The AIM change management toolkit. Diagnose where your change is at risk.
Nine structured tools span the implementation lifecycle, from defining the change to forecasting risk on a project in progress. Four are scored instruments that produce benchmark-comparable risk scores, so you can see which human and cultural factors put adoption most at risk and focus effort there.
Nine structured tools across the lifecycle.
Four scored, benchmark-comparable instruments.
Cover sponsorship, readiness, reinforcement and risk.
Used across major implementations.
Diagnostics that point to action, not sentiment
AIM diagnostics measure specific implementation risk across the human and cultural factors that determine implementation success, not engagement or satisfaction. Each produces an actionable risk score tied to a specific intervention, so leaders prioritize the areas where adoption is at risk rather than applying equal effort everywhere.
Risk, measured
Scored instruments produce benchmark-comparable risk scores, so the highest-risk areas surface clearly.
Tied to intervention
Each score maps back to a specific move. The data is built to drive action, not just describe a problem.
Focus, not everything
Effort goes where adoption is in danger instead of spreading thin across every area at once.
Two delivery modes
Run the diagnostics through the Comparative Agility platform or as downloadable templates, depending on scale.
The AIM tools and assessments
Nine structured tools span the implementation lifecycle, from defining the change through reinforcement and risk forecasting. Four are scored instruments that produce benchmark-comparable risk scores.
Foundation
Brings key players to a clear, common definition of the change: the problem, the present state, the desired state, and how success will be measured, before implementation begins.
Change Agent Assessment
Profiles the skills, relationships and performance a change agent needs, so you can select agents, surface development needs, and evaluate the team driving the change.
Organizational Change Stress Test
Evaluates the cumulative stress of recent and competing changes, so you can judge how much capacity is left and time the change accordingly.
Implementation History Assessment
A scored analysis of barriers and lessons from previous changes. Indicates prospects for current success and the specific barriers to reduce. Benchmark-comparable.
Sponsor Assessment
Evaluates the level and type of sponsor commitment across what sponsors express, model and reinforce. Can be run as a 360 to compare how commitment is perceived.
Individual Readiness Assessment
A scored analysis of readiness and sources of resistance across six indices: Information, Willingness, Ability, Confidence, Control and Feedback. Benchmark-comparable.
Communication Audit
Assesses the content and process of implementation communication across the unfreeze, transition and refreeze stages, matching messages to what people impacted need to hear.
Targeted Reinforcement Index
A scored tool that shows whether the present reinforcement system rewards the new behaviors the change needs, or quietly rewards the old ones. Benchmark-comparable.
Implementation Risk Forecast
A scored snapshot for a project in progress. Identifies current risk factors and targets resources where adoption is most at risk. Benchmark-comparable.
How the toolkit is applied in sequence
Choose your delivery mode
Run the diagnostics through the Comparative Agility platform or as downloadable templates, depending on scale.
Diagnose first
Start with the Implementation Risk Forecast to see which risk factors carry the most danger and which populations to assess next.
Focus resources
Prioritize interventions in the highest-risk areas instead of applying equal effort everywhere.
Act on the results
Map each score back to a specific intervention. Risk scores are designed to drive action, not just describe a problem.
Iterate as it advances
Re-assess at milestones so the plan adapts to what the data shows, rather than following a fixed script.
AIM toolkit: key questions
Where to go next
Diagnose your change risk
Talk to IMA Worldwide about running the right diagnostics for your initiative and turning the risk scores into a focused intervention plan.
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