About the tool

Readiness isn't a plan. It's the conditions to run one.

The Change Readiness Check is a lightweight diagnostic tool that takes an upcoming change, a release, a reorganisation, a new way of working, and tests whether the organisation around it is actually set up to absorb it, before that gap turns into resistance or rework.

The goal isn't to judge the change itself. It's to surface whether the conditions around it are actually there.

01Ownership

Readiness starts with accountability. Is there one person clearly responsible for making this change happen, and do the people involved know what they're each on the hook for?

02Visibility

Readiness needs context, not just communication. Do the people affected understand what's changing, why, when, and what it means for them?

03Decision-making

Readiness depends on knowing who decides. If something needs to shift midway, is it clear who can make that call, and have the likely trade-offs already been talked through?

04Downstream involvement

Readiness means preparation, not notification. Have the people who'll operate this change had a chance to shape it, or only been told about it?

05Response capacity

Readiness includes what happens if it doesn't go to plan. Is there room to respond if reality doesn't match expectations, or is everyone already stretched?