Setting up infrastructure to ensure that change management tools can be optimized for an agile environment is important groundwork for ensuring that changes succeed when iterative agile work begins at full speed. When changes are happening in rapid succession very quickly, it is important to have an infrastructure that allows the team to focus on […]
It takes change management to do change management. When building a change management competency, take a change management approach: • Define a vision and make a case for the change • Find a leader sponsor • Involve, communicate and educate • Train • Create short term wins and measure results Like any organizational competency effort, […]
by Shannon Stautberg Picture This… A fast-growing international company is doubling in size every year. That means new people, new processes, new customers, new business segments, new almost everything every few months. The speed of change at which this company is growing could rival even the fastest bobsled track! What does change look like in […]
by Gina Giannitelli and Andie Wafzig Project Management understands the role change methodology, tools and deliverables like the Microsoft teams project management play in the overall project success– check! We will be using agile methodology to quickly develop and migrate by business area – newer territory, but still feeling good. Change Management will […]
For our second article, several of our Consultants have written a short paragraph about how they have witnessed gratitude in their projects. We hope you enjoy the perspectives that they have shared. Shannon Stautberg – A small act of thanks can make a big difference! An unexpected gesture of gratitude toward employees that go above […]
As I was researching gratitude, I came across this quote by William Arthur Ward, “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” Imagine how many opportunities we would miss if we never gave this present to those that deserve it. Demonstrating trust often means showing an appropriate level […]
The goal of an organizational Knowledge Management strategy is to gather-up the information, resources and expertise that exist within the organization in order to store it for future reference, leverage it for speed to insight and make better, more informed decisions. The goal is to know what we know, know what we don’t know and […]
By Andie Wafzig It has been said many times – “change is constant”. But for something so common in organizations today, change surely can elicit a myriad of discouraging reactions and responses ranging from fear to doubt to dismay. So, what might be the missing link that can help make a constantly changing environment or […]
To learn, people need to be prepared to acquire new knowledge and skills. They need to go through some type of training or skill building. And they need to practice and retain what was learned. The best learning takes place when people have a mindset that is ready to learn. Until people understand the need […]
Common Questions in Training By Beckie Schretter Did you know Change Guides has certified scores of change management professionals in our principles, methodology and tools through the Change Management Certification class? The best part of teaching these classes is learning from each other as we share well-earned wisdom throughout the three days. Here are some […]
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