Bridges Transition Model Glossary Definition

Bridges Transition Model is a current framework associated with William Bridges Associates for Business, Project Management and Requirements work. It is used in Organizational Change Management planning, adoption, communication, training, or continuous-improvement work.

Framework distinguishing external organizational change from the internal human transition people experience. Professionals may encounter it in documentation programs, governance reviews, training initiatives, compliance work, standards research, or change efforts depending on the setting. The entry intentionally summarizes the model in original smitchell.org language and does not reproduce proprietary diagrams, instruments, or method text.