The organization is planning to make a substantial change to the compensation and benefits program for the next fiscal year. This change will impact all branches of the organization throughout the U.S. Eight thousand employees will be required to move from the very popular existing total rewards program to the new system. A compensation study determined that most employees will need updated position titles and salary bands.

A. Compile the change management imperatives that will go into making this a successful change project.

B. Construct a set of strategies that managers can use to help employees cope with complex change.