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Tools for Making Sense of Complex Organizational Change

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Organizational Change can be complex and challenging. Often the problem isn't the method being used, but not having the right set of tools to help you make sense of what is happening. These are 4 tools and visualizations you can use regardless of which change methodology you are using.

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V I S U A L I Z I N G CO M P L E X C H A N G E

W W W . L E A N C H A N G E . O R GJASON LITTLE

@JASONLITTLE

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4 TOOLS FOR VISUALIZING COMPLEX CHANGES

PERSPECTIVE MAPPING

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART LANDMINES!

BLAST RADIUS OF CHANGE

INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF CHANGES WITH 7S

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PERSPECTIVE MATTERS

CIO

We’re going Agile to remain competitive.

Yeah right, he has no idea what this means, our teams don’t have the skills…

Yay! A new fad…the managers will never let us do this.

THERE IS NO MAGIC SOLUTION TO CREATE ALIGNMENT

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COLLECT DATA BEFORE IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGE

EXECUTIVES

SUPPORTING THE CHANGE

HOLDING BACK THE CHANGE

FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS - EXECUTIVE LEVEL“WHAT WILL HELP THIS CHANGE SUCCEED?” “WHAT WILL HOLD THIS CHANGE BACK?”

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REPEAT WITH MANAGEMENT - COMPARE DATA WITH EXECUTIVE DATA

SUPPORTING THE CHANGE

HOLDING BACK THE CHANGE

FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS - MANAGEMENT LEVEL“WHAT WILL HELP THIS CHANGE SUCCEED?” “WHAT WILL HOLD THIS CHANGE BACK?”

MANAGERS

SHOW MANAGERS THE EXECUTIVE DATA AT THE END1 -PERSPECTIVE MAPPING

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REPEAT WITH TEAMS/STAFF - COMPARE DATA WITH EXECUTIVE/MANAGEMENT DATA

SUPPORTING THE CHANGE

HOLDING BACK THE CHANGE

FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS - TEAM/STAFF LEVEL“WHAT WILL HELP THIS CHANGE SUCCEED?” “WHAT WILL HOLD THIS CHANGE BACK?”

SHOW TEAMS/STAFF EXECUTIVE/MANAGEMENT DATA AT THE END

TEAMS/STAFF

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VISUALIZE ALL THE DATA TOGETHER

EXECUTIVES

MANAGERS

TEAMS/STAFF

PERSPECTIVE

DATASUPPORTING THE CHANGE

HOLDING BACK THE CHANGE

THEME 1 THEME 1I

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BY LAYER? AS A GROUP?

+

-

More effective conversations Faster feedback Can speed up alignment

Hard to do in bigger orgs At odds with current culture Fear with staff to speak up

+

-

Easier to schedule for larger orgs Safer if you suspect trust issues Scalable

More overhead for change team Prolongs lack of honest dialogue May preserve that status quo

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART LANDMINES

ITBUSINESS

PRODUCTS MARKETING DEV OPSQA

WHO IS IMPACTED? HOW SEVERE IS IT FOR EACH DEPARTMENT?

HIGH

MEDIUM

LOW

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“FIREWALL” THE CHANGE

ITBUSINESS

PRODUCTS MARKETING DEV OPSQA

EXPERIMENT: TRY AGILE WITH ONE PRODUCT

HIGH

MEDIUM

LOW

2 -ORGANIZATIONAL CHART LANDMINES!

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A DIFFERENT VISUALIZATION - BLAST RADIUS

PRODUCT 1

DEV

CUSTOMERS

OPS

MARKETING

QA PROCESSSTATUS !

REPORTS

Processes Affected

PILOT!TEAM

DEPENDENT!TEAM(S)

People Affected

Directly Affected

In-Directly Affected

Observers

+ Early Adopters

- Laggards

Fence-sitters

++

-

-

! Hard to change

“Easier” to change

!

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VISUALIZING COMPLEXITY WITH MCKINSEY 7S

SHARED VALUES

SKILLSSTAFF STYLE

STRUCTURESTRATEGY SYSTEMS

A CHANGE HERE…

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VISUALIZING COMPLEXITY WITH MCKINSEY 7S

SHARED VALUES

SKILLSSTAFF STYLE

STRUCTURESTRATEGY SYSTEMS

A CHANGE HERE…

AFFECTS THE OTHER 6 DIMENSIONS…4 -VISUALIZING COMPLEXITY

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WHAT IS AFFECTED IN EACH AREA? HOW HARD WILL EACH CHANGE BE?

SHARED VALUES

SKILLSSTAFF STYLE

STRUCTURESTRATEGY SYSTEMS

REALLY HARD!

QUICK WIN!

DO THIS EXERCISE FOR EACH DIMENSION4 -VISUALIZING COMPLEXITY

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WHAT IS AFFECTED IN EACH AREA? HOW HARD WILL EACH CHANGE BE?

SHARED VALUES

SKILLSSTAFF STYLE

STRUCTURESTRATEGY SYSTEMS

THEME 1

VISUALIZE INTERDEPENDANCE BETWEEN DIMENSIONS4 -VISUALIZING COMPLEXITY

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ADD THE DETAILS

AGILE TEAM PILOT PROGRAM

WHAT IS CHANGING? WHAT IF IT DOESN’T CHANGE?

STRATEGY Get products to market sooner to increase customer retention

Status quo will be preserved, with new labels only

STRUCTURE re-organize functional teams into product teams

Fighting and competition between departments will increase, strategy not

realized.

SYSTEMS Implement new tooling for pilot teamsTeam will be forced into using existing in-adequate tools, slower production, lower

quality, strategy not realized.

STYLE Managers and PMs become servant leaders

Teams will be unable to fully self-organize, benefits of strategy not realized.

STAFF Increased self-organization “Style” will continue to be command and control

SKILLS Training Staff and Management won’t have the knowledge to support the change.

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USING THESE TOOLS WITH OTHER METHODS

SUMMARY

PERSPECTIVE MAPPING LANDMINES!

BLAST RADIUS INTERCONNECTEDNESS

- use to create awareness (ADKAR) - creates urgency (Kotter) - contributes to engagement (PCI) - creates personal connection (PCI)

- understand resistance - identify if more planning is needed - learn what to avoid…for now

- identify quick wins (Kotter) - increases knowledge (ADKAR) - contributes to shared values (7S) - communicate risks

- identifies reach of change coalition (Kotter) - plan for intended consequences - stakeholder alignment and buy-in

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