2. Agenda
What is a Project?
Project Team Dynamics
Project Impact / Challenges
Project Change Management
What is your role / influence in a Project?
3. What is a Project?
Temporary endeavor undertaken
to create a unique outcome
Building a hospital
Acquiring a company
Installing a new IT system
Organizing a sales conference
Vacation
16. Leading Change – John Kotter
Error #1: Allowing Too Much Complacency
Error #2: Failing to Create a Sufficiently
Powerful Guiding Coalition
Error #3: Underestimating the Power of Vision
Error #4: Undercommunicating the Vision by a
Factor of 10 (or 100 or Even 1,000)
17. Project vs Personal Change
Project Change Personal Change
1. Externally Driven 1. Internally Driven
2. Outcomes 2. Personal Impact
3. Occurs Fast 3. Occurs Slower
4. Clear Milestones 4. Variable Motivations
5. Objective 5. Subjective
20. Role / Influence of the
Communicator
Subject Matter Expertise
Communications Plan
Communications Timeline
Stakeholder Advocate
Executive
User / Client
Questioner
Who, What, Why, When
22. Communications Plan
Goals / Objectives
These goals indicate what the
communication strategy and
subsequent communication plan will
focus on achieving.
Audiences and Events
In order to ensure a successful project, we
will implement the following
communication events for each audience
group:
23. Communications Plan
Guiding Principles
We will share information directly and
completely
We will not avoid difficult issues and will
address issues directly
We will not assume what someone
does/does not know
We will be open to different ideas