Nowadays, in a competitive business environment, change becomes a “constant” in the operations of many organisations. Despite this fact, still over 70% of change projects fail. Nine out of ten top reasons for failure are human-related. Implementing changes is a complex and difficult process. Who faces the consequences? The people.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Barometer 2006 research conducted among a group of 133 presidents and managers of international companies confirmed that the main reasons for implementing changes are: fast growth, cost control, new technologies implementation and an increase in the competition on a local market. Each change scenario is different, there is, however, a common rule that defines the process of changes – it concerns people. Identifying leaders is a key success factor for implementing changes.
Effective change implementation in an organisation requires the application of a change strategy, the key elements of which include: leaders’ engagement, linking change to the organisation’s vision, transparent and open communication and establishing success indicators.
How can PwC help your company?
Our multidiscipline teams of consultants from such areas as management and efficiency improvement, finances and taxes provide complex consulting services and help implement changes in an organisation. We offer particular support in:
- Planning and organising change management,
- Diagnosing an organisation’s readiness for change,
- Engaging employees in the change process,
- Supporting change leaders,
- Advising on how to effectively communicate changes,
- Establishing change indicators.
The rapidly changing market forces organisations to take numerous project initiatives that support or even determine the further development of the company. This situation also refers to the process organisations that do not have enough experience in managing programmes and projects.
PwC experts, using their experience and proven management methodologies such as PwC Project Office Methodology, PMI or Prince2, will help you in:
