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Unit-7 Organizational Issues in Project ManagementMB0049

Dr. Smita Choudhary

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Objectives :

Explain organizational change and its types

Describe the need for change in project management

scenario

Describe how a professional manager can implement

change

Explain latest developments in the process of

organizational change relevant to project management.

Unit -7 Organisational Issues in Project Management

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Lecture Outline

Introduction

Change Organisational Change

Evolutionary Change

Revolutionary Change

Need for Organisational Change

Traits of Project Manager

Performance Management

Change Management Model

Summary

Check Your Learning


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Organisational Change

Organisational change can be defined as a set of actions resulting in a shift in

direction, attitude or process that affects the way an organization functions.

OrganisationalChange

EvolutionaryChange

RevolutionaryChange


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Evolutionary Change

Evolutionary change is gradual,

incremental and with a narrow

focus on one or a few processes.

These changes take place as the

organization evolves.

Evolutionary changes are

implemented in an effort to ward

off (protect against) someimpending (coming) problems.


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Revolutionary Change

This Change occurs as a result of the following:

drastic structural changes

new technology

new thrust(push) for a huge

increase in capacity

new business acquisition

implementation of a new strategy


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Need for Organisational Change :

To cope with new challenges

To introduce new products or services

To take up new opportunities

To take on competition

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Traits of Project Manager

Leadership

People Relationships

Integrity

Quality Customer Orientation

Innovation and Creativity

Performance Management

Identification

Empowerment

Coping with changes


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Organisational Change in the Project Management

Cummings and Worley (Organization Development and Change, 1995) describe a

comprehensive, five-phase, general process for managing change as shown above.

SustainingMomentum

CreatingVision

DevelopingPoliticalSupport

ManagingTransition

MotivatingChange

Change Management Model


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Summary

Organizational change can be defined as a set of actions resulting in a shift in

direction, attitude or process that affects the way an organization functions.

Evolutionary change is gradual, incremental and with a narrow focus on one or

a few processes.

Revolutionary change, occurs as a result of drastic structural changes, new

technology, new thrust for a huge increase in capacity, new business

acquisition, implementation of a new strategy.

Performance Management is a method which identifies whether cost variances

are due to differences in the value of the work being performed, i.e. too

expensive or under budget.

Cummings and Worley have described a comprehensive, five-phase, general

process for managing change.


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Check Your Learning

1. What is Organisational Change?

Ans. Organisational change can be defined as a set of actions resulting in ashift in direction, attitude or process that affects the way an organization

functions.

2. What is Re-Engineering?

Ans. It is a process by which managers redesign a bundle of tasks into roles

and functions so that organisational effectiveness is achieved.

3. What is Evolutionary Change?

Ans. Evolutionary change is gradual, incremental and with a narrow focus on

one or a few processes.


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