Implementing Kotter's 8 Step Change Model for Constructing Western Australia Storage Facility

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Background of problem
The project was developed for constructing the Western Australia storage facility for oil
and unleaded petrol storage. The current storage tanker has worn out and it has become
impossible for continuing the tanker storage (Lord, Eastham & Jefferson, 2014). The tankers
have been more than 50 years old and the design has been outdated. However, the operation
manager of Western Australia, Kim had sent an urgent message asking for completing the
project in lesser time. A ship confinement with 4 million litres of aviation fuel was due in three
weeks and it was needed on urgent basis for completing the project successfully. The loss of this
confinement would result in delaying the backup ship for 12 months and loss of 2 million dollars
(Richert, Rogers & Burton, 2015). Moreover, the key customer would have to pay another 3
million dollars a month for the compensation. The completion of the project would require the
decreasing of the time required for completing the project in 5 days.
Solution of the Problem
The Kotter’s 8 step change model can be implied for adjusting the changes and
implementing it successfully and powerfully (Hickman & Ojo, 2017). Kotter’s model comprises
of eight steps namely creating urgency, forming a powerful coalition, creating a vision for
change, communicating the vision, removing the obstacles, creating short term wins, building on
change, and anchoring the changes (Lame, Jouini & Stal-Le Cardinal, 2017). The same steps can
be implied for easing the processes of the development and aligning the changes of the oil tanker
project so that the project could get ready before the shipment arrives in three weeks. The first
step of the process is creating urgency and since the project has to be completed in less time, the
project changes must be given highest priority for completion. The second step would involve