DETERMINING NEXT STEPS
After the client and the consultant have reviewed the initial agreement or contract and determined the results of the change effort, they can then identify any remaining tasks and determine whether to continue the services of the OD consultant. The client and the consultant should develop an outline of next steps and decide who will be involved in these. If the goals of the change effort were not realized, the consultant and the client will have to redefine the challenge or desired state and/or generate new intervention options. Even if the goals of the effort were realized, there still may be additional or related work for the consultant. In this case, the process moves to one of exploring needs and contracting anew. ...