Baca Project Manager's Spotlight on Change Management

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-118-00021-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 162 Seiten, E-Book

Clear-Cut Ways to Manage Inevitable Project Changes
If you're a typical project manager, you're probably aware ofthe importance of change management but may not have the time orexpertise to develop a full-blown plan. Here's a quick andpractical guide to applying the disciplines of proven changemanagement practices without the rigor of complex processes.
Part of the Project Manager's Spotlight series fromHarbor Light Press, this straightforward book offers solutions toreal-life project change scenarios. Author Claudia Baca highlightscritical components of change control and equips you with tools,techniques, checklists, and templates you can put to useimmediately. By following a realistic case study from start tofinish, you'll see how a project manager deals with each concept.Ultimately, this book will help you establish effective guidelinesfor dealing with change and provide you the flexibility to minimizedisruptions and derailments.
Project Manager's Spotlight on Change Managementteaches you how to:
* Define roles and responsibilities of the change managementteam
* Build a process flow one step at a time
* Design your own change management system
* Process exceptions and escalations
* Create the necessary documentation

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baca, Claudia M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword ix
Acknowledgments x
Introduction xi
Chapter 1: Managing Project Change 1
Change Management Defined 1
Why Bother with Change Management? 2
Let's Set Some Context 4
Case Study 10
Chapter 2: Setting Up for Success 15
The Roles of Change Management 15
What Do We Control? 21
Timing Is Everything 23
Case Study 28
Chapter 3: The Process of Change Management 33
Designing Your System 33
A Few More "To Dos" 40
Case Study 43
Chapter 4: The Output of Change Management 47
Now What? 47
Yes, the Triple Constraints Are Impacted 49
The Board Denies the Change 51
The Board Approves the Change 52
The Triple Constraints Are Not Impacted 54
The Project Manager Denies the Change Request 56
The Project Manager Approves the Change Request 57
Process Review 59
Exceptions 62
Escalations 63
Case Study 65
Chapter 5: The Incremental Effect 71
The Theory of Disruptions 72
The Theory of Timing 81
The Theory of Estimating Change Requests 83
Case Study 85
Chapter 6: Change Tracking 89
Documenting a Change Request 89
Logistics 98
Making a Change Request Log 100
Finishing Up 103
Case Study 105
Appendix A: Nine Knowledge Areas Refresher 111
Appendix B: Change Management Templates. 123
Appendix C: Calculating the Critical Path 129
Glossary 135
Index 141

Über Autor(innen)

Claudia Baca, PMP, is co-author of the PMP Workbook and has tech edited several Sybex PMP books. Claudia is VP of Professional Services at QuantumPM Consulting and is a PM instructor at Colorado State University.