Moira Alexander

AUGUST 20, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic taught every business one key lesson: The nature of work can quickly change, and it has, with no signs of slowing. Scaling rapidly from a single-project approach to broader cross-system initiatives relies on developing a flexible, adaptable approach to processes based on teams, their needs, and day-to-day challenges.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this post, I want to dive a little deeper into the subject of Change Management. Yes, we always mention that Scrum Master is a Change Agent but in my subjective point of view, we do not get deep enough into the domain of Change Management. Let's now explore the essence of Change Management.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 10, 2024

They need a change champion to help them make that change. Of course, a change champion isn’t the whole picture in a change management process, but they’re vital for change. Following that will be a list of roles and responsibilities of a change champion and the skill set one looks for in one.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 3, 2024

The adage says nothing is constant but change. When managing projects, change management helps to avoid its negative effects, and a change readiness assessment is one of the ways how it does this. Being prepared for change helps to mitigate the risks associated with those changes.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 25, 2018

It can also be observed in people, organizations and processes—and in these instances it’s not such a great thing. But championing change is a hard thing to do, because people naturally have a resistance to change. Further Reading: How to Make Your Team Active Participants in Organizational Change].

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2024

Then, get to the root of what’s causing that resistance to change and learn how to overcome it. What Is Resistance to Change? Resistance to change is simply a desire to not adapt to a new way of thinking, processes or environment, to name only a few examples. ProjectManager has powerful Gantt charts to implement change.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 6, 2022

Projects that have a major impact need to be assessed for their change management impact. There may be good reasons for investing in ethical or green projects throughout the year, for example, if your company has a commitment to spending, say 20% on environmental initiatives. What strategic goals does the project support?

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nTask

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Any number of projects that an organization undertakes has an impact on the organization’s processes and resources. Project management is not simply about the project itself but also establishing any necessary organizational changes. This is where the change management process comes into play.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Project management knowledge areas coincide with the process groups, which are project initiation, project planning , project execution, monitoring and controlling, and project closing. The knowledge areas take place during anyone of these process groups. Also, any change control will be carried out.

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Entry

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Manage changes to projects or initiatives within an organization on both a technical and human level. Project management is the process of supervising a project team through a series of tasks that ultimately reach completion of a defined goal with a specified target date for completion.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

During the five process groups of the project life cycle, there are multiple objectives and outcomes for each phase. After the project initiation and the planning processes, the execution of the project begins. During this phase a project leader will focus on these key processes: Managing people.

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Inloox

JUNE 15, 2021

Particularly in large, rigid organizations, but also in SMEs, any change process can grow into a huge project that requires lot of effort. That's why we’ve created a change management planning template to enable you to properly initiate changes in your company with InLoox.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 26, 2021

To control your project scope and prevent scope creep, you’ll need a scope management plan and a change management plan. Scope Management Plan. The scope management plan is a component of your project plan which describes how the scope of your project will be established and controlled. Change Management Plan.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

When the project manager is not actively managing changes to scope, there is no control about what is in and what is out. Scope management is the way to deal with that, so let’s talk about how we can use change control protocol to help with it all. What is change control and why is it important?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Projects create deliverables, which are simply the results of the project or the processes in the project. As a new project kicks off, project managers use this resource to plan for known roadblocks. Project sponsors also expect deliverables during the initiation, planning and execution phases of a project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2021

Professor Tirado is a native New Yorker, and when he started out in this field he was one of 5 people in the world who married together managing initiatives through projects and industrial psychology. He gave the example of changing from MS Word to Google Docs. It’s not a huge change for the user and not complex.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2024

In short, a post-implementation review is a process to evaluate whether the objectives of the project were met. You can also use it to see how effectively the project was managed. The project might be over, but the post-implementation or post-project review process continues. That’s not best practice.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. As a project manager, part of your role is shepherding the work through the project lifecycle. The gate process also has other benefits for everyone involved: Shorter planning horizon.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Project Initiation: Project charter, business case, project kickoff meeting agenda. Project Planning: Project management plan, work breakdown structure, project budget, project schedule, change management plan, scope management plan, risk management plan. Business Case. Risk Register.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

If you work in legal project management , talk about your process improvement initiatives or projects relevant to the job you are going for today. These could be: Work projects: Initiatives you have led or taken part in as part of your job responsibilities in other roles. Example: Led a team of 15 to deliver a $1.2m

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2024

Change management is often part of a project manager’s role, but we don’t get a lot of formal training in how to make it happen. However, the risk of getting the change aspects wrong can be huge. A cost-effective and comprehensive self-paced training.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

As a project manager , I have used it in financial services, and to a lesser degree, a modified version in a healthcare setting. Because PRINCE2® is a broad-brush approach, it doesn’t cover technical processes or specific techniques, but it will fit alongside them. Manage by stages PRINCE2® delivers the work in stages.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

For example: Program: Digitize all our processes — this is a large scale goal that would involve many teams and many projects to achieve. While it helps in many ways to have such overt senior support, it does push resistance to change underground! Read more about the role of change management on projects and programs.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Agile A methodology for project and product management, typically used to deliver software projects in an iterative way with short bursts of work called “sprints” Though initially designed as a process for IT and engineering projects, it has since been successfully applied to other industries like marketing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But many digital transformation projects fail because organizations begin these initiatives without a clear idea of what they want to achieve. Trends in project management have highlighted that digital transformation is here to stay. If you are about to begin working on a transformation initiative, what should you consider?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

While the emotion is still fresh, it can be used as an open doorway to identify the initiating event. The Time-line technique, accredited to Tad James , enabled me to study the initiating event in this situation without emotion. As a background to the project, it was an assignment on performance management through behavioral change.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It’s a cliché to say that nothing is constant except for change, but the adage certainly applies to anyone who has ever managed a project. Sometimes stakeholders want something different from what they had requested during initiation. But not all change is equal in a project. Teams get sick. Weather gets in the way.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2018

There’s more than one way to do something right, and project management is full of great methodologies to help with projects big and small. One such is Six Sigma, which is used to improve the quality of an output in a process. It’s a way to continuously achieve stability and predictable results from a process. Of course you do!

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2023

They standardize best practices and oversee related business administration, risk management and change management. Another important task given to PMO directors is managing and allocating resources across projects according to priorities, schedules and budgets.

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Entry

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Manage changes to projects or initiatives within an organization on both a technical and human level. Project management is the process of supervising a project team through a series of tasks that ultimately reach completion of a defined goal with a specified target date for completion.

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Moira Alexander

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Project management involves the use of people, processes and methodologies to plan, initiate, execute, monitor and close activities. While project management and change management are two areas often work side-by-side -- and they should -- there are some similarities. Characteristics of change management.

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nTask

MARCH 2, 2021

Understanding the fundamentals of the Marketing planning process makes it easier for professionals to come up with a robust marketing plan. The success of marketing depends on the development of an efficient marketing plan, created via a strategic marketing planning process. Marketing campaigns to be initiated.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We’ve talked a little about how transition plans can help project management, organizational change management and employee turnover. Develop a clear idea for the future and make sure that it aligns with the values and strategic initiatives of the organization. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts execute a transition plan.

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nTask

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Change management has become one of the most important factors for success in the organizational paradigm of the modern world. Let’s discuss the definition of change management in detail. What is Change Management? What are the 7 R’s of Change Management? The REASON behind the change?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 29, 2019

This year, I’m going to spotlight an initiative called #CelebratingWomeninProjectManagement launched by Elise Stevens , CEO of FixMyProjectChaos. Stevens is a podcaster, author, speaker and works with women in project management to reinforce within themselves their true value to their team, company and industry.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

Different types of project manager While the core skills of being a project manager remain the same, industry insiders often think of there being different types of project manager. The most common way of defining different types of project manager is by industry. In fact, most industries have project managers.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 26, 2022

John Kotter’s 8 step Change Management Model is a strong framework that has been used to implement change in many organizations. This post examines the model, its advantages and disadvantages, and its value to strategists and project managers. What Is the John Kotter Change Management Model?

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