The Change impact heatmap visualizes where change is landing across your organization:
But sometimes you need to go deeper — to answer specific questions, prepare tailored reports for leadership, or combine impact data with other information like capability scores or initiative portfolios.
You can download the full underlying data ChangePlan has aggregated from across initiatives to create the heatmap. Instructions here.
Unlike a manual spreadsheet exercise, these exports are powered by ChangePlan’s impact assessment rollups. The system automatically consolidates initiative data, stakeholder mappings, and impact level severity weightings to generate the dataset.
By downloading the complete dataset behind the heatmap into Excel, you can:
- Answer stakeholder-specific questions with precision
- Build custom visuals that connect directly to leadership needs
- Combine change impacts with other metrics (e.g. capability scores, portfolios) for richer insight
- Build reports that reveal new insights and connect directly to the questions your stakeholders are asking.
Suggested reports
Here are instructions on building reporting based on the change impact dataset:
Report Title | Question it Answers | Audience/s |
Which teams are facing the greatest volume and severity of change? | Transformation, HR, Portfolio Governance | |
Which initiatives carry the highest change load? | Change Managers, HR, Comms | |
What kind of change is each team facing (systems, process, behavior, roles)? | Change Managers, HR, Comms | |
Which portfolios are generating the most complex change? | PMO, Execs, Portfolio Leads | |
Do teams have the capability to absorb and lead change? | HR, L&D, Change Sponsors | |
Which low-capability teams are facing the most initiatives? | Transformation, HR, Portfolio Governance | |
When are teams hitting peak change periods, and from what types of change? | PMO, Transformation, Execs |