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6-point guide to setting up a change champions community

Purpose of this guide

Change Champions drive engagement business and user adoption of change. In a technology rollout, change champions focus on driving adoption and proficiency of usage of the new technology. They also help reduce the pressure on the adoption and change team throughout the technology rollout. This six-point guide provides a structured approach to setting up your change champions community.

Who should use this guide

Anyone tasked with the responsibility of creating a managing change. This may include the senior transformation leaders, change management consultants, supervisors and team leaders.

Step 1 - Set the context and terms of reference

Purpose of this step

Every activity in Change Management must begin with a 'why', so start there.

Activities

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Resources
Change Champions Community Setup Guide and Workbook. Download.
Step 2 - Attain sponsorship and buy-in

Bring key stakeholders and executives on board by designing and aligning the Champions Community to organisational objectives and vision.

Activities to complete

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Resources
Change Champions Community Setup Guide and Workbook. Download.
Step 3 - Prepare your readiness plan

How will the change champions community work? What will be their terms of reference? Will there be any special interest groups created? What roles and responsibilities are required? Answer all these questions and document them in the Change Champions Terms of Reference

Activities to complete

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Resources
Change Champions Community Setup Guide and Workbook. Download.
Step 4 - Identify and recruit champions

Now that you have gained sponsorship from leadership and buy-in from line managers, it is time to recruit your champions.

Actions to complete

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Resources
Change Champions Community Setup Guide and Workbook. Download
Step 5 - Launch your change champions community

By now, you would have gained leadership sponsorship, buy-in from line managers, created the change champions' terms of reference and recruited change champions. Now it is time to launch the community.

Activities to complete

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Resources
Change Champions Community Setup Guide and Workbook. Download
Step 6 - Activate the champions activity roadmap

After the launch of the champions community, it is time to put the activities roadmap into action.

Activities to complete

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Resources
Change Champions Community Setup Guide and Workbook. Download

Step 1 - Set the context and terms of reference

Step 2 - Attain sponsorship and buy-in

Step 3 - Prepare your readiness plan

Step 4 - Identify and recruit champions

Step 5 - Launch your change champions community

Step 6 - Activate the champions activity roadmap

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