a2B Change Management Framework® (a2BCMF®) - Step #10: Sustain and Close

10th Critical Organisational Change Implementation Step - Sustain Phase

Sustain and Close:

This step is about Sustaining and Closing the change after the organisation and employees have made the transition to the ‘B’ state.

Business Benefits:

Even after adoption, the change needs to be sustained. Without sustaining the change, it may not stick or provide long-term benefits realisation. It is important to sustain the change by closing the programme officially with governance approval and by transferring ownership to operations.

Business Objective: 

Sustain: Ensuring ongoing benefits delivery and measurement:

❖ Benefits Delivery, Transition and Sustainment.

❖ Balanced Scorecard.

❖ Individual Performance Plan.

Close: Completing administrative activities and formal closure:

❖ Lessons Learned.

❖ Knowledge Transfer.

❖ Transfer of Ownership.

a2B Change Management Framework® (a2BCMF®)

The a2B Change Management Framework® (a2BCMF®) is a structured and disciplined approach to support organisations, leadership teams, and individuals going through a change, the transition from the current ‘a’ state to the improved future ‘B’ state. The a2BCMF® has three phases and ten key process steps. Each phase provides change strategies, principles, analysis and tactics to move from one phase to the next.

The framework is based on over thirty years of international change experience and brings together leading practice in change, people, and programme management. The structured programme approach, processes, techniques, and tools focus on overcoming the failures of previous change by incorporating ten key steps and success elements for achieving organisational change. It supports strategic change implementation in terms of context, content, and process. The framework is a comprehensive management model that allows executives, managers, and change practitioners to successfully deliver and achieve organisational change. It requires a holistic approach, and some steps can be performed simultaneously.

Find out more in our Change Management Handbook:

“One of the most difficult tasks in change management is to sustain the change, continuing adoption and aligning new behaviours with the organisation and employee scorecards to ensure benefits realisation”

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Peter consults, speaks, and writes on the Leadership of Change®.

He works exclusively with boards, CEOs, and senior leadership teams to prepare and align them to effectively and proactively lead their organisations through change and transformation.

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• Change Management Leadership – Volume 4 

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Peter F. Gallagher is a leadership guru, change management global thought leader, organisational change authority, international corporate conference speaker, 15X author, and C-level change leadership coach.

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