Satish SharmaCertified SAP S4Hana 1909 Financials Expert| FreelanceNew Delhi, India
Change requirement has to be perceived given the objectives of the Project/ Program.
Change is described as shift from the current operating practices/procedures/environment to new/improved practices and procedures, given this statement, we need to understand the change environment, which might be existing or prospective project conditions, where the change has to happen, I invite considerations as to what is the change environment.
Secondly, as the projects are undertaken to create unique product/services or outcome, thus change is relevant to all project types and all the time, have I made a right statement? Invite you all to discuss the relevance of change in any project any time..... Saving Changes...
Think this question needs to be decomposed further. Change takes several forms and is relevant to a variety of 'things': scope, employee impact, operational capability and so on. Context matters greatly: infrastructure upgrades, for example, may require significant changes to tech operating procedures, but frontline employees won't even know that much a project happened. Perhaps you could provide a brief case example to help the discussion. Saving Changes...
Satish SharmaCertified SAP S4Hana 1909 Financials Expert| FreelanceNew Delhi, India
@Oliver
What I was looking for below two basic propositions:
1. What is change environment? A Changed Business Condition, Changes in operating environment such as legal changes or some political change etc. So the underlying change environment must be rightly perceived by the PMO/Project Manager in order to execute the project.
2. If the change is relevant to all the projects?
The aspects of change such as Scope, Quality, Cost etc. are the generic components of impact of change and shall be estimated in order to rightly quantify the change impact. Saving Changes...
I think you are correct on 1. When a project is mobilized / delivering, many movements in the external environment (external to the project that is) could cause the PM to adjust plans, priorities, scope, budget, etc. I like to think that if the PM is setup correctly with risk management procedures, dependency management, reporting, controls, etc., s/he will learn of changes that might inform an adjustment inside the project. On 2., I am not sure I understand the question. See if this helps: scope, quality, and costs are 3 dimensions of a project that could be impacted by a change. Starting with the triple constraint (scope, budget, schedule) is sensible, but to fully assess the impact of an external change and how it might impact project mobilization and delivery we would want the PM to dig deeper and conduct an appropriate assessment across many dimensions of the project. Consider, for example, the knowledge areas in the PMBok.They can inspire areas of focus for a change impact assessment. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
As project manger the environment you have to take into account is your micro-environment only. the only thing you have to assure is the needed information to evaluate the impact and to put the needed information on hands of people that will decide about the change. Macro-environment is a matter of program/portfolio managers. Saving Changes...
