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A planned and managed process of change in an organization or company. The term comes from business language, often in the context of 'Change Management'.
Die Beraterfirma wurde engagiert, um den Change im Unternehmen zu begleiten.
The consulting firm was hired to support the change in the company.
The word 'Change' is used almost exclusively in business and management. In everyday life, you do not speak of a 'Change' when you mean a personal change.
Unsere Abteilung durchläuft gerade einen großen Change.
Our department is currently going through a major change.
Although the word comes from English, 'der Change' has a narrower meaning in German. It refers only to a managed process of change in an organization, not just any change like the English word 'change'.
Für den bevorstehenden Change wurde ein externer Berater engagiert.
An external consultant was hired for the upcoming change.
Common verbs used with 'Change' are 'einen Change begleiten' (to support/accompany a change), 'einen Change umsetzen' (to implement a change), or 'einen Change vorantreiben' (to drive a change forward). It also often appears in the fixed expression 'Change Management'.
Ihre Aufgabe ist es, den Change im Team aktiv zu begleiten.
Her task is to actively support the change in the team.
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Veränderung is a neutral, general term and can also refer to reorganizing something within an organization. Change is a business term for a planned and managed process of change in an organization. In general conversation, Veränderung is appropriate; in a management context, Change is often used.
Im Managementbericht wird der geplante Change unserer Arbeitsabläufe beschrieben.
The planned change to our work processes is described in the management report.
Im Team sprechen wir über die geplante Veränderung unserer Arbeitsabläufe.
In the team, we are discussing the planned change to our work processes.
