Executing and Completing the Change Flashcards

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What is the purpose of Executing the Change Management Plan?

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To monitor, measure, and control the delivery against baseline plans

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What are the 7 component plans used when Executing the Change Mangement Plan?

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  • Resource Plan
  • Communication Plan
  • Sponsorship Plan
  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan
  • Learning and Development Plan
  • Measurement and Benefit Realization Plan
  • Sustainability Plan
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What are the options for adjusting Financial Resources when executing the Resource Plan?

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Increase, decrease, or reallocate budget between spending categories

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How should adjustements to Financial Resources be made?

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Through a controlled process and approved by appropriate Stakeholders

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What kind of conrols are applied to spending?

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Type and amount

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Why might Human Resource problems occur?

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Competing priorities
Coinciding tasks
Unavoidable circumstances

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What are the ways a Resource Plan can help manage Human Resources while Executing the Change Management Plan?

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Identify shortages
Allocate resources
Reduce the likelihood of conflicts
Reduce the consequences of conflicts

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What expectations can be set to reduce the risk to Human Resources constraints when Executing the Change Management Plan?

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Define:
- Roles
- Required skills
- Experience levels
- Engagement durations

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What is involved with Information Resources Management?

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Creating, storing, sharing, and disseminating records, documents, and reports

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What controls should be applied to Information Resources Management?

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Authorizing who can create, review, update, or delete records, document, and reports

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What organizational resources might offer assistance in Information Resources Management?

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IT, Legal, Records Retention

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How should Physical Resources be acquired?

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Through an agreed-upon, documented control process

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What should the inventory of Physical Resources document?

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Quality, quantity, and duration required

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What are the inputs to Executing the Resource Plan

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Change Management Plan
Project Schedule and Plan
Resource Plan

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What are the outputs from Executing the Resource Plan?

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  • Change Management Plan
  • Financial Resources Update/Impact Reports
  • Human Resources Update/Impact Reports
  • Information Resources Update/Impact Reports
  • Physical Resources Update/Imact Reports
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What are the inputs to Executing the Communication Plan?

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Project Plan
Communication Plan
Stakeholder Engagement Plan

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What are the outputs from Executing the Communicaiton Plan?

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Communication Delivery

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What are 5 tools to prepare Sponsors when Executing the Sponsorship Plan?

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Actions that visibly support the Change
Examples of good Sponsorship
Common mistakes
Prepared communications
Guidance for message delivery

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What are the 2 stages to Executing the Sponsorship Plan?

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  • Prepare Sponsors
  • Sustain Sponsor Engagement
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What’s the best way to sustain Sponsor engagement?

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Regular updates

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What are the inputs to Executing the Sponsorship Plan?

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Sponsorship Plan
Communication Plan
Stakeholder Engagement Plan

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What are the outputs from Executing the Sponsorship Plan?

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Sponsor Activities
Sponsor Competency Building Activities

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What component plan involves Resistance Management when Executing the Change Plan?

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Stakeholder Engagement Plan

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What are the imputs to Executing the Stakeholder Engagement Plan?

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Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Sponsorship Plan
Communication Plan

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What are the outputs from Executing the Stakeholder Engagement Plan?

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Stakeholder Engagement Activities
Sponsor Engagement Activities
Resistance Management Activities

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What are the 3 stages to Executing the Learning and Development Plan?

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  • Define Objectives
  • Execute Plan
  • Evalutate Plan
27
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What a 4 qualites of good learning objectives

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Clear, measurable, realistic, appropriate to learner level

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What are the three steps to the Execute stage of Executing the Learning and Development Plan?

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  1. Develop Materials
    2.Plan Logistics
  2. Deliver Curricula
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What are 5 things to evaluate while Executing the Learning and Development Plan?

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What knowledge was retained?
What skills were obtained?
How often are skills being used?
How effective are the new skills?
How have attitudes changed?

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What are some tangible indicators to evaluate when Executing the Learning and Development Plan?

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Skills and Knowledge
Performance Inidcators
Productivity
Response time
Sales volume
Requests for help

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What are some intangible indicators to use when evaluate when Executing the Learning and Development Plan?

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  • Effective communication
  • Quality of decision making
  • Conducive teamwork
  • Job satisfaction
  • Stress rate
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What are the inputs to Executing the Learning and Development Plan?

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Learning and Development Plan
Change Resources, Roles and Responsibilities Plan
Supporting Learning and Development
Learning Materials

33
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What are the outputs from Executing the Learning and Development Plan?

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Learning and Performance Evaluation Reports

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What are the 5 parts to Executing the Measurement and Benefit Realization Plan?

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  • Tracking and Measuring Benefits
  • Progress Monitoring
  • Communications with Stakeholders
  • Stakeholder Feedback
  • Benefits Realization
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What does Tracking and Measuring Benefits involve when Executing the Measurement and Benefit Realization Plan?

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Measuring actual performance data against the baseline measurement and the target

36
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What HR data can help monitor progress whe Executing the Measurement and Benefit Realization Plan?

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Turnover, absences, tardiness

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What should the Change Management Lead communicate to Stakeholders when Executing the Measurement and Benefit Realization Plan?

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Progress in the previous period
Impediments to progress
Potential barriers to come

38
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Executing the Change should return what two results that can be examined as Benefits Realization while Executing the Measurements and Benefits Realization Plan?

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Organizational outcomes (e.g.: improved customer service)
Benefits outlined in the Business Case (e.g.: increased sales)

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What are the inputs to Executing the Measurement and Benefit Realization Plan?

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Change Management Plan
Measurement and Benefits Realization Plan

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What are the 6 components to Executing the Sustainability Plan?

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Communication
Metrics Tracking
Performance Management
Rewards and Recognition
Sustaining Ownership
Continuous Improvement

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What kinds of rewards should be offered when executing the Sustainability Plan?

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Both extrinsic and intrinsic

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What are objective measures to be considered when Executing the Sustainability Plan?

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Perormance appraisals
Promotions/Demotions/Transfers
Learning and Development

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What are the inputs to Executing the Sustainability Plan?

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  • Sustainability Plan
  • Measurement Baselines
44
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What are the outputs from Executing the Sustainability Plan?

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Communication Events
Benefits Reviews
Business Performance Reports
Evaluations and Reviews

45
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What are the inputs to Modifying the Change Management Plan as Required?

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Change Management Plan
Project Schedule and Plan

46
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What are the outputs from Modifying the Change Management Plan as Required?

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Change Management Plan (updated)

47
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What is the purpose of Completing the Change Management Effort?

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To document the actions and resources needed to close the change

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What 4 activities might be required when Evaluating the Outcomes against the Objectives?

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Compare the outcomes of the Change against the Change Objectives
Compare the outcomes of the Change against the Project/Program Objectives
Document if change efforts met, failed to meet, or exceed
Review outcomes with leaders

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What are the inputs to Evaluating the Outcome Against the Objectives?

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Change Objectives and Goals
Measurement and Benefit Realization Plan
Sustainability Plan

50
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What are the outputs from Evaluating the Outcome Against the Objectives?

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Change Objectives Analysis Outcomes and Next Steps

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What is the purpose of Designing and Conducting Lessons Learned Evaluation and Providing Results to Establish Internal Best Practices?

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To evaluate the change management success, document what went well, record learnings, and share improvements

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What are the 5 activities of a Lessons Learned Evaluation?

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  • Review activities and documents
  • Recognize positive outcomes and opportunities for improvement
  • Develop remediation plans
  • Document actions for future projects
  • Store lessons learned in a shared location
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What groups could be contacted during a Lessons Learned Evaluation?

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Team members, key Stakeholders, Sponsor, leadership, affected staff, customers

54
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The purpose of Performing the Lessons Learned Evaluation is to do what 9 things?

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  • Review Change Management objectives
  • Review each phase and its objectives
  • Review effectiveness of each Change Management workstream
  • Review the effectiveness of the approach
  • Verify that goals were reached
  • Identify good outcomes, points for improvement
  • Review activities/documents for best practices
  • Determine best practices
  • Update knowledge management database
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What questions should a Lessons Learned Evalutation answer?

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  • What was repeatable?
  • How can future projects be better?
  • What advice for future teams?
  • What were individual successes?
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What are the inputs to Designing and Conducting a Lessons Learned Evaluation and Providing Results to Establish Internal Best Practices?

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  • Case for Change
  • Success Criteria and Measures
  • Change Management Plan
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What are the outputs from Designing and Conducting a Lessons Learned Evaluation and Providing Results to Establish Internal Best Practices?

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Lessons Learned Evaluation
Remediation Plan

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What 4 things are provided in order to close the Change?

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  1. Evaluation of the outcomes vs. the objectives
  2. Lessons Learned Evaluation
  3. Transfer of the change outcomes
  4. Release of any remaining resources
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What are the inputs to Gaining Approval for the Completion, Transferring Ownership, and Releasing of Resources?

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Change Objectives and Goals
Measurement and Benefit Realization Plan
Lessons Learned Report
Future Strategy Plan
Agreement on Ownership Transfer
Resources Release Approval

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What are the outputs from Gaining Approval for the Completion, Transferring Ownership, and Releasing of Resources?

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Final Summary Report
Change Initiative Completion