Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
- John F. Kennedy
Change management is an important part of today’s business. Poor change management can lead to a loss of an important opportunity. This problem can be handled by equipping project managers with the skills and abilities to manage change. But are they ready for it?
According to Mike DePrisco, Vice President for Academic and Educational Programs at PMI, “We’ve seen the losses shrink over the past nine years. Part of this is due to having more engaged sponsors for change initiatives, but it also has to do with learning leaders making sure project managers have better skills and strategies.”
For training the project managers in this, PMI relies on the PMI Talent Triangle which includes the following 3 elements that lead to their holistic development:
- Technical Project Management
- Leadership
- Strategic and Business Management
Besides these, Satish Subramanian, author of “Transforming Business with Program Management”, identifies lack of sustainable vision as a problem which change leaders face. For this, he has suggested few management tactics that learning leaders can apply with project managers in their change implementation plan. Some of them are:
- Articulate the plan
- Deliver the right training
- Get leadership on board
To know more, please read the following article by Kate Everson, Associate Editor at Chief Learning Officer, at clomedia.com:
http://www.clomedia.com/articles/6249-turn-project-managers-into-change-managers