Season 5 - Episode 18 - Which change approach to take? Big bang or pilot?

About this episode

Therese discusses the pros and cons of Big Bang vs Iterative Change Rollouts in organizational change.

Should your organisation launch change all at once, or test it first?  In this episode of Next Level Change Success , Therese breaks down the pro's, risks, and strategic considerations behind Big Bang vs Iterative Change Rollouts . You’ll learn how to assess rollout risk, when pilots make sense, why technical dependencies matter, and how to avoid common implementation mistakes that damage trust. If you're leading transformation, rolling out systems, or influencing organisational change, this episode discusses options and how through considered assessment you can take the options to leadership for decision making and guidance.  

People in this episode

Host: Therese Pares

Topics covered

• change management
• Big Bang approach
• iterative change rollouts
• risk assessment
• organizational change
• implementation mistakes

Keywords

• change approach
• Big Bang
• pilot testing
• rollout risk
• technical dependencies
• implementation
• transformation

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