Project Management

4. Managing Project Change

Week 4

Managing project change

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Types of changeTypes of change(that we talk about)(that we talk about)

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You had a plan

Now things are changing

What are you going to do?

What are ____________ going to do?you

2% requirements creep per month(www.IAG.biz, 2008)

baseline

controlcommunicate

value

Measure change against

your baselinebaseline

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Control the change with a processprocess

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Communicate, always communicate

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The other type of changeThe other type of change

Change managementChange management

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Timing is everything

• Scheduling projects to not all hit the users at once

Volume of change

• Change fatigue

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity

Why change?

• SWOT

Responses to change

Make a list of positive and negative responses

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How do you feelfeel when you have to tellhave to tell others

things are changing?

How do you feelfeel when you are toldyou are told things are

changing?

John Kotter’s 8 steps

1. Establish a sense of urgency2. Create a coalition3. Develop a clear vision4. Share the vision5. Empower people to clear obstacles6. Secure short-term wins7. Consolidate and keep moving8. Anchor the change

Invite people to participate

Customers who get a chance to complain and are then satisfied are more loyal than

customers who have never had a problem.

resistance

culture

Figure 1.3 Figure 1.3 Organisational cultures Organisational cultures (Cadle & Yates, 2005, p7)(Cadle & Yates, 2005, p7)

Figure 1.4 Figure 1.4 Sociability/solidarity matrix Sociability/solidarity matrix (Cadle & Yates, 2005, p9)(Cadle & Yates, 2005, p9)

Figure 3.7 Figure 3.7 Key dimensions defining and organizations culture Key dimensions defining and organizations culture (Gray & Larson, 2006, p74)(Gray & Larson, 2006, p74)

Figure 3.9 Figure 3.9 Cultural dimensions of and organization supportive of project Cultural dimensions of and organization supportive of project managementmanagement (Gray & Larson, 2006, p76).(Gray & Larson, 2006, p76).

The pm as a change agentThe pm as a change agent

Project success depends on change

• Stages in a change program:– Launching the project– Winning hearts and minds– Skilling the end-users– After go-live

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identify audiences and the actions you want

identify the barriers which audiences have and tell them about the benefits that will

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choose communication channels and controls

that you will use to check understanding

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Kotter’s 8 steps

Successful projects have planned for change

Someone is accountable for change management

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