Our proven methods

Based on our decades of experience, we’ve gathered all the critical process steps & capabilities needed for successful transformation and change adoption into a straight-forward methodology called  theBigRocks of Change©

theBigRocks of Change© Process

The Process your team will use to navigate the journey of transformation has five phases – each containing a specific set of activities proven to produce the results you’re looking for:

Prepare for the Change

Align & Define: Assess the Initial Context for Change© and align on your goals, guiding principles and expected business & behavioral outcomes for the change.

Plan for the Change

Build the Change Team: Define roles & responsibilities and plan to close any gaps in skills or bandwidth.

  • Agree to the Process: Define the overall organizational change management (OCM) strategy & design workflows for sponsorship, communications, learning, stakeholder engagement, support & measurement.

  • Make Commitments: Define the OCM project plan that includes all activities for:

    • Sponsorship & reinforcement

    • Change communications (strategic & tactical)

    • Change champions & stakeholder engagement

    • Stakeholder learning, readiness & support

    • Adoption measurement

Guide the Change

Diligently follow through on your OCM plans

  • Track & report progress

  • Mitigate change-related risks

  • Adapt to feedback as needed.

Verify Results

Measure change adoption and address gaps

  • Verify business metrics related to the change

  • Transition your Change Champions to an on-going community

theBigRocks of Change© Capabilities

The 4 Capabilities your team will need to demonstrate as they drive meaningful transformation and successful change adoption are:

  • Demonstrated Change Leadership

  • Effective Dialogue

  • Learning & Support

  • Diligent Execution

As we deliver the challenging work of transformation and change adoption, we’ll also focus on building your team’s long-term capacity in each of these four core capabilities.

Are you ready to start your journey with theBigRocks?