Organizational change management, programme management and MSP
- Guidance
- Communication
- Change management
- Governance
- Processes
- Programme management
- Stakeholder management
- Vision
- MSP
March 15, 2022 |
18 min read
- Guidance
- Communication
- Change management
- Governance
- Processes
- Programme management
- Stakeholder management
- Vision
- MSP
Programme management and change management are trying to achieve similar objectives, so the knowledge areas from one can be useful for the other. This paper draws on a range of recognized change management frameworks and knowledge areas to build up an understanding of the scope of change management. It will also use the MSP framework to describe the range of knowledge areas needed for programme management.
The analysis will show that, whilst there is considerable crossover between the two disciplines, there are also some important points of distinction. These differences mean that both programme management and change management have some blind spots. These are areas that really should be covered to increase the likelihood of success of either a programme or change initiative but are currently not covered by their respective disciplines. In short, this paper aims to help both change managers and programme managers draw from each other’s fields of expertise to create a more robust approach to their areas of management.