Change Impact Analysis – Sustainable Data Centre Project
Change impact assessment for a sustainability-led infrastructure programme
Client: Academic Consultancy
Industries
Infrastructure · Technology
Methodologies
Hybrid · PRINCE2
My role
Consultant · Researcher
Tools
Excel · Canva · Powerpoint · Google Scholar · StudyNet
Overview
Structured change impact analysis for a sustainable data centre programme — assessing people, process, technology and governance impacts and producing a change response plan.
Business Problem
Introducing sustainability-led changes into an infrastructure programme created uncertainty across operating model, supplier processes and stakeholder expectations. A structured impact assessment was needed before delivery could proceed.
Objectives
- Identify and quantify change impacts across people, process and technology
- Map stakeholder readiness and resistance
- Produce a change response and communication plan
Approach
- Change impact matrix across delivery dimensions
- Stakeholder readiness assessment
- Risk and dependency mapping
- Change response and communication plan
My Role
Change analyst. Led the impact assessment, owned the stakeholder readiness map and authored the change response plan.
Deliverables
- Change Impact Assessment
- Stakeholder Readiness Map
- Change Response Plan
- Communication Plan
Challenges
- Quantifying soft impacts on operating model and culture
- Balancing sustainability ambition with delivery feasibility
Results & Outcomes
- Distinction-level outcome
- Reusable change impact framework
Evidence
Artefacts produced on this project. Mockups represent the artefact format; confidential client material is appropriately withheld.
Research Report
Change Impact Assessment
Available on request
Stakeholder Map
Stakeholder Readiness Map
Available on request
Project Plan
Change Response Plan
Available on request
Communication Plan
Communication Plan
Available on request
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