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Hornstein, Henry A. (2014, September 8th). The integration of project management and
Introduction
Charles Kettering once said, “The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has
brought progress” (Top Right Partners, 2019). His statement can be proven true as many
organizations are now looking to integrate project management and organizational change
management as it is more eminent today than ever before. In contrary to what the Project
Management Institute (PMI) advocates, the processes of project management must consider how
it hopes to engage employees from the start. That way, employees will come to align themselves
with the initiative of the project from start to finish, instead of feeling like they are being told to
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organizational-change/
Hence, the author sort to suggest that project management consist of the process and
training of new project management teams and likewise, leaders who should take into account
commented and explained the processes that involves project management as well as what is
included in the training of new project managers who will have a positive or negative impact on
For this reason, he states that such processes and pieces of trainings should be checked
regularly and regulated for they can have devastating effects on performance of both the
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management and junior staff. The author succeeds in giving out his information by reviewing
supportive literature. Hence, the literature in the article emphasizes project managers should
understand and become conversant with the organization change management (OCM). Such
information and knowledge will be useful in my future WA4 in understanding that performances
and changes in the management operations can have both positive and negative impacts on the
performance of an organization.
Organizational Project Management (OPM) is the framework that is used to align project,
portfolio and program management practices with the initiative of achieving organizational
strategy and objectives; thus, customizing or fitting these practices within the organization’s
(Project Management Institute, 2018). Organizational Project Management has also been
commented that “change is an inevitable consequence of project implementations, and how the
change is ‘manage’ will impact how successful the project will be.
hierarchy of an organization (Drouin et al, 2016). It can be argued that all projects involve an
element of organizational change, as the larger organization expands and contracts around an
internal temporary project organization. For example, Hornstein (2015) commented that “…
‘managed’ impacts how successful the project will be” (p. 295). Söderlund (2010) identified that
there are an increasing number of business projects that involve some element of change.
Change is a fundamental part of organizational project management, and although in some cases
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the products of a project may be effectively distinct from the delivering organization, this is
Both project management and change management have a role to play in the management
and delivery of organizational changes. Many authors have identified the potential ways in which
these two management disciplines can potentially collaborate to deliver organizational changes
(Leybourne, 2006; Boddy & Macbeth, 2000; Levasseur, 2010; Pádár et al, 2011; Winch et al,
2012; PMI, 2013a). Parker et al. (2013) have stated that using a project based approach is a
business imperative, as it increases the chances for the success of organizational changes, while
Hornstein (2015) has made a case for change management to be a fundamental part of the
training of project managers, commenting that “… they are complementary and mutually
projects” (p. 295). It has also been identified that “Rigorous change management practices are
essential for a standardized organizational project management practice…” (PMI, 2013a, p. 1).
management approaches, which require specific roles, specific methods and terminologies.
While differentiation between these approaches provides clear structures and alignment; on the
other hand, the practical application of project management and change management calls for
The specific aims of this paper would be to present the research questions, research
methodology, and the early finding from focus-group workshop that was conducted June 2014.
management approaches. Explore the role of the PMO if an integration management model
applies.
The author suggests that project management processes and training of new project
leaders and managers should consider the impact of organizational change. Therefore, Henry
goes ahead to explain that processes of project management including training of new project
It all leads to one conclusion. Change is never done alone. It takes the interactivity of
management successful. Gone are the days of five-year plans. Today’s speed of business
requires an agile organization who can change even as frequently as 12 – 18 months. Having a
comprehensive and thorough management of change process is the only way businesses can
And remember that friend who asked about the investment return from the beginning of
our series? After reading each blog piece and taking the time to process each area’s
responsibility toward the success of change, you can now tell your friend that the initial
investment may indeed be huge, but because you have been given the necessary information for
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Reference
Project Management Institute (PMI). (2018). The Standard for Organizational Project
standards/foundational/organizational-project-management
https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/integrated-change-management-5954
Global PMO. (2019). Integration of change management project management. Retrieved from
https://globalpmosolutions.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/integration-of-change-
management-project-management.pdf
Top Right Partner. (2019). Transformational Quotes on Change Management. Retrieved from
https://toprightpartners.com/insights/20-transformational-quotes-on-change-management/