At Vision to Work, Inc. we have a process for laying out change called the 5 W’s.
It is a way to simplify the change process and address different kinds of people at different spots in the timeline.
Those 5 W’s are (in this order) :
- Why
- Where
- Who
- What
- When
Some people want to know why before they jump in.
Some people want to know where the change will land.
Some want to know who will be participating, when and at what level of accountability.
Some just want to know what they are supposed to do.
Some need a when date to shoot for.
For process oriented team members we add How. Honest we wish it started with “W”.