Build your change management proposal – Google Apps for Work User Manual
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Build Your Change Management Approach
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Build your change management proposal
You’ll want to finish this guide before working on the change
management proposal, but when you’re ready, this step is critical.
The proposal is where you outline your overall approach to change
management—eLearning or a classroom/eLearning hybrid? How will you
use a partner? What involvement will you need from HR and Marketing?
You’ll typically work with the project team to gather feedback and input
on your proposal, and then present to your executive sponsor or
leadership and project team to secure resources and commitment.
The proposal typically doesn’t include all the details about training
schedules or timing. The purpose is to:
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Show how change management can help make a smoother transition
for your users
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Get feedback on your change management approach
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Secure the right resources and a level of commitment from your
organization
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Get buy-in for change management as an integral part of your Google
Apps transition plan
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Be clear about how your organization will get ready, communicate,
and train all the users moving to Google Apps
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build your change management proposal to help increase support for
your change management efforts.
“During the pre-work phase we did a
lot of work on making sure we had
support from the top and the leaders
knew how to communicate the change.
We got a key commitment from Europe
and the US at the CIO and CEO and
Finance level. That created the right level
of executive sponsorship.”
—Brian Wanner, Senior Director,
Management Development &
Training, Ahold USA
Ahold USA is an international retailing group