Tools for Powering Your Initiative
Implementation Plan Contacts' central hub for tools and learning resources.
Practical Tools for Implementation and Initiative Success
Leading an initiative? Pause, reflect and keep your progress on track.
Institutional Effectiveness translates evidence-based practices into practical tools for building a productive pause into your team’s workflow. Explore tools to align stakeholders, maintain portfolio visibility and achieve lasting adoption.
Adaptation and Citation Guidelines
We encourage initiative leaders at NC State to use and adapt the tools on this page for your unit’s specific needs. We recommend you cite the original tool using the following template:
Institutional Effectiveness, North Carolina State University. (2025). [Insert specific tool title]. Available on https://provost.ncsu.edu/institutional-effectiveness/strategic-planning-and-implementation/implementation-planning/tools/
Additional Resources
Learning Pathways
- Change Management LinkedIn Learning Pathway (1 hour 37 minutes) This LinkedIn Learning Pathway, developed by NC State Learning and Organizational Development (L&OD), highlights six key practices in change management through short micro-learning videos for a streamlined and convenient learning experience.
- Change Management Collection (5 hours 40 minutes) This LinkedIn Learning Collection, developed by L&OD, is a curated group of change management video resources that provides insights and tools needed for effective organizational transformation. It is targeted for anyone interested in taking a deeper dive into change management.
Implementation Insights
Implementation Insights is a regular article series celebrating strategic plan successes and lessons learned and sharing the work of Institutional Effectiveness to advance NC State’s strategic goals and mission. Read the articles.
Network for Change and Continuous Innovation (NCCI)
Network for Change and Continuous Innovation (NCCI) is a community of higher education professionals dedicated to advancing change, innovation and continuous improvement at and across their institutions. Through NC State’s institutional membership, all NC State faculty and staff can access free educational webinars, discounted conference rates and exclusive online content. Create a profile to join NCCI.
Contact Us
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