BI Sponsorship Role Map – Example

This is an example of a Change Agent Role Map from a Change Management Plan developed for a Military Organisation.

JAX Change Agent Roles

Change     Management Role	Description of Role	Specific Action/Responsibility
Sponsor: Commander and Vice Commander	Show total commitment and support to pending changes by: Communicating the prioritized major changes to the community Establish lines of communication from the top down to the target population Approve and support the concept, structure, and techniques of managing organizational change Create a synergistic environment Sponsorship cannot be delegated	Approve/concur with the functional changes Provide resources Create     acceptance  with the depots Announce the change Legitimize the Change Manager's role.
Sustaining Sponsor: Project Management Team	Make available and allocate the appropriate resources to those supporting the change Create policies that are supportive of the pending change Create and sustain a political environment that is supportive and committed Establish     cascading sponsorship (directly passes active support of the project on to sustaining sponsors)	Sustain commitment to change Carry message to the community on an ongoing basis, maintain momentum for change Directly participate in leading implementation actions
Change Manager: Designated Project Change Manager	Provide and maintain feedback with targets and sponsors regarding progress and problems related to the change Educate or make knowledgeable the recipients of change on all levels Promote the maintenance of a synergistic environment for communication of alternate styles Monitor and assess the environment at different stages of change;developing and modifying the implementation plan to meet theneeds and address the barriers Work within parameters set by Sponsor	Continuously building and reinforcing sponsorship Apply Change Management to the Depot Maintenance Represent the sustaining sponsors and facilitate change management in the depots Serve as primary point of contact for implementation
Change Advocate:     Middle Management, Shop Floor Supervisors	Make known the actual changes and the impact/benefits Acts as a spokesperson for the change Subject matter expert	Support the change Support implementation Be an "opinion leader"
Change Target: Shop Floor and Above the Floor Personnel	Learn how change applies to them and others affected Determine the degree of influence Use synergistic environment to support or resist the change Know expectations Be prepared to support implementation	Implement and live with the change Accept and be committed, confident, and ready to change

This is an example of an Organizational Role Map broken down by target groups.

Role Map Example

   

   

This an example of a cascading sponsorship framework that can be used to communicate the sponsorship responsibilities for an Organisation.