Stop Guessing How Change Will Impact Your People
Poorly understood impacts are the #1 reason change initiatives stall. This course gives you a clear, proven framework to identify what’s changing, who’s affected, and how to act on it — before confusion, resistance, or disengagement take hold.
Whether you’re rolling out new systems, shifting roles, or redesigning processes, you’ll learn how to map real impacts and turn them into actionable strategies that drive adoption and reduce risk.
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What You’ll Learn
✅ How to scope and structure a professional Change Impact Assessment
✅ How to identify and prioritize stakeholders based on exposure and influence
✅ How to gather and organize impact data from the people who know best
✅ How to map and categorize impacts across roles, processes, systems, and tools
✅ How to validate your findings with stakeholders to build trust and accuracy
✅ How to turn your assessment into clear action for communication, training, and resistance planning
What You'll Get
✅ A complete 7-step process to assess change impacts with confidence
✅ Tools to support data gathering, stakeholder engagement, and impact mapping
✅ Downloadable templates and examples you can use immediately
✅ Real-world guidance to turn insights into action
Who This Course Is For
✅ Change managers and transformation leads
✅ HR and L&D professionals involved in major initiatives
✅ Project managers and team leads
✅ Internal consultants and operations leaders
✅ Anyone responsible for preparing people for change
Table of Contents
1. PREPARING FOR A CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
What Is a Change Impact Assessment?
Clarifying Purpose and Scope
Identifying Change Components
2. CONDUCTING STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
Identifying Stakeholder Groups
Using the Power–Interest Grid
Prioritizing for Engagement
3. DATA GATHERING AND ANALYSIS
Choosing the Right Methods
Interviewing and Engaging Stakeholders
Synthesizing Raw Inputs into Structured Insights
4. MAPPING AND CATEGORIZING IMPACTS
Mapping Impacts Across People, Processes, and Systems
Categorizing by Impact Type and Level
Spotting Hotspots, Dependencies, and Risks
5. ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS AROUND IMPACTS
Validating Findings with Stakeholders
Facilitating Collaborative Dialogue
Using Input to Strengthen Your Strategy
6. DOCUMENTING, SUMMARIZING, AND PRESENTING FINDINGS
Creating Your Impact Matrix
Building Executive Summaries
Presenting Insights That Drive Action
7. USING CIA RESULTS TO SHAPE YOUR CHANGE STRATEGY
Turning Findings into Communication, Training, and Resistance Plans
Integrating with Broader Change Strategy
Keeping Your Assessment Alive and Useful
Enroll in Mastering Change Impact Assessments
✅ Immediate course access
✅ Learn at your own pace
✅ Tools and templates included
✅ Certificate of completion
