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“Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future,” this truism from former US President John F Kennedy is timeless and holds true for today’s business organizations as well.
However, organizational change is not easy to bring about and can be intimidating to adapt. In fact, most employees resist change.
Read this blog to get access to more templates on communication in change management in an how-to-guide format.
Most organizations also fail to communicate the need for change, dooming it from the start. McKinsey&Co have research that claims that 70% of change efforts fail because of employee resistance and lack of support from the management.
In change management, the most important element is communication. This makes employees aware of the change and its impact on their lives. Designing and executing this communication, however, is not easy as it needs to be persuasive, when the other party is already scared and in a state of confusion.
To resolve this major pain point of organizations, SlideTeam brings a collection of PPT templates that help companies communicate their change management plan to all stakeholders, especially employees.
Each of the templates is 100% customizable and editable. The content-ready nature gives you the necessary structure, while the editability features provides the necessary flexibility to tailor the presentation template.
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Template 1: Change Communication Plan PPT Template Bundles
This PPT Template complete deck make stakeholders aware of the change that is afoot in an organization. Communicate the priority status of change in your company, using this seven-step communication plan. This template also helps organizations describe communication channels, the roadmap of the communication plan, the agile action plan for communicating about change, and its methods and tools. The USP of the presentation template is the RACI matrix to ensure that the communication plan is implemented well, and the top brass define strategies to involve employees in change management.
Template 2: Communication Plan for Organizational Change Management
This PPT Layout enables an organization to develop a communication plan for change management. Use the template to define phases in change management like assessment and planning, change management and monitor changes and then describe communication activities, dates and status for each of these activities. The tabular adds to the readability and assimilation of content. Download now to ensure your change management plan is always on track.
Template 3: Roadmap for Change Management Communication Plan
For any business, developing a communication plan for change management is a major task, requires a lot of effort. This presentation template can be used to formulate the communication plan for change management in the most effective manner. Any organization can define the change to be communicated, the stakeholders, communication methods and the priority status of communication using this template. All businesses will find value in developing a communication plan for change management using this presentation template.
Template 4: Organizational Change Management Communication Plan
The PPT Template helps an organization establish goals of the communication plan, and document, review and finalize it. The people involved in the organizational change management can also be listed to ensure that the plan is executed in a responsible manner.
Template 5: Seven-Step Change Management Communication Plan
This PPT template showcases seven essential steps for an effective change management communication plan. These steps include setting communication objectives, defining audience, defining the key message, determining the delivery channels, deciding on the delivery lead manager, communicating the changes and providing feedback using the right mechanisms. Download this template now and tackle communication change management with flair.
Template 6: RACI Matrix For Change Management Communication Plan
This actionable PPT Template showcases the Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed (RACI) matrix for change management communication plan. Any business with the help of this editable template can define the stakeholders involved in the change management communication plan and define their responsibility and accountability. Further, the template also helps in defining stakeholders who must be consulted and informed.
Template 7: Project Controlling Process Change Management Communication Plan PPT Presentation Summary Icons
This PPT template is apt for use when organizations need to implement changes and control these during project execution. When a project is under execution, changes result in changes in costs and also the performance and this template helps to track and control these changes to avoid any major deviation from the final results. With its attractive graphic visuals and editable content, the PPT template can be used to plan, execute, assess and control the project and the costs involved, as changes are made.
Template 8: Change Management Communication Plan Template
Use this presentation template to identify stakeholders involved in change management and describe the kind of communication required for efficient change management. The tabular format provides information related to the announcement of change, the target stakeholders, the message to be delivered and the communication methods. The details of the project that is affected by the change can also be included to improve clarity. Organizations that need a distinct identification of stakeholders impacted by change can download this template now!
Template 9: Change Management Communication Plan Based on Stakeholder Responsibility
Change management activity needs to be explicit and effective. The stakeholders must be identified and clearly stated. Organizations need this template when they want to define the responsibility of every stakeholder impacted by or involved in the change. This template demonstrates what organizations must do when they want to communicate the change, decide upon the frequency of communication and define people responsible for carrying out activities involved in the change and communication process.
Template 10: One-Page Change Management Communication Plan Layout Presentation PPT PDF Document
This one-pager customizable PPT Template enables an organization to define its change management communication plan clearly and concisely. The template, with its attractive images, has placeholders to state details of the project that is impacted by change. Other separate sections can be used to enlist the change management team, identify stakeholders involved, and how and when they are communicated of the change and the activities that need to be implemented. Organizations wanting to clearly define the need for change and its intended outcomes can download the template now.
Make Change Smooth
Change is an integral part of a business organization and must be adapted if the organizations aim to remain relevant in the dynamic business world of today. Changes can take place in a process, a product, people or any aspect of the organizational operations or management. When a change takes place in an organization, it is also important that every employee knows of the change so that it is not resisted. It is important for every employee in an organization to know how the change is beneficial and why it is needed. This requires a better and a more effective means of communicating the change process. With our communication plan templates, any organization is able to develop the most effective change management communication plans and deliver these through the right communication channels for their successful execution.
FAQs on Communication in Change Management
What is a change management communication plan?
A change management communication plan is a detailed layout of communication to stakeholders and employees of an organization to enable them to understand why a change is required in an organization. It also goes into detail on how the change will affect them to enable better adoption. The aim of change management communication plan is to make sure that the change is not resisted.
How do you write a change communication plan?
A change communication plan must be clear and concise but provide enough details as to why the change is required and how it will be implemented. The following steps can be adopted to write a change communication plan:
- Define the goal of the communication plan in terms of how and why.
- Develop the message that needs to be communicated. The message must describe the change, its need and impact on the organization.
- Identify stakeholders associated with the change and the communication plan.
- Identify and describe the communication methods and strategies.
- Describe feedback mechanisms to involve employees in the change process.
What are the five steps in communication planning?
The five steps of communication planning are:
- Identify goals of communication plan
- Identify and define the audience or the people who will be involved in the communication planning and process.
- Develop an action plan on how communication will take place.
- Define tactics used to execute the plan.
- Review and assess the communication plan to evaluate its effectiveness.
How do you communicate a change management process?
The change management process must be communicated, clearly and in one voice, across the organisation as soon as the need for change is identified. It is important to choose the right people to communicate the change. In most cases, it is the top management or executives who communicate a change management process to all employees. There are delivery or communication channels that can be used to communicate a change management process. Some of these are:
- Face-to-face meetings
- Visual charts
- Presentations
- Emails and newsletters
- Collaborative tools
