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LaMarsh & Associates Change Management Approach
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LaMarsh and Associates, Inc. has dedicated nearly 30 years to driving world wide business success though managed change.






Creating and Sustaining Value Through Strategic Change Management

LaMarsh & Associates, Inc. is a global consulting firm specializing in strategic and tactical change management solutions and learning services. For nearly 30 years our innovative approach has helped a broad range of clients—from large multi-nationals to small startups—with their change management needs.

The LaMarsh & associates Approach

For those organizations seeking help with a specific initiative or looking for a proven, world-class change management model Managed Change™ is what you are looking for. For those who have already developed or adopted a model but find it is insufficient in some areas or not easy to use or teach to leaders and project teams, LaMarsh & Associates, Inc. will provide those elements to ensure that your model becomes robust and useful. And if you are satisfied with your change management model and process but find the need in your organization for your services is more than your internal resources can handle LaMarsh & Associates, Inc. can provide the supplemental training and consulting support you need.

The Managed Change Model and Methodology

Managed Change is a date-driven process that produces a roadmap for project teams, internal change agents and sponsors to follow as they navigate through simple projects or complex initiatives. Its open architecture allows Managed Change to enhance and support other change management methodologies as well as to align and integrate with ongoing project management and Six Sigma disciplines.




The Challenge of Effectively Implementing Change

Creating organizational acceptance of change is defined by many as "getting results," but leadership also expects on-time, on-budget and fully-functional deployment. Often these expectations go unrealized because, even with a great design and strong project planning, those being affected by the change resist or fail to embrace it. Identifying and proactively dealing with this resistance is what LaMarsh & Associates, Inc. calls Managed Change™. And it is what we do best. Gaining and optimizing results can be defined by the following equation:
R = Qs x A

R=Results; Qs=Quality of the Solutions; A=Acceptance of the Solutions

Too often, organizations invest all of their resources, energy and budget in creating and implementing elegant solutions (the "Qs") designed to maximize cost savings, productivity improvements, functional additions, etc. But major changes in infrastructure and business operations require employees—and sometimes vendors, suppliers, clients and retirees—to modify or radically alter their behaviors. In their zeal to deliver the perfect solution, organizations often overlook the importance of gaining acceptance of the change by those who are expected to change their behaviors (the "A" factor). Managed Change™ addresses the Acceptance element of the equation.

The Value of Managed Change™

The Managed Change™ Model is both scalable and adaptable to any implementation of change at any level. There is no project too large or too small. Managed Change™ supports large, complex, corporate-wide implementations in global organizations as well as personal challenges.

Effective deployment of the LaMarsh & Associates, Inc. Managed Change™ Model creates value for clients by reducing the financial and operational risks usually associated with change. Outlined below are four possible sources of financial and operational benefits generated in the lifecycle of a project using Managed Change™ versus one that doesn't.
  1. Managed Change™ reduces the degree of organizational "pain" during the implementation or conversion period and minimizes the decline in productivity that typically occurs during major change projects.
  2. Managed Change™ accelerates the change through organizational acceptance and earlier achievement of the benefits of change.
  3. The Organization begin to see the higher level of results versus expectations based on history.
  4. Managed Change™ ensures long term sustainability of the intended outcome.

We would be happy to speak with you about your individual change management needs and how our Managed Change™ Model could apply. Please contact Lew Lash, Director of Business Development at
(262) 236-0899 or llash@lamarsh.com.




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