Like most things during organisation change Plant, Equipment and Tools are subject to change. This is a piece that often goes undone in the process of organisation change. When processes change there is often the need to alter the workspace, equipment or tools. If this were compared to a theater group transitioning from one play to another, they would handling costumes and set design.
Let’s extend the metaphor a bit more. If the actors are taking on Oklahoma when they have been performing Macbeth, they cannot continue using their current costumes and sets. Musical theater often requires a larger space. Period piece costumes appropriate for Shakespeare would be ridiculous for musical comedy. For the new play to work, there is no avoiding reworking the plant, equipment and tools. For a successful production, the existing plant, tools and equipment need to be either modified or replaced. No one would expect the actors to bring off the musical with a set from Hamlet.
How does this apply to organisation change? When transitions occur from old processes to new processes, PET also transitions. The strange thing is that even though no one would expect actors to change plays without changing PET, it happens all the time in the business world. Equipment that should replaced will go un-purchased. Sometimes the equipment will be replaced but shoved into a space that is not large enough to support it. It is commonplace in business to expect satisfactory organisation change with conditions that would send actors into a strike. That is astounding because actors are often considered to suffer abuse in their industry. Failing to procure the right equipment and tools can torpedo a change effort.
PET is a four component process. Initially, the changes required to PET have to be identified. Are custom tools needed for the new process? The next step is to put the changes in place and test them. Are the changes working the way they should be? The impacted guidelines and operating controls need to be altered for the new PET. The installation of any new equipment or tools requires updating any guidelines and replacing manuals. No one would give a paper shredder to another person without at least explaining how it works. In a work setting, this is the function manuals and guidelines serve. Get rid of outdated manuals. These things are clutter. They would be thrown away in a home, why keep them at work?
Organisation change requires that PET be addressed. The transitions can be fairly simple. The changes can also be a huge undertaking. Big or small, the required changes have to found, instituted and analyzed. Do the necessary revision work on manuals and guidelines once things are up and running. There’s no need to create potential problems. Get rid of the old manuals and guidelines. It limits the clutter and misinformation
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