ADKAR
A Tool to Make Sure Changes Happen
Wade Lester, QCIP Team
Two “Sides” of Change
Process People
Improvement Side
Side
Two “Sides” of Change
“Hard” Side “Soft” Side
Must Address Both Sides
Statistics
from Prosci on success of
change management in over 1100
organizations
ADKAR
Model for The People Side of Change
Awareness
Desire
Knowledge
Ability
Reinforcement
Awareness
Awareness of the need for change
Desire
Desire to participate and support
the Change
Knowledge
Knowledge on how to change
Ability
Ability to implement required
skills and behaviors
Reinforcement
Reinforcement to sustain the
change
ADKAR MODEL QUESTIONNAIRE
Distributed to all employees who will
be impacted by the change
Distributed multiple times
Managers of people who will
implement the change
Address areas below a rating of 4—
with group and individually