Business, Economics, Financial Sciences, and Management Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing Volume 143, 2012, pp 149-153 Overview of Change Management and Its Implementation Reza Malek, Rashad Yazdanifard  Center Of Post Graduate Studies, Limkokwing University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia. rezmalek7@gmail.com  Faculty Of Management, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia. rashadyazdanifard@yahoo.com Abstract. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the concept of change management and its objectives in today’s fast -moving markets. You also can perceive why individuals resist change initially, and it is hard for them to leave the status quo, and shift to a new state. At the end the way of implementing the change management is examined. Keywords: Change, Resistance, Process, and Objective. 1 Introduction In the past, the majority of organizations had been designed for stability rather than change. Moreover they had been focused on creating a specific outcome, result or product, whereas these days, organizations focus on improving the process besides they need a new way to handle their job and maximize benefits. Having competitive advantage and profit maximization are the primary objectives of any company. One of the ideal approaches to achieve these objectives through the rapid change in technology, communication, and information is managing change within the organization. Change the values that organizations live by, values like awareness, teamwork, tolerance, responsibility and information are paramount – just as flexibility and change readiness [10]. It occurs by being knowledgeable about change management implementation and its procedures. Indeed change management is a significant component of any organizations. Change management has typically been defined as a process involving unfreezing, moving, and refreezing values, practices, and procedures [5]. But people in an organization, as a human do not accept change simply, and see it as a negative thing. Therefore they initially resist change. Change management is an effective way to minimize this negative feeling and making the change process more efficient. 2 Change Management Definition Change management is the process of planning and coordinating the implementation of all changes through individuals, teams, and organizations. This process basically is defined as problem solving which is a shift from problem state to a desired future state [3]. It is the application of many different ideas from psychology and sociology fields, business administration, and system engineering [16]. Managing change is a process to make employee ready to accept change. In addition it is a way to make them comfortable about change and to carry it out with enthusiasm, and understand the role of their actions in the unfolding drama of the company’s fortunes, and believe that is worthwhile for them to play a part [1]. To assess the impact of change and to monitor its implementation, it is essential to have a policy and procedure for Management of Change [11]. According to Kurt Lewin [3] the process of change three basic stages: Unfreezing, effecting change, and refreezing. Unfreezing is the creation of a difference realization between the status quo and ideal status of an organization that prepares people to change and decrease their resistance. Effecting change is moving from existing situation to ideal state that refers to various processes such as training, education, and restructuring that lead to the development of new behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs [5]. Refreezing regards reestablishing a new state within the