Gaining Approval for the Change Project
Consider a change project in an organization with which you are familiar.
What is the approval process for more minor change initiatives?
For more major change initiatives?
Can you describe the processes involved?
If a project requires capital approval, are there existing capital budgeting processes?
If the project needs dedicated staff allocated to it or if it will lead to additions to staff, what are the processes for adding people permanently and selecting and developing staff?
Does the project alter the way work is organized and performed?
What are the systems and processes used for defining jobs and assessing performance?
Can the project be approved by an individual?Who is that person? What approval power do they have?
Are there ways that the perceived risks of the change could have been reduced by the way the change leader staged the project and managed the approval process?