Prosci Risk Assessment - Assessing Change & Organizational Readiness - Change Management Scoring Grid

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Prosci Risk Assessment provides a structured way to evaluate organizational readiness and change risk. The tool guides scoring across change characteristics (scope, impacted employees, type and degree of change, technology, job roles, restructuring, staffing, compensation, and timeframe). It also measures organizational attributes such as perceived need for change, impact of past changes, change capacity, shared vision, resources, culture, reinforcement, and leadership and management competencies. Results combine scores to identify whether the organization is change resistant or change ready, supporting project planning and risk management.

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Change Characteristics Assessment

Scope of change

Number of impacted employees

Variation in groups that are impacted

Type of change

Degree of process change

Degree of technology and system change

Degree of job role change

Degree of organization restructuring

Amount of change overall

Impact on employee compensation

Reduction in total staffing levels

Timeframe for change

Organizational Attributes Assessment

Perceived need for change among employees and managers

Impact of past changes on employees

Change capacity

Past changes

Shared vision and direction for the organization

Resources and funding availability

Organization’s culture and responsiveness to change

Organizational reinforcement

Leadership style and power distribution

Executive/senior management change competency

Middle management change competency

Employee change competency

Prosci Risk Assessment Grid

Prosci Risk Assessment Assessing Change & Organizational Readiness Prosci Risk Assessment Assessing Change & Organizational Readiness CHANGE CHARACTERISTICS ASSESSMENT Scope of change: | Workgroup Department Division Enterprise | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Number of impacted employees: | Less than 10 Over 1000 | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Variation in groups that are impacted: | All groups impacted the same Groups experiencing the change differently | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Type of change: | Single aspect, simple change Many aspects, complex change | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Degree of process change: | No change 100% change | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Degree of technology and system change: | No change 100% change | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Degree of job role change: | No change 100% change | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Degree of organization restructuring: | No change 100% change | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Amount of change overall: | Incremental change Radical change | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Impact on employee compensation: | No impact on pay or benefits Large impact on pay or benefits | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Reduction in total staffing levels: | No change expected Significant change expected | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Timeframe for change: | Very short (< month) or very long (> year) 3 month to 12 month initiative | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | Sum of points for Change Characteristics Assessment (out of 60 total) | | | --- | --- | 2 Copyright © Prosci Inc. All rights reserved. ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES ASSESSMENT Perceived need for change among employees and managers: | Compelling business need for change is visibleemployees are dissatisfied with the current state
Employees do not view change as necessaryemployees are satisfied with the current state | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Impact of past changes on employees: | Employees perceive past changes as positive Employees perceive past changes as negative | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Change capacity: | Very few changes underway Everything is changing | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Past changes: | Changes were successful and well-managed Many failed projects and changes were poorly managed | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Shared vision and direction for the organization: | Widely shared and unified vision Many different directions and shifting priorities | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Resources and funding availability: | Adequate resources and funds are available Resources and funds are limited | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Organization’s culture and responsiveness to change: | Open and receptive to new ideas and change
Closed and resistant to new ideas and change | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Organizational reinforcement: | Employees are rewarded for risk taking and embracing change
Employees are rewarded for consistency and predictability | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Leadership style and power distribution: | Centralized Distributed | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Executive/senior management change competency: | Business leaders demonstrate Business

FAQs

What does the Prosci Risk Assessment evaluate?

It evaluates both change characteristics and organizational attributes to determine readiness and overall change risk.

How are change characteristics scored in the assessment?

Scoring covers scope, impacted employees, variation across groups, type and degree of process/technology/job-role change, restructuring, staffing and compensation impacts, and the timeframe.

What does the final risk grid conclude?

A combined score indicates whether the organization is change resistant or change ready and places the project into low/medium/high risk categories based on the grid.

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