“KOTTER EIGHT-STAGE CHANGE PROCESS”
AND
“ESTATES AND FACILITIES MANAGER ACTUAL CHANGE PROCESS”
AS PART OF THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMME 2007-2008
DATE: 14th January 2008
NAME: Michael Harbour
TITLE: Change Management Models Examination “Kotter Eight-Stage Change Process” and “Estates and Facilities Manager Actual Change Process” TABLE OF CONTENTS
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3.0 SUMMARY 1
4.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4
5.0 PROFILE OF AUTHOR 4
6.0 TERMS OF REFERENCE 5
7.0 PROFILE OF TRUST 6
8.0 INTRODUCTION 7
9.0 CHANGES TO ESTATES SERVICES AT BRENTFORD LODGE 10
10.0 CONCLUSIONS 26
11.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 31 BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCES 33 APPENDICES
Service and Maintenance Contract Requirements at Brentford Lodge.
Change Management Questionnaire and Survey Results – Re-provision of Estates Services at Brentford Lodge.
ILLUSTRATIONS
Brentford Lodge Property Overview.
Estates and Facilities Managers Team – Including Peripheral Resources.
Brentford Lodge Reactive and Planned Preventative Maintenance Performance Review.
3.0 SUMMARY
3.01 The report examines the actual management processes used in the change project to re-provide in-house Estates Services to Brentford Lodge during 2007. Previous to this the Estates Services were provided externally through the use of a private contractor.
The actual management processes used are compared and discussed alongside the “Kotter Eight-Stage Change Process”. This change model was written by John P. Kotter , the distinguished author and expert on business leadership.
The actual management of the change processes to re-provide in-house Estates Services were considered reasonably effective. However, the processes in comparison to the “Kotter” model are viewed as being weak, autocratic and quite two dimensional.
The “Kotter Eight-Stage Model” strictly uses eight processes to secure
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