Prosci, the Global leader in Change Management research, insights, training and certification has continued to provide resources to help change leaders or aspiring change leaders across the world navigate change management processes with less resistance and more project successes. Prosci shares regular insights about how change can be adequately championed through e-books, reports, articles, blogs, or success stories. In this article, we have carefully selected top 5 must-read prosci articles for every change leader or aspiring change practitioner.
1. Change Management and Project Management: A Side-by-Side Comparison.
In this article, the author, Tim Creasy establishes a high-level comparison between Project Management and Change Management. Tim examined the definitions, intent, focus, scaling factors, processes, methodologies, tools, success measurement, and results as critical factors to establish the unique differences that exist between professional practices. While the article largely focuses on the dissimilarities that exist between these two globally recognized management certifications, Tim zeroes in on the complementary role that they both play in guaranteeing project success by not only focusing on the technical aspect but maximizing the power in the people side of change.
The disciplines of change management and project management are both necessary when executing a project or initiative. Each discipline brings the critical structure needed for effectively implementing change and achieving the results you want. Yet, change management and project management must work together to achieve successful change. Doing so creates a unified value proposition, which sets the foundation for tactical integration and delivers value across all aspects of the project, including both the people and technical side.
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2. 9 Successful Change Management Examples For Inspiration
Implementing Change Management strategies may seem like a very expensive investment and this accounts for why many organizations and top company executives have not empowered their people with Change Management Competencies. Similarly, many top brands across the world have attempted to introduce innovative change initiatives but have failed because of poor implementation and application of the right tools, methodologies, and processes. These failures have left these companies bankrupt, while a few are still struggling to get back on their feet.
In this article, Prosci documented 9 successful change management efforts to inspire and encourage you that building change management competency is a smart investment. These are real-life case studies from different sectors and industries ranging from healthcare, transportation, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, web services, cyber-security, clothing and fashion, finance, and government.
This article reiterates the fact that investment in change management has one of the most reliable and surest ROI. To read more, please click here.
3. How to Get Support and Funding for Change Management Training
This article is a must-read for every individual who recognizes the transformational power of Change Management training and certification but does not have the most convincing way to communicate to their Management to enroll them in the program. In this article, Lisa Kempton provides compelling insights, ideas, and strategies that you can leverage to get your company to fund you. The benefits are enormous, both for you as an individual and more importantly for the organization. If you’re ready to earn change management certification but need buy-in and financial support from your organization, you need to present a convincing case for its value. Organizations, budgets, and the projects you support vary widely, so your justification must be tailored. What matters most to your organization? Use the appropriate content, links, and discussions to help substantiate your unique case. Read this article now
4. The Case for Resistance Prevention in Change Management
One of the greatest challenges to implementing change initiatives successfully is people resistance. Resistance particularly becomes very high when the people side of change is ignored in the entire change process. Research and Insights from Prosci show that 15% of failures in change management are resistance factors. In the long run, this impedes success, whereas, a significant amount of resistance to change can be completely avoided. In this article, Lisa Kempton highlights some resistance prevention and resistance response strategies that can help ensure that the level of support, acceptance, and adoption of change initiatives are achieved and the project is successful with little or no resistance. You can read more on this article.
5. Metrics for Measuring Change Management
Success Measurement metrics are important in the Change Management process. If you are a change management practitioner, you are expected to, and it is imperative to always measure the contributions of change management measures or initiatives to the overall project success. Research findings from the 12th and latest edition of Prosci’s Best Practices in Change Management re-echoes have established a strong and positive relationship between measuring compliance and the overall performance of a project. In this article, Andrew Horlick, explains the key to know about before measuring change management effectiveness, levels of performance metrics, and how to integrate these metrics in the change management process. Kindly click here to read more.
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