Cracking the Change Management Code: How to gain a competitive advantage with change management tools: A Manager’s Guide

The Project Management Institute reports that "only 58% of organizations fully understand the value of project management ... (and) ... only 23% of organizations use standardized project management practices across the entire organization" and A PwC study of over 10,640 projects found that a tiny, tiny portion of companies - 2.5% - completed 100% of their projects successfully. Projects are about delivering change into organisations. So, is there a magic code that can be used to help with these deliveries? How can companies and leadership crack the change management code for the desired results? I believe there is! This book looks at the Behavioural Change Management (BCM) which is sometimes neglected topic within organisations. Yet, the adoption and acceptance of BCM can offer an organisation the ability to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Conversely, failure to adopt BCM can lead to operational inefficiencies, loss of competitive advantage, and additional costs and risks. It is proven that early treatment of behavioural change will prevent issues from escalating and causing unrest within your organisation, so the book provides practical guidance you can immediately implement. It consists of 13 chapters that guide processes, methodologies, and recommendations for managing change in large organisations. It also highlights some early warning signs your management team should look for. Projects fail because of People and Only people can save and deliver successful changes within organisations. An organisation's best asset is its people. And change is about people. Therefore, to achieve their desired outcomes it the people need to adopt the change. Understanding human behaviour and utilising the necessary change management methodologies is the only way forward to successful delivery of any change in organisation hence to cracking the change management code!

Review :
A good overview on management and leadership, it provides comprehensive guidance of everything needed to successfully navigate times of change. Making sense of Change Management remains essential reading for anyone who is currently part of, or leading, a change initiative. This book provides practical guidance you can immediately implement. Olga Bird  Production manager CatherineWalker & Co Having held a managerial position in the banking world for many years I see this book as a very useful guide for new change managers. It provides an excellent overview of change management, challenges that come with it and practical tips for resolution.  Managing change in a larger organisation is a very challenging task and this book can absolutely ease the pain and make it smoother. Anna Filatova  KYC/Onboarding Manager at Goal Group companies  Change in any organisation is often met with feelings of apprehension which can result in defensive behaviour from employees. Cracking the Change Management Code addresses several key points such as the factors which cause such behaviours as well as solutions to them which begins with communication and implementing a "bottom -> up" approach. The book also details the evolution of change management in the last 20 years displaying a clear understanding of how vital it is progress with the times, especially after the impact Covid-19 has had on organisations. Yvonne through her extensive research has learnt about the various human personalities and has demonstrated how change management techniques can be successfully applied to manage conflicts, or to motivate employees, leading to a significantly smooth transition/completion for any project. The book highlights the poignant impact Covid-19 has had on organisations and employees. The considerations which now need to be considered when hiring, training or even having workshops need to be thought of in a very different light. How do continue motivating the employee? How to keep a team synergy going? How to integrate a new employee so that they feel welcome, are all challenges which Cracking the Change Management code highlights and addresses. Jilna Phillips SAP S4 HANA Certified Finance Transformation Consultant With the inclusion of psychology to aid human interaction, the focus on achieving realistic goals, the understanding of technology and a re-interpreting of existing change management principles, this book is a must read for new or veteran people working in the field of change management.    Kaushik Patel, Financial Crime Project Manager