What qualifies as a good approach to change management?

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There are several approaches to change management on the market.

Based on our experience, a good approach conforms to the organization's business objectives and aims to capitalize on all of the benefits expected from the transformation project. It is generally integrated into the project implementation to facilitate understanding and follow-up by all team members. As well, it usually progresses through phases to improve the project's conditions for success such as getting the organization ready to achieve the expected results, obtaining the buy-in of change management resources, facilitating the organization's transition to reach the target. 

A good approach is not an end in itself. One must be able to adapt it to the context and objectives of both the organization and the transformation.

Brio Conseils has developed an approach that combines best practices with experience acquired in the field. Simple, flexible and innovative, our approach has proved itself during transformations of all kinds and scope for numerous clients. It is the foundation of all our interventions.

Our approach is derived from the Project Management Institute's (PMI) best practices in program and project management. It is also based on change management models developed by two renowned professors and researchers from HEC Montréal:

• The change management implementation model by Alain Rondeau , director at Pôle Santé HEC Montréal and Centre d'études en transformation des organisations; and
• The stages of concern model by Céline Bareil, associate professor and researcher at HEC Montréal.

Both models were enhanced by Brio consultants' practical experience.