Making Organizational Transformation Happen…and Getting Noticed
Joe Wynne is a versatile Project Manager experienced in delivering medium-scope projects in large organizations that improve workforce performance and business processes. He has a proven track record of delivering effective, technology-savvy solutions in a variety of industries and a unique combination of strengths in both process management and workforce management.
Organizational transformations are caused by market-disrupting forces—an abrupt change in competition, for instance. They force big changes to the status quo at an organization. Transformations are significantly large efforts involving every department, but all the interdependent components are working toward the final goal. You can be successful if you keep that goal in mind.
Leaders put a lot of trust in certain roles to make transformations happen. Good news: One of these roles is project manager! Few are closer to where traction for change is achieved; you will be viewed as a key player. But from that arises the bad news: Failure can make leaders feel betrayed. Yet what an opportunity for you this can be—you just need to pair your project management skills with some knowledge about what happens during organizational transformations.
These tactics will give you a head start:
1. Use the language of the business transformation to indicate your alignment.
- Practice an "elevator speech" that describes how your project Is a building block of the end state. Use this when you speak to leaders, the project team and in reports.
- Include in your charter and other project definition documents phrasing that specifies the ultimate business benefits of the transformation's new, more efficient business process.
2. Check for these special …
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Published at Tue, 29 May 2018 04:00:00 +0000
