CHANGE MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURE
This Change Management Policy and Procedure contains guidance to managers and staff who are involved in the development and implementation of changes in working arrangements and practices and managing redundancy, including the ending of fixed term employment contracts. The information in the document is set out as follows:
Introduction
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Purpose of procedure and overview
Section A: Managing minor change
Section B: Managing change due to organisational restructure
Stage 1 Management Planning – Pre Consultation
Stage 2 Staff consultation
Stage 3 Decision to proceed
Redeployment; Suitable and Alternative Employment;
Training; Trial period and Severance
Stage 4 Notice of redundancy
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Managers should seek advice from their local Human Resources representative when reviewing minor changes that will have an impact on their staff. Proposed changes to line management should also be discussed with HR, ideally prior to consultation commencing, to identify if Sections A or B of this procedure should be used.
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Section B: Managing change due to organisational restructure
Where it is proposed necessary to restructure a department or section then the following stages will be followed.
Stage 1 – Management Planning – Pre-consultation
Managers considering organisational change that may impact on staff must gather information to support the need for change and prepare a business case with input from
Human Resources. An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) should be conducted to consider the impact of the proposed change on staff that fall within the Discrimination legislation in particular race, gender and disability.
The business case will contain the following details:
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Details of the current position including staffing structure;
The need for change and the rationale behind the change;
The impact of not changing;
The options that have been considered;
The proposals for change (including the proposed staffing structure and how it will
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Another reason for change might be some new technology that will definitely improve and help develop the business such
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An extensive business case provides business leadership with key information about critical factors that influence proposals for change, so leaders can make well-informed decisions about proposed
1) Complete summary of the case study that identifies the key problems and issues, provides background information, relevant facts, the solution employed, and the results achieved.
The primary two reasons for having an assessment of implementing change is to have proper data and analysis so that the change can grow from an idea to a proper implemented procedure. The different sources of data that are collected will be useless until they are properly analyzed with respect to projected changes. Therefore, it is important to focus on data collection, analyzing, and summarizing to form a proper decision on changes that are appropriate. A properly analyzed and planned implementation of change will be strong against any resistance, identify areas where there might be potential problems, and will help develop strategies to begin the process of identifying
* To create a presentation with valid proposals and recommendations to be shared with senior leadership team, by the end of February
Implementing change in an organization is complicated. It is important that a manager understands their role and responsibilities for which could very well be the success or failure of an organization. A manager should know how to handle staff resistance, and the areas that require change. There are processes that help management with assisting their staff members with adjusting to change and concentrate on the areas of importance. This process includes planning, assessment, implementation, and evaluation. The difference between a failed organization and a successful manager is when the manager has the ability to implement change with little disruption to
you must argue the changes from the point of view of their potential to improve cost, quality, output, productivity etc. In other words, do not just provide a ‘wish’ list of recommendations without considering their practicality.
Various methodologies exist for the integration of quality improvement strategies into performance improvement measures. With concepts of total quality management (TQM) and quality improvement (QI) being introduced to health care organizations; administrators have had to decide which methodology is right for the organization. There are numerous methodologies: Six Sigma, Lean, and Customer Inspired Quality. Each has its own pros and cons. A key component of quality improvement is the technology that gathers and compares the data that the quality improvement measure
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Second, I need to emphasize who or which teams should be contacted in order to implement the necessaries changes.
Week 3, the lecture on Managing Change describes organizational changes that occur when a company makes a shift from its current state to some preferred future state. Managing organizational change is the process of planning and implementing change in organizations in such a way as to decrease employee resistance and cost to the organization while concurrently expanding the effectiveness of the change effort. Today's business environment requires companies to undergo changes almost constantly if they are to remain competitive. Students of organizational change identify areas of change in order to analyze them. A manager trying to implement a change, no matter how small, should expect to encounter some resistance from within the organization.
Introducing organisational change is often hard, the main reasons for that can be variation in perceptions of the employees, fear of disruption or failure and underlining the right approach to apply change. Then even if the change in a specific organisation is projected successfully there is still lot to be done to manage it in an appropriate way (Oakland, 2007).
Anand, N. & Nicholson, N. (2001), _Change: How to Adapt and Transform the Business (Decision Makers)_. London: Thomas Learning. Pp. 46, 71, 99.
From the issues raised in the section above, it can be seen that change is complex and there is not a single solution. However, a number of key areas of focus emerge.