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Change Management Guide
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Phase 1: Core IT
Profile your user community | How to
Start a map of your user community and capture information about each
group—a description, its location, level of impact by the change, language
needs, and total number of users. A sample mapping looks like this:
User group
Impact of
change
Tactics
Other info
Executives
High
Steering committee meetings
Executive summary
One-on-one training/coaching
Printable user guides
Number of users: 20
Location: Headquarters
Language: English
Administrative/
Personal assistants
High
Targeted email messages
Classroom training
Webinars
Online documentation
Printable user guides
Number of users: 50
Locations: Headquarters,
field offices
Languages: English, Spanish
IT administrators
High
Project meetings
One-on-one coaching
Hands-on practice
Online documentation
Number of users: 3
Location: Headquarters
Language: English
Help desk/IT support team
High
Classroom training
Webinars
Online documentation
Number of users: 25
Location: Headquarters
Language: English
Mobile users
Average
eLearning
Videos
Webinars
Online documentation
Number of users: 200
Locations: Headquarters,
field offices
Language: English
Average users
Traditional knowledge workers
who use mail and calendar
regularly
Average
eLearning
Videos
Webinars
Online documentation
Email
Google sites
Office hours
Number of users: 500
Location: Headquarters
Languages: English, Spanish
Deskless users
Mail and calendar use is
limited; often use a shared
workstation
Average
Printable user guides
eLearning
Videos
Recorded webinars
Brown bag sessions
Number of users: 3000
Locations: Headquarters,
field offices
Languages: English, Spanish
Disabled users
Accessibility needs vary by user
High
One-on-one training/coaching
Specialized documentation
Assistive technologies, e.g.,
screen reader or magnifier