Posted on: Jul 13, 2023
What does the managing change in organisations stand for? Let’s have a look …
Managing change in organisations – the role of a project manager. Key responsibilities
Having the right Project Manager in the organization, is nothing more that assuring that the crucial aspects of the project are delivered on time:
- Managing the Change Management team
- Definition of change management strategy and approach
- Creation of communication plan and deliverables
- Collection of all change management requirements
- Coordination and facilitation of workshops, if any
- Support all required users (e.g. end users, approvers, delegates, etc.)
- Work with the functional and technical teams to plan training schedules
- Preparation and facilitation of training
- Review key risks and gaps throughout training lifecycle
What is change management? Adaptive methodology
Managing change in organisations is treated as a pillar to ensure the following steps are achieved:
- Assessment of both change history and organizational readiness for an upcoming change
- Anticipation of change resistance to determine actions addressing this resistance
- Establishment of sponsorship governance with a bold and visible leadership commitment
- Development of the change acceptance methodology
- Design and deployment of communication strategy
- Monitoring of the change roll-out execution
- Identification of skills and capability assessment matrix to execute the change
- Introduction of engagement sessions and a training curriculum to bring new skils
- Establishment of change management activity plan with measurable goals and metrics
- Establishment of culture and environment supporting sustainability of desired change deployment
What is the role and responsibilities of a project manager in organisation? Deliverables
Managing change in organisations means:
- Containing all five dimensions significant for successful change deployment: strategy, people, process, technology and organization
- Established change sponsorship governance model with visible and engaged leadership followed by regular review structures
- Developed effective communication plan and materials dedicated to respective audience as a credible source of information
- Assessed organizational readiness for the change deployment assisted with a well-designed risk mitigation plan
- Mapped and deployed new skills demands in the organization critical for deployment of a sustainable change
- Developed measurable goals and metrics to monitor change management progress, followed by regular celebrations
Project manager role in change management? Benefit
The main benefits of proper change management in organisations are:
- EFFICIENCY
Higher ROI on project achieved by successful change management deployment - AGILITY
Organizational culture maturity and readiness to adopt to a change-driven environment - CONSISTENCY
In time, consistent and standardized communication building trust and openness for change - BUSINESS MODEL
Re-designed model with implemented organizational and structured changes - ALIGNMENT
Business functions aligned with the vision set by a business strategic transformation plan
Conclusion: Managing change in an organization is not a problem that cannot be easily overcome if you work with the right Project and Change Manager.
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