The change manager oversees the design of an intervention strategy. This person has overall responsibility for assessing the need for change, determining the appropriate intervention activities, implementing a strategy, and evaluating the results. Some organizations elect to develop a parallel structure for introducing change-one person responsible for ongoing management function s and another person responsible for managing change. However, using a parallel structure may lead to a situation in which the change. However, using a parallel structure may lead to a situation in which the change manager does not have sufficient power to create the conditions for change, particularly if others perceive the functional manager in the organization as not supporting the change process.