The Tribe Report 4. The Change Management Issue | Page 15

STATS

CHANGE MANAGEMENT STATISTICS
Different companies value different components of the change management process. The numbers
below highlight the negative outlooks and challenges employees and companies operate under during
a change initiative. These statistics can be used as a starting point when preparing for upcoming
changes in your organization.

F

TWO-WAY FEEDBACK IS RATED AS AN EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT COMPETENCY BY ONLY 17%.
70% OF ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE SUFFERED AT LEAST
ONE PROJECT FAILURE IN
THE PRIOR 12 MONTHS.

99% 99% 99%
99% EXPECT AN INCREASED NEED FOR CHANGE MANAGEMENT
OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

NEARLY ¾ OF EXECUTIVES IDENTIFY
GETTING FULL EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
AS CRITICAL TO SUCCESS.

UNDERESTIMATION OF
COMPLEXITY IS LISTED AS A
FACTOR IN 35% OF PROJECTS.

ONLY 25% OF PROJECT PARTICIPANTS
EXPECT THEIR PROJECTS TO SUCCEED.

ACHIEVING PARTICIPATION THROUGH SEEKING SPONSORSHIP AND COMMITMENT DURING
THE PREPARATION PHASE IS PURSUED BY 70% OF RESPONDENTS AND ABOUT HALF
ESTABLISH REWARD AND RECOGNITION PROCESSES RELATED TO THE CHANGE.
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