The ADKAR Model is a change management model the focuses on the human element
of change.
What is ADKAR?
An acronym for the 5 outcomes an individual needs to achieve for a change to be successful.
Awareness – Of the need for change
Desire – To participate and support the change
Knowledge – On how to change
Ability – To implement desired skills and behaviors
Reinforcement – To sustain the change
Why ADKAR?
• Help support indiviaual transition in change
• Identify what is needed for successful change
• Focus conversations around the change Diagnose gaps (which ADKAR element is missing?)
Who Uses ADKAR?
Change practitioners, sponsors, people managers,project managers, and others in key roles.
Steps of ADKAR Change
1.Awareness.
- Aware and understand why the change is necessary.
2.Desire.
- Feel dissatisfied with the current state.
- Understand the negative consequences of not changing.
- Want to participate in the change.
3.Knowledge.
- Having the knowledge of how to change.
4.Ability.
- New skills and behaviors to make the change happen.
5.Reinforcement.
- The change is reinforced within each individual.
Advantages & Disadvantages
1.Advantages
- Focuses on outcomes not tasks.
- Allows you to measure how well the change is progressing.
- It recognizes the importance of people.
- Provides a clear checklist to manage change.
2.Disadvantages
- It is better suited to smaller change initiatives.
- It ignores the complexity of change.
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