Change Management

Change Management is the discipline that guides how we prepare, equip and support individuals to successfully adopt change in order to drive organizational success and outcomes.

What is the Value?

Change Management is necessary whenever a project’s results and outcomes are dependent on individuals adopting and using a solution. 

Including Change Management in your business transformation initiatives:

  • Increases probability of project success – 6x more likely to meet or exceed expectations.
  • Enables the project stakeholders to advance from current to future state with minimal productivity loss, employee dissatisfaction, and resistance.
  • Addresses the human factors that can impact your return on investment – the speed of adoption, ultimate utilization and proficiency.
  • Builds change competency into the organization.

Lean Six Sigma and Change Management flowchart contents. 1 Define: Build awareness of the change. 2 Measure and 3 Analyze: Create desire to change. 4 Improve: Train knowledge for the change, ensure ability to change. 5 Control: Reinforcement of the change.

Change Management Services

Supporting the people side of change to ensure improvements are adopted and sustained.

  • Get Started 
    Build awareness and foundational understanding 
  • Ideal for teams beginning a project or exploring how change management can support their work. 

    We can help you: 
    - Understand the value of change management and why it matters for project success
    - Learn the fundamentals of the Prosci ADKAR Model 
    - Explore how change management integrates with Lean continuous improvement efforts 
    - Identify key stakeholders and potential adoption risks early 

    What you receive: 
    - Introductory consultations or briefings 
    - Practical tools, templates, and guidance 
    - Recommendations tailored to your project or initiative 
  • Partnership
    Collaborate to drive adoption and sustain results 
  • For teams leading process improvements who want structured support to ensure changes are successfully adopted.

    We partner with you to: 
    - Apply Lean principles to improve process and deliver measurable results 
    - Integrate Prosci-based change management practices into your project approach 
    - Align people, process, and technology with outcomes to reduce resistance and increase adoption

    Support may include: 
    - Project consultation and planning 
    - Stakeholder engagement strategies 
    - Communication and training planning 
    - Readiness and adoption assessments 
  • Implementation and Integration 
    Embed expertise to accelerate and sustain change
  • For larger or more complex initiatives requiring hands-on support. 

    We have potential to embed with your team to: 
    - Integrate continuous improvement tools and change management practices into daily project work 
    - Facilitate problem-solving and process redesign sessions 
    - Support stakeholder engagement, communication and training documentation 
    - Monitor adoption and help reinforce and sustain improvements

    What this looks like: 
    - A dedicated OBT practitioner working alongside your project team 
    - Ongoing guidance from planning through implementation and stabilization 
    - Real-time support to address resistance and adoption challenge
     

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Change Management Training

Human Resources Learning and Organizational Development (L&OD) leads change management training at UC Davis, offering courses designed to build practical skills that support 

  • Change Management Fundamentals

  • Presented by L&OD this interactive session explores the fundamental principles and practices of change management. Based upon proven, research-based approaches from Prosci®, the global leader in change management practice and research, participants will learn practical tips and tools for managing “the people side of change.”

    Duration: 4 hours

    What’s in it for you?

    > Define change management
    > Identify how to communicate the value of change management to your peers and leaders
    > Apply key change management tenets to a change effort
    > Learn the key questions to ask in order to successfully address the “people side” of change

    Before you Sign up

    1. Be prepared to attend the full session as scheduled
    2. Consider how you will bring lessons learned back to your team or department

    Register

  • Change Management for Managers and Supervisors

  • Presented by L&OD this course takes a look at the critical role managers play during times of change: research shows that employees look to managers and supervisors first to understand how changes will personally impact them. However, managers often underestimate their role in change or are unsure how to fulfill it. This highly interactive program builds change competency in people managers by providing a proven framework and practical tools for being an effective change leader. Managers and supervisors will learn how to improve change readiness by proactively addressing common individual and organizational barriers and applying proven building blocks from Prosci® during a change effort.

    Duration: 4 hours

    What's in it for you?

    > Increase change readiness by applying research-based change management methods and tools
    > Define the manager/supervisor roles in change success
    > Identify how to address common change barriers among individuals or teams
    > Enhance your effectiveness as a change leader
    > Enhance your ability to manage change resistance

    Before you Sign Up

    1. Be prepared to attend the full session as scheduled


    Register 

 

Looking for additional Organizational Development support?

In addition to training, Human Resources Learning & Organizational Development provides services to support organizational effectiveness, including:

  • Organizational Planning (Operating Model)
  • Executive Leadership Coaching
  • Team Development and Performance

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