Remove yourself from the role of employee and think of yourself as an outside consultant. Questions you should ask when preparing your change (but are not limited to the following:

1. How will you sell this change to management/ employees?
2. How will my change affect management/ employees?
3. What is the likelihood that management/ those affected will approve the change?
4. What is in it for management/ employees?
5. Will the change create more or less work for management/ employees?
6. What will be the overall benefits for management/ employees to accept this proposal?
7. Can I prove that this proposal for change affects management/ supervision of my organization/ department?
8. What is the impact on human resources in the organization? Will there need to be an increase (or decrease) in staff? Will there be any training needs as a result of the change?