Management: Generative Change Plan

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Generative Change Plan This Generative Change Plan (GCP) plan provides for the introduction, implementation, and sustainment of sales tracking cloud-based program scheduled to replace the existing spreadsheet-based sales tracking utility currently in use. The GCP utilizes a continuous process improvement format, it is structured to address four key challenges relative to change execution frequently observed in organizations implementing change initiatives. These challenges include intricacies related to implementing transformational business practices to align with evolving client requirements and urgencies, the amplified nature of complex activities executed across organizational and operational business processes, nuances confronting managers …show more content…

This phase utilizes the principles of collaborative bridge mapping to encourage creativity and innovation (Luger-Brettin, 2014). The notion of bridge mapping suggests, formidable collaboration necessitates an extent where ideas and concepts are allowed to bridge individual ideations to the shared creative energies, and capacities of a group, or organization (Luger-Brettin, 2014). To that end, the CPIT consists of a diverse representation of participants actively engaged in organizational processes impacted by the proposed change. Additionally, the introductory phase presents a set of three questions designed to encourage process ownership and alleviate symptoms of attachment behaviors associated with resistance to loss (Umble, M., & Umble, E., 2014; Grady, V. M., & Grady, J. D., 2013). Umble, M., and Umble, E. (2014) have suggested, these guiding questions develop collaborative environments generating unified agreement regarding the problem, solution, and implementation: What is the succinct issue to be addressed? What is the collaborative resolution decided upon? What is the most appropriate way to implement the resolution? Additional activity in the introductory phase related to overcoming attachment behaviors centers on the CPIT initiating an organizational quantitative survey measuring pre-implementation dispositions related to the change proposal (Grady, V. M., & Grady, J. D., 2013). This survey measures attitudes and dispositions relative to six symptoms of attachment behavior including anxiety and apprehension, frustration, impeded development, dismissal of environment, refused participation, and withdrawal (Grady, V. M., & Grady, J. D., 2013). Upon completion of these evaluative responsibilities and having developed a unified agreement of the problem, solution, and implementation guidelines the CPIT can then move to the implementation

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