Build a Change Sustainment Plan
Prevent your change from washing away by creating a plan to sustain the benefits of your change beyond go-live.
RETIRED CONTENT
Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.Not planning for the sustainment of change often leads to:
- Unrealized benefits of the change (e.g. efficiencies not gained, revenue not increased)
- Change fatigue, disengagement, and low morale
- Reduced investment in future projects
Including a sustainment plan in change projects helps you to:
- Improve change adoption and usage.
- Increase the likelihood of meeting or exceeding project objectives.
- Finish projects under budget and ahead of schedule.
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Module 1: Prioritize Actions for Sustainment and Identify Sustainment Components Needed
The Purpose
- Establish goals and success measures.
- Review the project/change plan.
- Evaluate the use of sustainment components.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Evaluated current use of sustainment components.
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| 1.1 | Set sustainment targets/success criteria for change goals and metrics. |
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| 1.2 | Prioritize the most impactful project/change actions to determine where to focus sustainment. |
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| 1.3 | Identify obstacles to sustainment. |
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| 1.4 | Determine if core sustainment components are in place. |
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| 1.5 | Determine which supplementary components are needed. |
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Module 2: Create Sustainment Plan
The Purpose
- Create a plan for core and supplementary sustainment components for each prioritized project/change action.
- Outline roles for sustainment actions.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Integrated sustainment components into the project/change plan.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Build plan for core sustainment components for prioritized actions. |
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| 2.2 | Build plan for chosen supplementary components for prioritized actions. |
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| 2.3 | Create a RACI chart for sustainment plan implementation. |
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Module 3: Prepare for Sustainment Plan Implementation
The Purpose
Form a timeline and review process.
Key Benefits Achieved
Defined process to implement and monitor the sustainment plan.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Draft an implementation timeline. |
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| 3.2 | Establish sustainment planning team meetings and review process. |
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| 3.3 | Determine approach for gathering feedback on the sustainment plan. |
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