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Operational Excellence and Change

Plan for the behaviour change that must follow a launch.

A system or process can be launched without becoming part of everyday work. Examine who is affected, what they need to do differently and how support and feedback should continue after launch.

Who it's for

Designed around these roles

Managers, project owners, team leads and transformation sponsors introducing new systems, processes or AI-enabled ways of working.

Purpose

Plan for the behaviour change that must follow a launch.

A system or process can be launched without becoming part of everyday work. Examine who is affected, what they need to do differently and how support and feedback should continue after launch.

At a glance

Best for
Managers, project owners, team leads and transformation sponsors introducing new systems, processes or AI-enabled ways of working.
Planned outputs
3 draft outputs for your team to review
Topics
6 topics of learning and practice
Formats
Online, Onsite, Hybrid
Engagement
Standalone workshop or a module in a wider engagement

Why teams take this workshop

Challenges this workshop addresses

01

Launch milestones mistaken for adoption

02

Resistance treated as a communication problem alone

03

No owner for reinforcement after rollout

How the workshop works

From your challenge to working material

Follow how the topics build towards each planned output. Select a stage or a topic to step through it.

You bring

  • Launch milestones mistaken for adoption
  • Resistance treated as a communication problem alone
  • No owner for reinforcement after rollout

You work through

You leave with

Output 1 of 3

A change-impact and stakeholder map.

Learning outcomes

What your team leaves with

The outputs below are proposed workshop deliverables: drafts and working tools for your team to review and develop. Final scope is agreed before an engagement. Business results depend on subsequent decisions, implementation and context.

  1. Output 1A change-impact and stakeholder map.
  2. Output 2A draft communication, support and reinforcement plan.
  3. Output 3An adoption action plan with proposed measures and review points.

Workshop outline

Topics and the outputs they feed

The outline below shows the learning scope. Sequence, depth and timing are agreed during scoping.

01

Topic
Implementation versus adoption
Builds towards
A change-impact and stakeholder map.

02

Topic
Readiness and change-impact assessment
Builds towards
A change-impact and stakeholder map.

03

Topic
Stakeholder needs and resistance diagnosis
Builds towards
A draft communication, support and reinforcement plan.

04

Topic
Communication, participation and support
Builds towards
A draft communication, support and reinforcement plan.

05

Topic
Rollout, reinforcement and manager responsibilities
Builds towards
An adoption action plan with proposed measures and review points.

06

Topic
Adoption measures and learning reviews
Builds towards
An adoption action plan with proposed measures and review points.

Engagement paths

Two ways to run this workshop

Our team will discuss the change context and affected roles before selecting an appropriate scenario or authorised initiative.

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Standalone workshop

Use a scenario-led workshop to draft an adoption plan for an upcoming or recent change. This is practical management education, not an accredited change-management qualification.

Discuss the scope

Discuss the audience, format, timing, facilitation needs and any follow-on support before confirming an engagement.

Discuss a change your team is leading