Force Field Analysis

Question 1

What is force field analysis?

Answer 1

Force field analysis is a model which can determine if the positive forces of a change outweigh the negative forces of a change.
For a change to go ahead, the amount of driving forces should outweigh the restraining forces.

Question 2

What are the steps of a force field analysis?

Answer 2

1. Identify
2. Weight
3. Rank
4. Response
5. Evaluate

Question 3

How you do step one, identify?

Answer 3

Identify the driving and restricting forces of the change.

Question 4

How do you step two, Weight?

Answer 4

Assign a score of 1-5 to each force, representing how strong of a drive or restraint it is.

Question 5

How do you do step three, Rank?

Answer 5

Find the rank the top 3-5 driving and restraining forces to narrow down to what’s most important.

Question 6

How do you step four, Response?

Answer 6

Develop a plan to strengthen the top driving forces and reduce the top restricting forces.

Question 7

How do you step five, Evaluate?

Answer 7

Evaluate the plan and it’s response, determining how effective it will be. If it seems the plan will be successful, the change can then be put into effect.

Question 8

What are the advantages of Force field analysis?

Answer 8

• Provides a clear indication of the for and against forces of the change
• Provides clear instructions on how to minimize restraining forces
• Provides insight on if the change is worth making
• Identifies the most important factors of the change

Question 9

What is the disadvantages of force field analysis?

Answer 9

• Identifying forces and weighting them is subjective based on the person conducting the analysis
• Focuses strongly on the current state of the business rather than the future state
• requires time, effort and resources to be thorough