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    • Introduction and Benefits

      A key element in the implementation of a successful digital transformation process is an effective change management. Change management refers to all approaches used to prepare and support organisations when making fundamental structural changes. Change management focuses on the stages that companies go through as they develop, something which is unavoidable if companies want to survive and be successful. The principles of change management can be applied to both short-term and long-term changes, whether big and small. Digital transformation is probably the most important and disruptive organisational change to happen in recent times. The best strategy for a digital transformation can only lead to success if those involved can also apply it successfully in their own SME, and this is precisely where "change management expertise” comes into play.

      In this learning unit we will show you how to master the key challenges of a process of change and thereby prepare you for the implementation phase of your digital transformation. 

      Why read on? Why is change management helpful?

      • You will learn about the prerequisites of a successful process of change
      • You will get to know how to successfully implement a change management process, including your SME's  digital transformation process
      • You are able to drive forward your own change process together with your team and increase therefore your employees engagement
      • You will become less dependent on external consultancy
      • You reduce the risk of your change process failing
    • Resources

      1. emcra - Co-shaping Europe et al. (2019) Change Management - The Key to Successful Digital Transformations. Available at: https://digital-transformation-tool.eu/training/mod/hvp/view.php?id=20 (Accessed: 2 April 2025).
      2. emcra - Co-shaping Europe et al. (2022) INCLUDE. Inclusive Leadership in the Digital Age. Handbook for Leaders and Everyone Who Wants to Become One. Available at: https://irp.cdn-website.com/7acf8288/files/uploaded/INCLUDE_IO3_Handbuch_EN.pdf (Accessed: 2 April 2025).
      3. emcra - Co-shaping Europe et al. (2022) INCLUDE. Inclusive Leadership in the Digital Age. Foundations for Leaders and Everyone Who Wants to Become One. Available at: https://irp.cdn-website.com/7acf8288/files/uploaded/INCLUDE_IO1_Process%20Model_EN.pdf (Accessed: 2 April 2025).
      4. Erasmus+ project upgrade2europe (2023) upgrade2europe. Available at: https://upgrade2europe.eu/en/ (Accessed: 2 April 2025).
      5. Kotter, J.P. (1995) ‘Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail’, Harvard Business Review. Available at: https://hbr.org/1995/05/leading-change-why-transformation-efforts-fail-2 (Accessed: 2 April 2025).
      6. Kotter, J.P. (2012) Leading Change. Harvard Business Review Press.