Category: Managing Project Changes

Managing project changes, let’s look at the challenges faced by many project managers. Here’s a list of things to either avoid or be on the lookout for: The Absolute Minimum At this point, you should have a solid understanding of the following: The map in Figure 11.2.

Although we want to be prepared for project changes when they occur, we want to spend most of our energy preventing the need for changes in the first place. The following techniques are powerful change prevention actions we can take:

At the heart of managing project changes well is a project change control system. The specifics of project change control systems can vary depending on industry, organization, and project importance, but every change control system should possess certain essential principles, guidelines, and components. Principles Effective project change control systems follow these key principles: Guidelines In… Continue reading Essential Elements of a Project Change Control System

There are seven key management principles for effective project change control:

There are seven key management principles for effective project change control:

A project change is a change in any of the critical success factors (scope, schedule, costs, quality, and project acceptance criteria). The big deal is not that there is a change. In fact, for many projects, changes—especially scope expansions—are expected and encouraged. The big deal is uncontrolled change. Why? Because a change in any of the critical… Continue reading What Exactly Is a Project Change and What’s the Big Deal, Anyway?

For many people, project control equals “managing project changes,” and managing project changes equals preventing “scope creep.” Although this belief is not completely accurate, the perception cannot be ignored. The ability to manage and control the change elements on a project, particularly the project scope, is a key to project success and a key performance… Continue reading Introduction