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Change management workshop facilitated by APEX INTERNATIONAL
Service — Change Management

Securing human adoption of your transformation projects

We support the human and organizational dimension of your transformation projects, to secure their lasting adoption.

Overview

Technology is never enough: change happens within teams

APEX INTERNATIONAL's change management practice supports the human dimension of your transformation projects, whether a reorganization, a digitalization or a major strategic shift. We work alongside our other services to secure genuine adoption of change by your teams.

Our experience shows that most transformation projects fail not for technical reasons, but for lack of sufficient buy-in from the teams concerned. Our role is to anticipate resistance, build buy-in and concretely support the transition to new practices.

Change management session facilitated by an APEX INTERNATIONAL consultant
Objectives

What change management should guarantee

Build buy-in

Help teams understand and accept the purpose of the change.

Anticipate resistance

Identify potential obstacles early and address them before they block the project.

Equip managers

Give front-line managers the means to carry the change forward with their teams.

Sustain the change

Consolidate new practices beyond the project's launch phase.

Signs of poorly supported change
Challenges we see

Signs of poorly supported change

  • Teams that bypass or ignore the new processes put in place.
  • Project communication perceived as top-down and unconvincing.
  • Front-line managers themselves unconvinced of the change's merits.
  • A gradual return to old practices after the project's official end.
Our approach

A structured method for supporting change

We combine a diagnosis of human impacts, a targeted communication plan and hands-on support for managers.

Impact diagnosis

Analysis of the concrete effects of the change on each category of stakeholder concerned.

Communication plan

Building a clear, coherent change narrative suited to each audience.

Hands-on support

Direct support for managers and teams in adopting change day to day.

Our methodology

Supporting change, from anticipation to lasting adoption

Human impact diagnosis

Assessment of the project's effects on the different categories of stakeholders concerned.

Change strategy

Definition of the communication and support plan suited to the project.

Support rollout

Implementation of communication, training and hands-on support actions.

Anchoring & measurement

Tracking real adoption of the change and consolidating new practices.

Our solutions

Concrete change support arrangements

Impact mapping

Analysis of the change's effects on each category of stakeholder concerned.

Change communication plan

Messages and materials suited to each target audience of the project.

Change champion network

Identification and mobilization of internal change ambassadors.

Manager training

Equipping front-line managers to carry the change forward with their teams.

Listening mechanism

Channels for surfacing difficulties encountered by teams during the transition.

Adoption measurement

Indicators tracking real adoption of the new practices.

Our value add

Human expertise, complementary to our technical expertise

Our ability to combine change management with technical expertise on the project itself (organizational, digital, HR) sets us apart from firms specialized in only one of these dimensions.

This integrated approach guarantees full consistency between the design of the change and its human support, avoiding the common gap between project teams and teams on the ground.

Manager training on change management by APEX INTERNATIONAL
Engagement process

What a typical change support engagement looks like

Weeks 1-2Diagnosis of the human impacts of the transformation project concerned.
Week 3Development of the change communication and support plan.
OngoingRollout of communication, training and hands-on support actions.
Project endMeasurement of adoption and consolidation of new practices over time.
Expected results

What successful change management brings you

0Structured change plan suited to your audiences
0Front-line managers equipped to carry the change forward
0Reversion to old practices after the project
0Support covering communication, training and listening
Change management case study led by APEX INTERNATIONAL
Case study

Supporting the rollout of a new HR information system

Context: A company was rolling out a new HR information system to 400 employees, amid strong concern from teams about the perceived complexity of the new tool.

Engagement: APEX INTERNATIONAL set up a change champion network in every department, designed a progressive communication plan, and trained all managers before the tool's general rollout.

Outcome: Adoption of the new tool exceeded the targets set within the first few months, with a level of user satisfaction markedly higher than the company's previous similar projects.

Frequently asked questions

Your questions about change management

As early as possible, ideally from the project's design phase, to anticipate impacts rather than react to them.

Yes, we can provide change management on a project led by your internal teams or another provider.

We set up adoption indicators and regular listening mechanisms to objectively track the level of change adoption.

Yes, we adapt the intensity of support to your organization's size and the scale of the change concerned.

A transformation project that needs securing on the human side?

Let's discuss change support for your project

An initial conversation to assess the human stakes of your transformation project.

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