Comments on: Going Beyond Project Management - Adapt to Change

By: Victor Siegle

Victor Siegle — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:50:46 +0000

Hi Eugenio,

I agree with your comments. In my general essay, I am assuming that everyone involved is marching in the same direction with the same goals.

Thanks,

Victor

By: Victor Siegle

Victor Siegle — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:46:15 +0000

Hi Laura,

Thanks for the links to your useful blog. When our customers ask us for more information about project management, I’ll point them both to PMHut and to your blog.

Best,

Victor

By: Eugenio Magnone

Eugenio Magnone — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:07:35 +0000

Dear Victor,
“The customer is always right, until he/she pays for the goods that are up to the stated requirements”.
In this article, you hint that a good tool can solve any problem about Change Management. While it is true that armed with a tea spoon you cannot dig a canal in reasonable times, the wrong direction makes it just impossible.
Tools’ value lies in the people are using them.

By: Laura Bamberg

Laura Bamberg — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:36:13 +0000

Victor,

While I agree that in the course of a project changes will crop up (and not necessarily negative changes at that) I also see many organizations that automatically agree to changes, even if the end result is catastrophically bad for the team, the client, the investors, etc. This should be avoided.

You provided some good methods for dealing with changes. Really good ideas. Your readers might also benefit from the following:
http://pm.blogs.com/the_project_management_bl/2009/11/engaging-the-teamproject-management-kickoff-meetings.html (deal w/ change request info early);
http://pm.blogs.com/the_project_management_bl/2009/09/stake-your-project-claim.html (deal with stakeholder expectations correctly to begin w/);
http://pm.blogs.com/the_project_management_bl/2009/07/why-a-change-order-isnt-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it.html (dealing w/ change).

Laura