To remain competitive, organizations must continuously adapt and evolve. Yet initiatives such as technology implementations or process improvements often fall short when the focus remains solely on technical execution. Successful change requires equal attention to the people impacted—ensuring individuals understand, embrace, and adopt new ways of working. For more than 25 years, Prosci has conducted extensive research on how individuals experience change and how successful leaders guide transitions. Drawing on these best practices, Prosci developed a comprehensive change management methodology. When applied, it supports individuals as they move from the current state to the future state—driving stronger adoption and more successful project outcomes.
The Prosci Methodology is one of the most widely used approaches to change management in the world, and it continues to evolve. In response to practitioner feedback and changing customer needs, and to prepare for future change trends, Prosci refreshed the methodology in 2021. The updated Prosci Methodology is more actionable and accessible, and they believe the enhancement will elevate client success in incredible ways.
A simple but powerful framework for establishing and connecting the most important aspects of any successful change effort. It helps align leadership, project management and change management around a shared definition of success.
A highly effective model for guiding individuals through the experiences—or elements—needed to make the change. It focuses on the individual journey and helps organizations build successful adoption.
A structured, flexible framework for driving change at the organizational level. It provides a clear path for preparing for change, managing adoption and sustaining outcomes.
The Prosci Change Triangle (PCT) Model provides a simple framework for understanding the critical elements required for successful change. It shows how these elements work together to create meaningful and sustainable outcomes.
A successful change effort requires alignment between leadership and sponsorship, project management, and change management. The PCT Model helps bring these elements together around a shared definition of success.
ADKAR describes the five building blocks an individual needs to achieve successful change. The model places the impacted individual at the center of the change process.
Individual success leads to organizational success. ADKAR helps practitioners understand where an individual is in their change journey and identify the support required to move forward.
The first phase positions the change for success by establishing a clear foundation, defining desired outcomes and developing the right approach for the organization.
To position the change for success by developing a customized and scaled change management strategy with the necessary sponsorship and commitment.
This phase focuses on moving individuals and the organization through the change by implementing targeted plans and supporting adoption throughout the transition.
To achieve adoption and usage of the change by creating, implementing and adapting plan(s) that will move individuals and the organization through ADKAR transitions.
The final phase ensures that the change delivers lasting value and becomes embedded into everyday ways of working. It focuses on reinforcing adoption and maintaining results.
To realize the value of the change by ensuring the change is adopted and the organization is committed and prepared to sustain the change.
The success of any organizational change depends on the success of change management in encouraging individuals to embrace, adopt and utilize a required change. The change management methodology itself must be structured enough to be repeatable, but also flexible enough to meet the needs of any organization. That’s the Prosci Methodology:
The Prosci Methodology enables organizations to manage change wisely. By doing so, it helps employees thrive through the changes they’re faced with and increases the returns on project investments.
You can learn how to apply the Prosci Methodology to change initiatives in your organization and become a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner by attending Prosci’s Change Management Certification Program. It’s an engaging, energizing 3-day learning experience that gives you the knowledge, tools and skills you need to successfully drive change in your organization.
Once certified, you’ll have anytime, anywhere access via the Prosci Portal to the Prosci Hub Solution Suite. It offers extensive digital content, resources and tools that help you apply change management throughout your project. Plus it supports you in learning and growing along the way.
The data is clear: even when organizational changes meet technical requirements and milestones, they can still fail to deliver results and benefits. What’s missing? Change management. Organizations that embrace change management are more likely to achieve project objectives, stay on or ahead of schedule, and stay on or under budget.
BMGI India partners with Prosci to help organizations navigate change, accelerate adoption, and achieve sustainable business results through proven change management solutions.
