It’s said that ‘don’t fight against change, rather learn to use it for your benefit.’ Change management is a methodology to deal against changes, both individuals as well as organizations need to learn to live with the changes and make use of the changes for personal and / or organizational benefits.
A much generalized definition of change management is – ‘change management is a set of procedures to make sure that important changes are applied in systematic, controlled and logical manner to effect organizational change. The process of change management has been evolved over a period a time, and thus its various techniques.
One of the very successful model about change management known as ADKAR model developed by Prosci. This Model has five different stages which must be practiced in order to attain success. These stages are:-
Awareness- A person or company must know why a particular change or set of changes are required?
Desire- The person or members of company must have inspiration and desire to take part in the call for change.
Knowledge- It is not enough knowing, why one must change? A person or company must know how to change?
Ability- A person or a company that really wants to change must put into practice new techniques and actions to make the desired changes occur.
Reinforcement- A person or company must be strong enough to cope up with any changes, if not so, and then the person or the organization must have the ability to alter the changes.
Successful adaptation to change is very much crucial within the company, in similar manner as it is crucial in other natural situations. Like animals and plants, people and organizations certainly face the changing conditions that they are unable to control. This is when the need of management of change arises?
Change Management is a serious issue to companies-reason, any kind of business development demands organizational changes - be it a change to the way things are done, people are managed, or an operation is structured. The manager should understand the need for change and manage in a way that people can cope up effectively with it.
Change can be unsettling, therefore the manager logically needs to be the settling influence. Individuals will work within a successful team delivering solutions within the human performance field, including organization performance, change management & human capital.
The specific task of change management and change planning within the companies is suitable for those who demonstrate significant experience of developing & managing organizational change program including issue analysis, strategy, and impact assessment & planning. They must provide evidence of facilitating leadership & learning programs & hold an extensive understanding of the fundamental components required for the effective & efficient running of an organization.
Career Prospects:-
- Analysts
- Consultants
- Senior Consultants
- Project and Client Managers
- Directors and Partners
Required Personality Traits:-
- Good Communication Skills
- Leadership Qualities
- Level Headed
- Ability to work under pressure
- Agile & Prompt
At present there are no institutes offering courses in change management. But it is expected that in near future this will be one of the most sought after course in India.