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• Stakeholder analysis to identify who is affected by the change, how, and who can
influence change adoption
• A RACI (responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed) matrix to clarify who is
responsible and accountable for each task or decision and identify who needs to be
consulted or kept informed
• A communication plan to plot out change messages and the vehicles to deploy them
• A training plan to describe how affected employees will develop knowledge, skills, and
attitudes needed to support the change
• A resistance management plan to identify employees most likely to object to—and
potentially try to disrupt—wha ...