	
InstallaFon	
contribuFon	
AdopFon	
contribuFon	
InstallaFon	
contribuFon	
AdopFon	
contribuFon	
InstallaFon	
contribuFon	
How much of our expected results and
outcomes depends on adop4on and usage?
Future
AdopFon	
contribuFon	
InstallaFon	
contribuFon	
20%
50%
80%
AdopFon	ContribuFon	=	People	Dependency	of	ROI	
None	 All	High	Low	 Medium	
PorFon	of	benefit		
that	depends	on	
individual	transiFons	
(CMROI)
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“The	results	and	outcomes	
of	workplace	changes	are	
intrinsically	and	inextricably	
Fed	to	individual	employees	
doing	their	jobs	differently.”	
		
Change	Management:	The	People	Side	of	Change	
(page	1)
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Future
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Connec4ng reasons to impacted groups
Reason	#1										
Reason	#2										
Reason	#3										
Reason	#4										
Impacted	group	A	
Impacted	group	B	
Impacted	group	C	
Impacted	group	D	
Impacted	group	E
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Draw	the	
connecPons:		
	
Which	groups	must	
adopt	and	use	the	
change	in	order	for	
each	“reason”	or	
objecFve	to	be	
achieved?	
3
Impacted
groups
Reasons
Connections
Bonus:		
EsFmate	the	percentage	of	
expected	results	and	outcomes	
that	depend	on	people	changing	
how	they	do	their	jobs?	
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C H A N G E 	 M A N A G E M E N T
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We	change	for	a	reason.	
OrganizaFonal	change	requires	individual	change.	
OrganizaFonal	outcomes	are	the	collecFve		
result	of	individual	change.	
Change	management	is	an	enabling	framework		
for	managing	the	people	side	of	change.	
We	apply	change	management	to	realize	the		
benefits	and	desired	outcomes	of	change.	
Prosci Five Tenets of CM
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M	 T	 W	 R	 F	
	
	
	
An	email	on	Monday	
			for	training	on	Tuesday	
						for	launch	on	Wednesday	
is	NOT	the	way	to	prepare	and	
equip	individuals	to	
successfully	change
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Change	management:	
Preparing,	equipping		
and	supporting individuals	
through	the	change	journeys		
they	experience	as		
part	of	your	organizaFon
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Prosci® ADKAR® Model
Individual Change Outcomes
A Awareness	 “I	understand	why…”	
R Reinforcement	 “I	will	conFnue	to…”	
A Ability	 “I	am	able	to…”	
K Knowledge	 “I	know	how	to…”	
D Desire	 “I	have	decided	to…”	
When	you	create:	 You	hear:
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Prosci® 3 - Phase Change Management Process
Develop	a	customized	and	scaled	approach	
Create	deliverables	and	plans	to	support	ADKAR	
Ensure	that	the	change	sPcks	
•  Readiness	assessments	
•  Risk	evaluaFon	
•  Impact	Index	
•  Special	tacFcs	
•  Sponsor	assessment	diagram	
•  Team	preparaFon	
•  CommunicaFon	plan	
•  Sponsor	roadmap	
•  Coaching	plan	
•  Training	plan	
•  Resistance	management	plan	
•  Feedback	collecFon	
•  Compliance	audits	
•  Gap	idenFficaFon	
•  CorrecFve	acFons	
•  Success	celebraFons	
•  Measurement	
A	holisFc,	research-based,	tool-rich	
structured	approach
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Execs &
Senior Leaders
Front-Line
Middle Managers
& Supervisors
Change
resource/
team
Project
Team
Project
SMEs and
support
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ABC	
CLARC	
Adopt		
&	Use	
Structure	
Enable	
Integrate	
Focus	
ExperFse	
Experience	
OrganizaFon	Structure	 Change	Structure	
Roles in Change Management
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Top Contributors to Success
GOAL:	
	
Drive	adopFon	
and	usage	to	
deliver	expected	
results	and	
outcomes	
Sponsorship	
CommunicaFon	
Manager	
Engagement	
Employee	
Engagement	
Approach	
Resources	
IntegraFon	
with	PM
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Notes	on	your		
change	management	
approach:	
•  Are	we	using	a		
structured	approach?		
•  Is	it	scaled	and	
customized?		
•  Do	we	have	a	budget?	
•  Who	is	doing	the		
change	management?		
•  Are	we	aligning	with		
best	pracFces?	
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Impacted
groups
Reasons
Change
management
approach
Connections3
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C H A N G E 	 M A N A G E M E N T
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We	change	for	a	reason.	
OrganizaFonal	change	requires	individual	change.	
OrganizaFonal	outcomes	are	the	collecFve		
result	of	individual	change.	
Change	management	is	an	enabling	framework		
for	managing	the	people	side	of	change.	
We	apply	change	management	to	realize	the		
benefits	and	desired	outcomes	of	change.	
Prosci Five Tenets of CM
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48%
62%
70%
81%
0%
100%
Poor Fair Good Excellent
14%
32%
52%
71%
0%
100%
Poor Fair Good Excellent
15%
42%
76%
94%
0%
100%
Poor Fair Good Excellent
0%
100%
Poor Fair Good Excellent
We apply change management to…
Improve likelihood of change outcomes
•  Improve	project	results	
and	outcomes	
•  Drive	benefit	realizaFon	
and	financial	return	
•  Minimize	risks	
•  Reduce	“re”	costs	
Met	or	exceeded	objecPves	
On	schedule	
On	budget	
Change	Management	EffecFveness
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=	Lower	
ROI	
=	Not	What	We	
Expected/Hoped	For		
=	Less	Benefit	
RealizaFon	
=	Unachieved	
Improvement	
We apply change management to…
Avoid a “Swiss cheese” future state
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We apply change management to…
Minimize nega4ve consequences
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We apply change management to…
Mi4gate and reduce costs and risks
Costs	 Risks	
Individuals	
Project	
OrganizaFon	
The	RE	costs:	
REwork	 REdesign	
REdo	 REcope	
REtrain	 REtreat
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We apply change management to…
Drive people-side outcome variables
How	well	are	individuals	
performing	compared	to	the	
level	expected	in	the	design	of	
the	change?	
How	many	employees		
(of	the	total	populaFon)	are	
demonstraFng	“buy-in”	and	are	
using	the	new	soluFon?	
How	quickly	are	people	up	and	
running	on	the	new	systems,	
processes	and	job	roles?	
Speed	of	AdopPon		 UlPmate	UPlizaPon	 Proficiency
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We apply change management to…
Capture people-dependent ROI
Gartner	BPM	Summit	
Dec	12,	2014	
Prosci	Webinar		
Feb	11,	2015
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We apply change management to…
Deliver results and outcomes
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Change	management:	
CHānj ‘manijmǝnt	
Mobilizing	people	
to	realize	results
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Tenet 5 Summary
Improve	likelihood	of	change	outcomes	
Meet	or	exceed	objecFves,	on	Fme	and	on	budget	
Avoid	a	“Swiss	cheese”	future	state	
Minimize	negaFve	consequences	
MiFgate	and	reduce	costs	and	risks	
Drive	people-side	outcome	variables	
Capture	people-dependent	ROI	
Deliver	results	and	outcomes	
We	apply	change	
management	to…
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What	do	we	hope	to	
realize	with	CM:	
	
IdenFfy	the	value	you	
can	create	when	you	
do	a	great	job	of	
preparing,	equipping	
and	supporFng	
people	through	the	
changes	they	
experience	(likelihood	
of	success,	costs	and	
risks	miFgaFon,	etc.)		
5
Impacted
groups
Reasons
Connections
Realization
and impact
Change
management
approach
4
3
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C H A N G E 	 M A N A G E M E N T
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We	change	for	a	reason.	
OrganizaFonal	change	requires	individual	change.	
OrganizaFonal	outcomes	are	the	collecFve		
result	of	individual	change.	
Change	management	is	an	enabling	framework		
for	managing	the	people	side	of	change.	
We	apply	change	management	to	realize	the		
benefits	and	desired	outcomes	of	change.	
You Can Apply the Five Tenets
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1.  We	change	for	a	reason.	
Q:	What	are	the	reasons	for	your	change?	What	are	the	organizaFonal	
benefits	and	project	objecFves?	
2.  OrganizaPonal	change	requires	individual	change.	
Q:	Who	has	to	do	their	jobs	differently	(and	how)	as	a	result	of	your	
project	or	iniFaFve?	
3.  OrganizaPonal	outcomes	are	the	collecPve	result	of	individual	change.	
Q:	How	do	the	individual	transiFons	connect	directly	to	the	outcomes	
you	expect	from	your	change?	
4.  Change	management	is	an	enabling	framework	for	managing	the	
people	side	of	change.	
Q:	What	structured	approach	are	you	taking	to	prepare,	equip	and	
support	employees	through	the	change?	
5.  We	apply	change	management	to	realize	the	benefits	and	desired	
outcomes	of	change.	
Q:	How	important	are	the	benefits	and	desired	outcomes	of	the	
change?	How	much	are	you	willing	to	do	(and	invest)	to	make	sure	they	
are	realized	by	mobilizing	employee	adopFon	and	usage?	
Interview ques4ons for your project managers and team members:
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Impacted
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R easons
Connections
R ealization	
and	impact
Change
management
approach
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We	change	for	a	reason.	
OrganizaFonal	change	requires	individual	change.	
OrganizaFonal	outcomes	are	the	collecFve		
result	of	individual	change.	
Change	management	is	an	enabling	framework		
for	managing	the	people	side	of	change.	
We	apply	change	management	to	realize	the		
benefits	and	desired	outcomes	of	change.	
Prosci Five Tenets of CM
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Five Tenets of Change Management