Change Management Plan

Change Management Plan

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Organisational objectives and existing policies...........................................................................1
Internal analysis of an organisation.............................................................................................3
External analysis of an organisation............................................................................................3
Consultation with stakeholders to identify the requirements for changes that support objectives
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Prioritisation of opportunities for changes in consultation with managers.................................6
Change management plan............................................................................................................7
Development of strategies to communicate about changes.......................................................10
Obtaining approvals, agreeing reporting documents and implementation of plan....................10
Review and evaluate the change management plan..................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Change management is a procedure in order to manage people at the time of
implementing change for the betterment of company or achieving desired business result. It is a
systematised management of the involvement of employees and also option prominent changes
with suitable strategies. So, change management put emphasis on helping employees regarding
how to embrace them, opt and use prominent change in their daily work (Hayes, 2018). This
procedure is characterised under three main phases like preparing for change, managing change
and reinforcing change. In addition to this, change management plan defines the roles and
actions regarding managing and controlling the change while executing it for the betterment of
company and employees as well. In order to carry forward this report, Woolworth is considered
which an Australian retail supermarket company runs and operated by Woolworth’s group.
Company is founded in 1924 and specialised in groceries including vegetables and fruits. This
report is about the management and implementation of change within the company and for this,
prominent objectives are decided and existing working policies are analysed. Moreover, internal
and external analysis is conducted to evaluate the weak areas of company that require change.
Lastly, change management plan is developed with prominent strategies and policies for the
implementation of change in effective manner.
MAIN BODY
Change, adjust, shift, alter have purpose to make or become extraordinary. Change
supposes as having fundamental effect that frequently adding up to lost unique character or a
substitution of one thing for another. There is huge importance of change acceptance from the
point of an organisation. This will provide an opportunity to sustain in market for longer period
of time with competitive edge. The process of adapting change is not easy (Cameron and Green,
2019). There are many barriers that impact the possibility of adopting changes and grab the
desired results. In this direction, it is best to adapt the change management plan that guides and
directs from the very early stage about the persistence and acceptance of change.
Organisational objectives and existing policies
Woolworths is an Australian chain of markets and supermarkets claimed by Woolworths
Group. It is established in 1924, Woolworths alongside Coles shapes, a close duopoly of
Australian grocery stores that representing almost about 80% of the Australian market.
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Woolworths works in goods (vegetables, natural product, meat, bundled nourishments, and so
forth), yet in addition sells magazines, DVDs, wellbeing and magnificence items, family unit
items, pet and child supplies, and stationery. As of August 2019, there were 981 Woolworths
grocery stores and 43 Woolworths Metro comfort stores.
Goal of Woolworths
The main goal of an organisation is to put the customers at first position in across all
existing brands of an organisation.
Objectives of Woolworths
The objectives upon which this organisation works are defined below:
 To build first customer choice brand
 To build culture and team that attracts or preferred by customers
 To build connected and convenient way to shop
 To effectively differentiate the propositions of food customers
 To highly evolve drink business
 To unlock the value present in portfolio
 To make better, simpler, safer and supportive stores
Existing policies of Woolworths
There are different number of policies followed by an organisation to conduct business
activities (Strategy and objective, 2020). The practices along with their role and contribution are
presented below:
Working through creating solid foundations: This organisation followed down to earth
culture and focus over creating friendly values. All the senior leaders of the organisation follow
this principle and its existence will be ascertained at all levels from the point of checkout to
boardroom (Traynor, 2017).
Satisfying customer preferences: All the working is developed on such basis that it
contributes in proving simple, better and easier live to customers. In this regard, the principles
adhered includes open, honest, fair and transparent.
Putting associated people at first place: Customer is always at first place. Afterwards,
this organisation adopted the approach which is beneficial for team members, manufacturers,
producers and anyone who have interest within an organisation.
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