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Free Change Readiness Assessment Template

Before launch: score urgency, sponsor alignment, capacity, communication and past-change scars, with an AI report on what to prepare first.

~10 min
5 weighted dimensions
AI PDF Report
AI Consultant
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Before launch: score urgency, sponsor alignment, capacity, communication and past-change scars, with an AI report on what to prepare first.

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About this template

Change programs die less from bad plans than from unreadiness: sponsors who agreed but don't believe, capacity already consumed, and old failed changes unsaid. This assessment scores five readiness conditions before the launch, and the AI report shows what to build or heal first — including which past change is still poisoning the present one. Run it at the moment between deciding and announcing.

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Template at a Glance

TemplateChange Readiness Assessment
CategoryBusiness & Strategy
FormatWeighted 1–5 assessment with personalized AI PDF report
Time to completeAbout 10 minutes per response
What you getA personalized AI report (printable PDF) per response, plus the raw answers
Best forTransformation leads · HR and change managers · Sponsors
CostFree to copy and customize on FormLM
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What This Assessment Measures

Five dimensions, scored 1–5 and weighted into one result.

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Live Preview

Sample form and AI report preview — fill it in to see live scoring and the report.

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Sample AI report with scoring visuals and recommendations, printable as a PDF.
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What's Included

Everything you need to run this template.

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Five weighted dimensions

Shared urgency, Sponsor alignment, Change capacity, Communication readiness, History scars — each scored 1–5.

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Weighted composite score

A defensible overall view that keeps dimensions separate.

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Personalized AI PDF report

The weakest dimension, what it caps, and a prioritized fix list.

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QR into an AI consultant chat

Every report links a chat trained on this topic for follow-ups.

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How It Works

From copy to deliverable in four steps.

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Use This Template

Copy the assessment, scoring and report settings into your FormLM workspace — free.

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Customize

Adjust dimensions and weights to match how your business runs.

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Share and collect

Send the link or QR; each response is scored automatically.

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Review and act

Open the personalized AI PDF report and share it with stakeholders.

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Who Is This For

Pick your role — see how it fits your workflow.

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Transformation leads

Launch odds, improved first.

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HR and change managers

Resistance mapped in advance.

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Sponsors

Know what they're signing up for.

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Key Features

What makes this template work as a professional deliverable.

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Sample Questions Inside

A preview of real questions — the full version adds scoring and a personalized report per respondent.

  1. Our people understand why this change cannot wait (1–5)
  2. Sponsors advocate this change, not merely permit it (1–5)
  3. The organization has real capacity left for change (1–5)
  4. We can explain this change honestly on one page (1–5)
  5. Past failed changes have been acknowledged, not hidden (1–5)
  6. Which previous change left a scar still relevant here? (open)
  7. What single preparation would most raise the odds? (open)
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the five readiness conditions?
Shared urgency, genuine sponsor alignment, spare change capacity, ready honest communication, and healed history — scored before launch, not after resistance.
When exactly should we run it?
Between the decision to change and the announcement — findings change the plan, and after announcement they only change the spin.
Who should answer — leadership or staff?
Both, separately; the readiness gap between sponsors and staff is the program's early-warning indicator.
What if readiness scores low?
That is the instrument working: the report converts each low condition into a specific pre-launch action instead of a launch-day surprise.
Is this tied to a change model?
It borrows common readiness thinking (urgency and coalition ideas from well-known change literature) as an original self-assessment design, not a licensed model.
Is it free to use?
Yes. Click Use This Template to copy the form, scoring and report configuration into your FormLM workspace for free, then customize and share it.
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