Organizational Change & Transformation Models
Agile adoption is as much about people as process. These models guide how change unfolds at individual, team, and organizational levels. They offer insights into resistance, timing, emotional cycles, and sustained growth. By applying these principles, leaders and coaches foster healthy transitions, avoid common change failures, and build lasting Agile capabilities.
Kotter's 8 Steps for Leading Change
Provides a structured framework for leading and sustaining organizational transformation.
Kotter's XLR8 Framework
Expands traditional change models by introducing a dual operating system—hierarchy and network—to support continuous, Agile-ready transformation.
ADKAR
Focuses on individual transitions through change by identifying five key building blocks: Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement.
Roger's Diffusion of Innovations
Explains how new ideas, practices, and technologies spread through a social system over time.
Change Handbook
Offers a collection of participatory methods for facilitating large-scale change.
Lewin's 3 Stage Theory of Change
Introduces the foundational concept of change as a process: Unfreeze, Change, Refreeze.
Satir Change Model
Describes the emotional and performance impact of change on individuals and teams.
Bridges' Transition Model
Focuses on the internal psychological transitions people experience during change.
Kübler-Ross Change Curve
Visualizes the emotional stages people often go through when experiencing change.