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10 Free Change Management Templates for Excel and Word

ProjectManager.com

It’s a cliche to say nothing is constant but change, but cliches grow from truths. Project managers understand this and work hard to create change management plans that ensure their projects run smoothly. If you’re looking for other free project management templates, you’re in the right place.

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Have You Left Anything Out of Your Project Management Plan?

Project Risk Coach

Have you left anything out of your project management plan? Check out this checklist to help you identify the baselines and plans that will be most helpful to each of your projects. As I define a project management plan, I strive for clarity, brevity, and simplicity. schedule baseline) Subsidiary plans (e.g.,

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Scrum Master Skills We Rarely Talk About: Change Management

Scrum.org

In this post, I want to dive a little deeper into the subject of Change Management. Yes, we always mention that Scrum Master is a Change Agent but in my subjective point of view, we do not get deep enough into the domain of Change Management. Let's now explore the essence of Change Management.

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Change management helps when implementing risk responses

Kiron Bondale

Risk management requires investment from stakeholders outside of the project team to really make a difference. Getting a reluctant stakeholder to commit themselves to a risk response requires change management so let’s see if Prosci’s ADKAR® change model could be used as a framework to achieve this objective.

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How To Influence Organizational Change

Leading Agile

Without a change management plan, it’s hard to create a safe space for people to want to change. Change is hard, and people are comfortable. With our change management model, we Prepare, Socialize, Tailor, Implement and Reinforce to create sustainable change.

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The John Kotter Change Management Model for Strategic PM’s

The Strategic Project Manager

John Kotter’s 8 step Change Management Model is a strong framework that has been used to implement change in many organizations. This post examines the model, its advantages and disadvantages, and its value to strategists and project managers. What Is the John Kotter Change Management Model?

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How to Manage Stakeholder Expectations

ProjectManager.com

These are legitimate questions, but if a project manager doesn’t own that conversation it will pull them away from essential project work and could even jeopardize the project plan. Managing their expectations will build trust and develop greater relationships with the team. Of course, not all stakeholders are clients.