R 041937Z FEB 10

ALCOAST 066/10
COMDTNOTE 5224
SUBJ: CHANGE MANAGEMENT TOOLS
1. COAST GUARD LEADERS AT EVERY LEVEL NEED TO BE COMPETENT AT
LEADING CHANGE. THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO GAIN COMPETENCE IS BY
USING A COMMON, STRUCTURED APPROACH, COMPLETE WITH COMMON TOOLS AND
SPECIFIC PRACTICES. AS WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT, THERE IS A
LOGICAL SERIES OF STEPS THAT MUST BE TAKEN TO EFFECTIVELY AND
EFFICIENTLY MANAGE CHANGE. BEST PRACTICE RESEARCH DESCRIBES A
STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN A STRUCTURED APPROACH AND THE SUCCESS OF
THE CHANGE INITIATIVE. INVOKING A FORMAL METHOD AT THE EARLIEST
STAGES OF A PROJECT DRAMATICALLY INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF
SUCCESS.
2. AFTER CONSIDERABLE REVIEW OF THE MANY APPROACHES AVAILABLE, THE
COAST GUARD HAS CONTRACTED FOR THE USE OF A WEB-BASED CHANGE
MANAGEMENT LEARNING CENTER AND THE PRACTICES AND TOOLS DEVELOPED BY
PROSCI, INC. THESE RESOURCES INCLUDE CHECKLISTS, ASSESSMENTS,
PLANNING TEMPLATES, WHITE PAPERS, TEXTBOOKS, PRESENTATION AND
REPORT TEMPLATES, ETC. THE TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN THE
COAST GUARD - MILITARY, CIVILIAN, ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, AND
CONTRACTORS WHILE SUPPORTING COAST GUARD CONTRACTS - FOR THE
PURPOSE OF LEADING CHANGE SYSTEMATICALLY.
3. OUR MODERNIZATION TEAM AND KEY PROJECT LEADERS HAVE MADE USE OF
THESE TOOLS ALREADY. TRAINING HAS BEEN AND WILL BE PROVIDED FOR KEY
CHANGE MANAGEMENT TEAMS. WE ENCOURAGE ALL LEADERS, AT ALL LEVELS,
TO VISIT THE PROSCI WEB SITE, EXPLORE THE TOOLS, AND IF TIME
PERMITS TO COMPLETE A SHORT TUTORIAL TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE
METHODS. THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES (CG-1) HAS
LAUNCHED A CGPORTAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AT:
HTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL/LOTUS/MYQUICKR/CHANGE-
MANAGEMENT, WHERE DETAILS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE PROSCI WEB SITE ARE
AVAILABLE.
4. MANAGING CHANGE IS A FUNDAMENTAL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY, AND
LEADERS SHOULD SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
COMPETENCY IN THOSE WHO REPORT TO THEM, AND TO USE THESE TOOLS WHEN
APPROPRIATE.
5. QUESTIONS RELATED TO ACCESS OR USE MAY BE DIRECTED TO COMDT
(CG-1) POCS: MR BOB HINDS AT 202.475.5345, ROBERT.C.HINDS(AT)
USCG.MIL OR MS CLAUDIA ISAACOFF AT 202.475.5034,
CLAUDIA.S.ISAACOFF(AT)USCG.MIL
6. RELEASED BY RADM RONALD T. HEWITT, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR
HUMAN RESOURCES AND CAPT BRUCE C. JONES, ACTING DIRECTOR OF
ENTERPRISE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND DOCTRINE.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.