Exxon Case Study

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III Change and Innovation Management Model
i. Integrating Change Management with Innovation Exxon’s change management model is a disciplined management framework known as the Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS) (Exxon Mobil, n.d., para. 2). With OIMS, Exxon describes their commitments to safety, security, health, environment, and product safety (Exxon Mobil, n.d., para. 2). Specifically, OIMS includes eleven elements across Exxon Mobil, which considers design, construction, and operations in each element (Exxon Mobil, n.d., para. 3). The management team at Exxon integrates change management within their organization by upholding the OIMS framework, to address and mitigate their industry’s intrinsic risks (Exxon Mobil, n.d., para. …show more content…

5 - 16). In element I, for management accountability, managers are directly responsible for encouraging the adoption of corporate initiatives within their direct area of control, which is essentially a trickled-down approach (Exxon Mobil, n.d., para. 5). In element 2, for risk management, qualified and experienced individuals must continuously review and assess risks, and suggest mitigating actions to mitigate the risk or solve the issue entirely (Exxon Mobil, n.d., para. 6). Then, the acceptable risk moderating changes and innovations require documentation on the risk ledger (Exxon Mobil, n.d., para. 6). In element 3, …show more content…

11). Essentially this element covers the evaluation and management of all changes in operations, procedures, standards, operating plants, and within the organization to keep risk at a manageable level (Exxon Mobil, n.d., para. 11). Furthermore, this element deals with the approval, review, and implementation of temporary and permanent changes (Exxon Mobil, n.d., para. 11). In addition, this management of change process addresses the authority to approve changes, analysis for operational integrity, ability to comply with regulations, procurement of applicable permits, management of change documentation, time scope limitations, and risk reducing measures (Exxon Mobil, n.d., para.

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