Should all project managers be change managers?

Change Management Organizational Culture Strategy

Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

In my current role, I am a Program Manager and Change Lead for a digital transformation. Two jobs ago, I was heading up an Agile Transformation and it was mainly about change management. It would seem that most large projects and transformations have an overlaying change management program. Perhaps we should be qualified in both disciplines?

Posted: Dec 22, 2019 12:10 PM

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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Apr 06, 2020 7:26 AM

Replying to Majed Abdeen

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Change agents initiate, implement, and manage change in organisations (Caldwell, 2003, p. 131); they are often Project Managers, as frequently projects are undertaken to deliver organisational change, and the processes of both Change Management and Project Management have many similarities (Caldwell, 2003, p. 137). Other views differ; some observe that change is not a project, and should not be considered as such (Pflaeging, 2018, p. 191).

References
Caldwell, R., 2003. Models of Change Agency: a Fourfold Classification. British Journal of Management, 14(1), p. 131–142.
Pflaeging, N., 2018. Change is more like adding milk to coffee. In: M. d. l. Maza & C. Silas, eds. Best Agile Articles of 2017. USA: CEC, pp. 191-196.

Naturally, I agree with Caldwell (2003).

Posted: Apr 6, 2020 2:12 PM

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