Agile Change Management: A Practical Framework for Successful Change Planning and Implementation - Softcover

Franklin, Melanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749470984 ISBN 13: 9780749470982

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2014

Synopsis

The concept of agile working has been adopted by many organizations that recognize the need to respond quickly and easily to new opportunities in a world of complex and continuous change.

Agile Change Management offers best practice advice for planning and implementing change projects. Concrete tools help deliver projects successfully and realize benefits earlier on in the process.

By emphasizing and encouraging collaborative practices, the book illustrates how to build trust, influence and motivate others, and create a roadmap that outlines all the processes, activities and information needed to manage any type of change initiative. With advice for creating the right environment for change the book explains: who should be involved at each stage in the life style cycle, what tasks need to be completed at each stage, the concept of change in both large scale transformational programs and micro-level business projects, and the needs and benefits behind change strategies. 

Along with a practical toolkit of materials available both online and in the book, Agile Change Management is essential reading for anyone who wants to develop the competencies of an effective change manager working in any project or program.

About this title

About the Author

Melanie Franklin is a change management trainer and consultant. She is the Director of Agile Change Management Ltd. and Co-Chair of Change Management Institute UK. Her clients have included GlaxoSmithKline, HSBC, the United Nations and International Red Cross. She is the author of several publications and a regular keynote speaker at conferences worldwide.

Review

"Changes in one's competitive environment usually require changes within one's organization. Hence the importance of developing a rapid-response mindset, one that can accommodate both potential threats and possible opportunities in a timely manner. This book will be of most immediate value to those now preparing for a career in business or have only recently embarked on one. Also, for middle managers with supervisory responsibilities who need to fill knowledge gaps and sharpen basis skills." (Robert Morris Top Amazon Reviewer)

"[P]rovides the tools and processes to take a more iterative approach to developing and implementing smaller changes which will drive the business in the new direction." (Faith Forster Social Wrks)

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0749470984
• ISBN 13: 9780749470982
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288