The Accelerating Implementation Methodology

Stewarding Don Harrison’s proven change framework since 1989, turning technical installation into lasting behavioral adoption.

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A Legacy Since 1989

The Accelerating Implementation Methodology was founded by Don Harrison in 1989 as a structured discipline for guiding organizations through complex change. Today, Ann Marvin serves as its sole steward, upholding its founding principles while extending its application to the demands of modern enterprise transformation.

1989

Founded by Don Harrison

Don Harrison establishes the Accelerating Implementation Methodology, codifying a discipline for guiding organizations through change with rigor and repeatability.

Present

Ann Marvin, Sole Steward

Ann Marvin carries the methodology forward as its sole steward, preserving its founding principles while applying them to enterprise AI adoption, executive sponsorship, and M&A integration.

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Behavioral Adoption, Not Technical Installation

AIM's central philosophy separates it from conventional project management: a technical installation ends when a system or process is deployed. Behavioral adoption begins there, and is the only outcome AIM considers a completed implementation.

Technical Installation

A system goes live on schedule
Documentation is distributed and training is completed
Success is measured at the point of deployment

Behavioral Adoption

Employees consistently use the new way of working, months after launch
Leaders model and reinforce the change through daily decisions
Success is measured by sustained adoption and performance outcomes

Sustained Behavior Change

AIM sequences interventions so new behaviors become habitual, not a one-time compliance event tied to go-live.

Organizational Ownership

Accountability for adoption is distributed to sponsors and managers, not left to a project team that disbands at rollout.

Measurable Adoption Metrics

Adoption is tracked with the Implementation History Assessment, giving leaders evidence of behavioral uptake, not just system usage logs.

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Enterprise Applications of AIM

The same behavioral-adoption principles that have guided organizations since 1989 now underpin three of today's most consequential enterprise change challenges.

AI Change Management & Governance

AIM provides the behavioral adoption backbone for enterprise AI initiatives, governance frameworks that move organizations from pilot programs to sustained, accountable AI utilization.

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Executive Sponsorship Alignment

A structured accountability matrix ensures executive sponsors remain visibly engaged throughout the change lifecycle, closing the gap between stated support and behavioral reinforcement.

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M&A Cultural Integration

During mergers and acquisitions, AIM's change velocity framework aligns disparate cultures and operating models, converting integration timelines into measurable adoption milestones.

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