Which Ackerman and Anderson step focuses on planning, organizing, and implementing the change?

• A. Plan organize and implement the change
• B. Implement the change
• C. Celebrate and integrate the new state
• D. Learn and course correct

Answer: (A)

In Ackerman and Anderson’s framework, the change process unfolds in stages that move from turning plans into action, then learning and adjusting, and finally embedding the new state. The stage that explicitly centers on planning, organizing, and implementing the change is the one that lays out the roadmap, assigns responsibilities, aligns resources, and drives the actual rollout. It’s about turning strategy into action—creating the plan, coordinating people and processes, and executing the change initiative.

That broader step is the best fit because it directly names planning, organizing, and implementing as its core activities. The other options focus on later bits of the journey: implementing the change alone emphasizes execution without the upfront structure; learning and course correcting is about feedback and adjustment during or after action; celebrating and integrating is about sustaining and normalizing the new state after initial success.