What is the difference between change management for projects and change management for the operational framework?
PMA’s Project Management Framework • Defines how to manage a project. • Classifies and organizes project management concepts and methods. • Guides the project manager through project management activities. • Contains five project management stages. • Each phase includes activity definitions, templates, and examples. Phase 2 – Initiate, Phase 3 – Plan, and Phase 4 – Execute and Control each include a component of the Change Management process for projects. Changes can occur at any point in the project life cycle. Unmanaged change can cause a project to fail to meet its objectives. The key to success is to permit changes to the project during the Execute and Control Phase through a deliberate and controlled process in clear view of the project team, the sponsor, and the stakeholders. A strategy is defined in the Initiate Phase and specifics of the process to be followed are defined in the Plan Phase. Change Management within the PMA delivers the processes and techniques required to allow
