Developing Integrated Change Processes: Increasing Efficiency in Change Management Initiatives.

摘要

Change management and project management are becoming a vital and integrated part of organizations in order to stay viable and maintain a competitive advantage. However, there are still organizations that do not use a change management process or have a process that does not allow the organization to operate at a high efficiency. In this study, project management and organization development practices were examined to determine if current theories can be integrated and adapted for small, public, information technology (IT) organizations. The paper began with a review of literature that examined the foundations of project management and organization development, specific models of project management and organization development, empirical data, and different philosophies on how to increase the success of changes in terms of implementation and adoption. Based on the information that was reviewed, a model was developed that can be utilized by organizations to instigate change with a holistic view, incorporating procedural project management processes with psychological organization development processes.