BPAWG: June Mtg 6/26/08 3:00-4:30

*BPAWG presents "Change Management: An Introduction"*

Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008
Time: 3:00-4:30pm
Location: Tang Center - Section Club Room

What does it mean when people mention change management? Are they discussing
systems or people? Both? Join us for what promises to be an interesting
presentation on this topic. (See below for additional detail)

*Panelists*

Chansonette Buck, Principle Business Analyst, Administration
Laurie Boke, HRMS Upgrade Project Manager, Administration
Kathleen Satz, Director of Strategic Planning and Communications,
Administration

*Definitions & Semantics - changing what?*

The word "change" leads to many misunderstandings. It is used in different
contexts depending upon what is being changed. In Project Management, there
tend to be differing understandings of expressions like "Change Management"
and "Change Control". The problems are compounded where participants are
unfamiliar with project work and do not recognize the implicit context.

Here are some of the more common usages:

Scope Change

Where a request is considered to change the agreed scope and objectives of
the project to accommodate a need not originally defined to be part of the
project.

Change Control (sometimes referred to as "Change Management")

The management process for reviewing, approving, carrying out and
controlling changes to the project's deliverables. Change Control is usually
applied once the first version of a deliverable has been completed and
agreed.

Configuration Management or Version Control (sometimes also called"Change
Control")

Technical and administrative control of the multiple versions or editions of
a specific deliverable, particularly where the component has been changed
after it was initially completed. Most typically this applies to objects,
modules, data definitions and documentation.

Change Management

Normally used to mean the achievement of change in behavior or
organizational structure as part of an overall business solution.

 
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