A French author once said, “The only constant in life is change.” Some welcome it, others resist it – regardless, change is inevitable. In a business environment, change may vary from a simple tweak in the email system to a restructuring of the entire business. When change is complex though, it must be managed thoroughly.

The official term for this is, ‘change management’; and it is multi-faceted. First of all, change often comes with risks that must be mitigated. Change usually involves stages of review and approval. The change being made must align with the business priorities or the bigger picture. And, change takes time. Managing change is as complex as being the puppet master of a show involving hundreds of puppets.

Generally, change is managed via meetings, discussions or internal newsletters. The associated tasks are prioritised and assigned to owners. Tasks are performed, reviewed, revised and reviewed once again before being finally implemented. All of this needs to be well managed to ensure smooth sailing.

But when change is complex and requires a significant mental shift, there is likely to be some resistance. In an organisation, employees are likely to tune out and disengage – especially when they’re the ones that need to take action to embrace the change.

Enterprise collaboration applications are purpose built to bring people together around a common subject – like change management.

CORUS is an enterprise collaboration application that makes change management easier by bringing together tasks and task owners in one place. It becomes the hub where the planned change is discussed, prioritised and reviewed. Through Corus, you can have full visibility of the change management process and get your staff involved and on board.