Transition Cycle Workbook

Over eight years of researching and supporting responsible transitions from international to local leadership, the Stopping As Success (SAS+) program found that teams in transition processes would benefit from further support in tracking their transition process and engaging with transition resources in a considered, interactive, and tailored way. The aim of this resource is therefore to provide practitioners with a way to consider and responsibly implement both the whole and individual parts of a transition process. Rather than focusing on prescriptive to-do lists or activities, the aim of this resource is to first inspire thinking around key issues in transitions, and then to provide users with appropriate tools to carry out a transition successfully.

Ultimately, this resource aims to support more responsible transitions, which ensure the transfer of technical and procedural ownership from an international to local level. Examples of responsible transitions include an international organizational transformation to be locally led or a programmatic handover to a local entity. Transition processes are non-linear and fluid depending on changes to the context, needs, and plan. Additionally, these processes often involve power dynamics – including who has access to resources and decision-making on the transition processes. Therefore, this resource aims to support teams to navigate these changes and power dynamics in a way that supports more sustainable, equitable, and lasting change.