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Why PMI in the PMBOOK guide does not include much more emphasis on the change management process (which by itself is a broader area) that accompanies project management.

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Alexandre Costa Scrum Master| Integer Consulting - Pictet technologies Loures, Portugal
The change management process is critical in most projects to achieve key objectives and make project implementation meaningful. Because after project implementation if people resist the changes implemented by the project, the project it will fail. Many companies already use a project manager and a change manager throughout the project life cycle to ensure project success. The life cycle of the project should be in the majority cases accompanied by the life cycle of the change management process. By it's nature a project it will cause changes in the persons impacted by the project and there are many technichs to avoid or mitigate the resistance of the stakeholders explained by Prosci and
others.Implementing strategies or projects that endure requires changing a set of individual behaviors that change management covers extensively with their processes.

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast” by Peter Drucker

In my point of view PMI could even have a change management certification as it constantly overlaps with project management areas and embrace it as an opportunity to expand the range of certifications after all, this area is so important as risk management professional or schedule professional.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Alexandre -

PMI has already stepped into domains where there are well established players (e.g. Business Analysis), so why continue to do that?

John Kotter's work and the ADKAR models are complementary to the PMBOK - practitioners and teams just need to draw from both to implement & sustain changes to achieve business results.

Kiron
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Aug 15, 2019 1:32 PM
Alexandre Costa
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Thanks for opinion, I respect your point of view, but I consider the PMI an institution in constant evolution. So why continue to do that? I could ask why not? Since that last certification PMI-ACP also entered in a domain where were multiple established players, nevertheless PMI as advanced with the certification, I think all is resumed to the future strategic decisions of PMI
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
You will find similar thoughts and questions in other discussions, Alexandre. Organizational change managerment (OCM) is a field on its own. The PMBOK Guide does talk about it but in no great detail.

PMI does offer an OCM practice guide. Like you, I would love to see a PMI-CMP certification.
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Alexandre Costa Scrum Master| Integer Consulting - Pictet technologies Loures, Portugal
Aug 15, 2019 1:05 PM
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Alexandre -

PMI has already stepped into domains where there are well established players (e.g. Business Analysis), so why continue to do that?

John Kotter's work and the ADKAR models are complementary to the PMBOK - practitioners and teams just need to draw from both to implement & sustain changes to achieve business results.

Kiron
Thanks for opinion, I respect your point of view, but I consider the PMI an institution in constant evolution. So why continue to do that? I could ask why not? Since that last certification PMI-ACP also entered in a domain where were multiple established players, nevertheless PMI as advanced with the certification, I think all is resumed to the future strategic decisions of PMI
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
As you know you have organizational change and project change management. The last one could be a subset of the first one. PMI focus is on change management in the framework of projects/programs/portfolios then they are still a subset of organizational change management. In my personal opinion there is no reason to create a certification on the matter because the level of detail. The same opinion I have about program and portfolio because when you read the content of the estandars there are not sustancial difference with the PMBOK. But, the certifications are there. So, when people need something of change management the focus is organizational change management and there are methods and certifications created from years which are boarder than the scope the PMI needs to state.

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