c3Dr
It is estimated that ...
more than 65% of change initiatives run over budget
more than 75% of change initiatives run over time
nearly 50% of projects that would make a positive difference don't get approved
more than 99% of companies want a better way of managing change
It is known that ...
less than 1% of change initiatives currently use the c3Dr governance framework
(Like all good statistics, the above are made up. but doesn't your experience suggest that they're accurate?)
The c3Dr change governance framework helps organisations design, build and control their change portfolio and achieve the promised change benefits.
It applies across the full range of programmes, projects and small change activity.
c3Dr ensures that change initiatives are set up to succeed from the outset, reducing wasted investment and focusing effort where it can be most effective.
Call it advance hindsight
c3Dr. Change managed. Change delivered.
Need a clear, simple, easy to follow process for managing change?
c3Dr is built around a 4-stage governance process to control change activity.
Criteria for passing from one stage to the next are clearly defined and critically assessed.
With clear responsibilities and accountabilities, change proposals progress rapidly.
c3Dr adopts a fail-fast approach, quickly stopping weak projects to avoid wasted effort.
Need to ensure that the right projects are proposed and initiated?
In c3Dr, clear priorities are defined for the change objectives.
This avoids wasted effort, ensuring that proposals match the defined priorities.
There is a strong focus on achievability of objectives and benefits throughout the process.
The c3Dr CMO oversees the portfolio balance to ensure that the priorities are met.
Are there too many templates and documents, but not enough information?
The c3Dr governance process is supported by a set of structured documentation.
All project documents serve a clear purpose and remain in use throughout the project.
The focus is always on the quality of content of the document, not the document itself.
c3Dr change control is applied holistically, to maintain the integrity of the documentation set.
Need a single point of knowledge about, and control over, all change activity?
A critical component of c3Dr is the Change Management Office.
The CMO designs, structures and oversees the change portfolio, it is responsible for change delivery.
It builds the change capability, maintains the capacity, and will intervene in failing projects.
It is staffed by experienced change professionals and is not an admin-focused function.
But you certainly don't want yet another project management methodology?
c3Dr is a change governance framework, it does not replace a PM methodology.
It allows effective control of a change portfolio, not just an individual project.
It is a framework of principles, tools, processes and techniques, to be applied pragmatically.
c3Dr is a way of thinking to manage change, deliver change and achieve its benefits.
The c3Dr framework is based on a series of principles rather than being a prescriptive rules-based approach. Understanding, accepting and applying the principles is the necessary basis for the successful adoption of the c3Dr processes.
The framework includes clearly defined processes, document templates, role definitions and responsibilities, governance gates, risk assessment criteria and reporting formats.
The framework collateral is applied flexibly and pragmatically - within the principles - to reflect the culture and structure of each individual organisation, its maturity and capability in change management, its appetite for risk and governance and a critical assessment of its strengths and weaknesses in achieving its change objectives.
It is not a solution that can be applied out of the box.
The framework has grown out of many years of experience of change management challenges, captured into collateral that is now being used to underpin many more years of change management success.
Change managed. Change delivered.
