Jeff Panning laid out in a recent article a lot of good change impact factors to consider when managing a project.
There is one important point in his discussion that needs expansion.
Jeff noted “Decision: is a change management workstream required for your project?”
My take on that is it is more of a rhetorical question … I think the answer is always “yes” and to consider factors like he suggests.
The reason?
A project – by its very nature – is *intended* to produce change of some sort.
How you deal with that change is a major factor in whether or not your project succeeds or not.
Change management may not be a big “workstream” unto itself … but there should always be change elements in planning and execution.
And, as colleague Thomas Meloche has been writing about lately, organizational change almost always involves politics. This makes change management even more critical.
Ignore change and politics at your project’s peril 😉
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