Contrary to the belief by many in the Agile and DevOps communities, change management is an integral part of any transformation. During all too many transformations we see practitioners neglecting the integral part that change management plays in a transformation.
During discussions with practitioners, we often discuss the role of an executive sponsor and are surprised when we discover that there is no clearly defined role for the sponsor. This is where change management plays a critical role in a transformation, change management lays out a clear plan for the role the sponsor will take in the transformation.
Additionally, change management not only offers up an array of tools to help us change the organizational culture and behaviors, but it also helps us before the transformation starts by highlighting the resistance, behaviors and impediments we may face before starting the transformation. We can then put together a plan to overcome these obstacles and continue checking them and adjusting as the transformation progresses.
These are a few of the themes we cover in the Change Management Learning Path.
