CHANGECONNECT AWARD 2017 APPLICATION FORM Sharing stories and acknowledging excellence is key to elevating the value and role of change management. With this in mind ChangeConnect celebrates the best change management project in South Australia with the biannual ChangeConnect Awards. All types of organisational change projects are encouraged to enter – whether social or organisational and transformational or incremental –- we are looking for projects that have responded directly to the context, showed creative and sound techniques, tackled challenges and influenced stakeholders. In other words, projects with a story to tell and measurables to prove it.
Nomination Thank you for entering the ChangeConnect award. We know you are busy. All good change managers are. So we have kept the application process lean and concise to ensure that the focus is on the situation, approach and outcomes of the change. You are restricted to the length of your responses, so be creative, make sure you show outcomes and most importantly tell a great story of why your project is distinctive and worthy of recognition. Applications over the word count limit will not be accepted. When completing the application, please ensure to: • • • •
Complete all questions to the best of your knowledge Use measurable, metrics and examples to demonstrate the outcomes of the change project Provide work sample(s) to help explain your work Tell the evaluators a great story
By submitting this application form, you agree to the following: • • •
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Recognise that the change project is the nominee, not the individual nominating. Of course, the change leader and team will be acknowledged for driving the change. Acknowledge that the change project nominated has been implemented (or is at least three-quarters of the way through) with clear measurable outcomes and additional metrics submitted upon request. Approve that the change story can be shared to the ChangeConnect community via social media events, conferences or other activities and communications. Rest assured that we will connect with you before we publish/promote any details about the change project. Consent to be contacted and interviewed to tell us more about the change story. Confirm that the information submitted is true and correct.
Submit the form To submit the form, email the Word document to info@changeconnect.org along with any change project samples (pdf and/or video). Forms must be submitted by close of business 6 October 2017.
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PART 1: The change project Change type (select one)
Organisational Social
Change project title (20 words maximum) Organisation name Organisational type (select one)
Corporate Education Government Not for Profit Partnership Other
Number of staff impacted by the change Location of change project Organisational leader Length of change project
Start
date month/Year
End
date month/Year
PART 2: The change leader Title Full name Position title Number of years in the change profession Email address Contact number Please list the professionals also involved in the change process that should be acknowledged
PART 3: The applicant (only if different to the nominee) eg. External Consultant Full name Email address Contact number
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PART 4: The change challenge Backstory Describe the change situation, why the change event was undertaken and the key audience group(s). (maximum 300 words)
Plan + Outcomes List key measurable objectives for the change project. How well did the project meet these objectives? (maximum 500 words)
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Style Describe how the change challenge was approached and the tactics and techniques applied. (maximum 300 words)
Toolbox What tools (aka people, budget, time, others) did you have available for the project? How effectively were they managed? (maximum 300 words)
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PART 5: Other information Anything else you would like to tell us about the project? (maximum 300 words)
Change project examples (aka show & tell samples) Attached pdf (no more than 6 x A4 or 3 x A3 in size) examples of change communications, tools, presentations, plans etc that were used in the project and help to explain the change story. Provide a URL link to a video.
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