Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why do you need change management capability within your business?

Sounds crazy but in today's world, all organisations need change management capability, large or small; an organisation needs to be able to deal with change whether it is the retirement of the MD of a family business or a corporate transformation program. Transitioning from a current state to a desired future state in a structured manner with optimized performance and minimal negative impact is what business needs. Done well, effective change management results in countless benefits from significant cost efficiencies to increased employee engagement and better performance results. Done badly and organisations wear some painful and lingering consequences.

2. Is it better to have an embedded change management function or to engage consultants who specialise in change management to do it for you?

The answer to this question is easy, ask Allegra Consulting! We know and understand the options available to your organisation and we can tailor them to your specific requirements.

In a nutshell, organisations and their leaders must own their change agenda, articulate and communicate the reason for change and present an aligned approach to achieving the vision. There is no substitute for this and regardless of the resourcing choice you make, you can’t make change stick without adhering to these principles.

Organisations may choose to use change management specialists when they have little or no experience in the change they are planning to implement, or when they have minimal resources available in-house to dedicate to the change.

At Allegra Consulting, we work with you to determine the appropriate resourcing approach for your unique business, whether it is recruiting for an in-house change management function or providing you with change management consulting expertise.

Don’t automatically expect your core staff to manage the change and manage their day job too!!! Change management is a profession and requires specialist skills and experience.

3. When should you start to think about introducing change management expertise into your change program or initiative?

This is a typical error for many businesses who consider change management when an initiative is already in progress. If you need to make change, you need to think change – from the very beginning! It is a way of thinking and impacts all planned activities and outcomes of any change initiative. Consider for instance, the importance of the structure of a project team - how important is it to structure the team to align and be able to effectively engage with stakeholders, make sure that roles and responsibilities are in sync with the vision of the project and each person’s responsibility in delivering a quality outcome?

At Allegra Consulting, we are experienced in all aspects of change management and we make it our business to make our clients look good! 

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