An experienced Change Manager can help determine when a separate Change Management Workstream is required for your projects.
In the dynamic landscape of project management, one question often arises: Should we integrate a change management workstream into our project strategy? A separate workstream dedicated to leading organizational changes puts focus where it’s needed to increase success.
An experienced Change Manager can help determine the answer and it will likely be based on some/all of the following criteria.
🚀 Magnitude of Change: Does your project introduce substantial alterations to habits, behaviors, and mindsets?
🏛️ Organizational Culture: Is your company culture receptive or resistant to change? How has the culture impacted previous projects and change efforts?
👥 Stakeholder Analysis: How many stakeholders will be impacted by the changes and what level of resistance might they have?
💡 Benefits Realization: What’s the appetite for realizing the benefits? Is there justification to increase the budget to add a separate workstream and people to the project to speed the path to benefits?
🗣️ Communication Complexity: How complex is the change? How much communications related activities will be required?
📚 Training Needs: How much training will be needed? How much practice can stakeholders perform to become more confident in new skills? How much support will be needed during training and practice?
The decision to incorporate a change management workstream boils down to an evaluation of these criteria.
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