Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan for desired change
- Emerging industry requirements are anticipated in a constantly changing environment.
- Sources of knowledge and expertise required to analyse the impacts of change are identified and employed.
- Industry goals, directions and strategies are regularly re-evaluated in response to change, new opportunities and risks.
- Change management approaches adopted by other industries and organisations are evaluated and applied, where useful.
- Prepare and assess proposals
- Proposals to achieve desired change or results are developed by building on previous experience, new information and participative processes.
- The feasibility of proposals and associated risks, costs and benefits are assessed.
- Assumptions are questioned and alternative courses of action to achieve the same outcomes are considered.
- External skills and expertise are harnessed to undertake specialised analysis, as required.
- Likely resource requirements, funding sources and external constraints are determined.
- Courses of action are determined after careful consideration of all relevant information.
- Optimise results
- Tasks are broken down into a logical sequence of manageable and time-related activities.
- Detailed plans, timetable and resource requirements are developed and responsibilities assigned.
- Uncertainty is managed by keeping focused on what needs to be done and keeping available options open.
- Appropriate project management strategies and meetings with people involved are used to optimise progress.
- Team commitment to attaining results is built up by providing motivation and celebrating achievements.
- Outcomes are evaluated against agreed criteria and communicated to stakeholders.