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Master Change with Clarity
It helps you understand the pressures for and against change, enabling strategic decisions for successful implementation.
Move beyond a simple pros-and-cons list to a dynamic analysis of your change environment.
Structured Decision-Making
Provides a logical and visual way to analyze a complex change initiative.
Identifies Obstacles & Aids
Clearly surfaces potential risks, barriers, and hidden allies that might impact the project.
Strategic Planning
Enables development of targeted action plans to strengthen positive forces and mitigate negative ones.
Builds Consensus
An excellent communication tool to explain the rationale for a change and align stakeholders.
Risk Assessment
Total scores for driving and restraining forces give a quick visual indicator of potential for success or failure.
Follow our guided free four-step process to build a comprehensive analysis and a winning strategy.
Define the Change
Clearly describe the proposed change, its objective, and scope. A solid foundation is key to a meaningful analysis.
Identify Driving Forces
List all factors pushing in favor of the change. Assign a strength score (1-5) to quantify their impact.
Identify Restraining Forces
Identify all obstacles and factors working against the change. Score their strength to understand the challenges ahead.
Create an Action Plan
Develop a strategy to leverage driving forces and overcome restraining ones, turning your analysis into an actionable roadmap.
Move beyond a blank slate and immediately surface the pressures for and against change. Our new AI feature analyzes your business and the specifics of the proposed initiative to instantly draft a preliminary list of Driving and Restraining Forces.
Define Your Change, Get Your Forces Identified
By providing the necessary context, the AI synthesizes common organizational and market dynamics to structure the initial force field, allowing you to move directly to scoring and strategy development.
Key Inputs for AI Generation:
This integration ensures a fast, structured, and strategic start to mastering organizational change.
Our final report provides a powerful, at-a-glance summary of your analysis. The clear visual diagram, net impact score, and detailed action plan give you a complete roadmap for implementation.
Dynamic Force Diagram
Calculated Net Impact Score
Printable PDF & JSON Export
Ideal for anyone involved in planning, leading, or navigating organizational transformation.
Senior Leaders & Executives
Evaluate feasibility of strategic decisions like mergers, restructuring, or new market entry.
Project & Program Managers
Anticipate and plan for resistance and support when launching a new project.
HR Professionals & Team Leaders
Manage changes like new policies, cultural initiatives, or adopting new workflows.
Change Management Professionals
A core tool for analyzing, planning, and executing successful change initiatives.
Start your first analysis in minutes. Plan with confidence, build consensus, and ensure your next initiative is a success.
