Season 5 - Episode 38 - How to handle the final Quarter of change

When is the right time to implement change and when should you seriously consider slowing down?

As organisations head into the final quarter of the year, pressure often builds to deliver projects, launch new systems and squeeze in one more change before the holiday period. But just because you can hit a go-live date doesn't necessarily mean you should.

In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese explores one of the most underestimated elements of effective change management: timing.

We look at why organisational rhythms, peak business periods, annual leave, employee fatigue, financial cycles and post-go-live support should all influence your change plan. Therese also shares a real-world example of a change that proceeded despite warnings about year-end support capacity and the significant recovery and rollback activity that followed.

You'll learn why go-live isn't the finish line, why change activity needs to begin well before implementation, and the questions change practitioners, project managers, leaders and steering committees should ask before committing to a launch date.

If you're planning a change before the end of the year this episode will help you challenge one important assumption:

Is this simply the date we want to deliver, or is it genuinely the right time for people to adopt the change?

Visit www.myvirtualchangemanager.com for more practical tools and strategies to help you create positive change experiences.