Change is a complex process that must be managed simply lest it elude us. We can present a twenty step checklist for creating change in individuals and organisations. This checklist is not the final list and you can add your own steps or elements to it. These twenty steps pass through the stages of analysis, planning and implementation and evaluation.

1. Description

2. Need

3. Potential actors

4. Payoff

5. Unfreezing

6. Resistance

7. Investment

8. Culture

9. Actual changees

10. Change strategy

11. Resistance strategy

12. Participation

13. Excitement

14. Change environment

15. Scope

16. Advocates

17. Time frame

18. Monitoring

19. Action plans

20. Risk analysis

Change is normally best accomplished by teams.. Change can be brought about by an individual, but usually with less satisfaction and less success.

References: 1. Harvey, Thomas, R., Checklist for Change, Allyn and Bacon, 1990.