PM for change

Is project management the best way of implementing changes?

When you are to undergo some changes, what would you normally do? If we are to encounter some sort of alteration, what would you think and how would you react? Is there some ways and procedures of how it will be processed? Is there some other way in dealing with these changes? During our high school days we were frequently asked by and told about the changes that we are to face when we reach college and definitely as a neophyte in the battle of college life, I guess it would be of less honesty if I would not say that I am very much affected of the alteration that I had observed and the different modification of the kind of environment I am in. It is college. It is a new beginning. For me it just like a new project to be deal with, a new project to be processed, to be achieved and to allow changes.

If you could just notice, (I had just noticed it also) that in every exercise, I always ended up relating it to my real life applications and experiences in life. I just can’t get rid of it because it is just me and that I am seeing my life as a project and seeing myself as a project manager. Well, you (as my reader) may say that I am such a melancholic person. Yes, you can call me one but just don’t forget about yourself.

Now, getting it back to the topic. Let us try to discuss it one by one.

Project management is best defined as a temporary venture to accomplish and to be achieved. Thus thereby stating that since it is temporary; it is subject for changes and modifications. For the past few days of our class interaction, we had a rigid discussion on how and on what do we do on Project Management. From the very first reporter until reaching to the latest presenter, it has been reiterated for several times about the Requested Changes. Changes. As a saying may say that “The only thing constant in this world is change.” Changes happen just like a cycle and we could not do anything about it but to ride it on and see the bright of things in every change. But, as we all be reminded that we are measuring all possible achievements that a certain project may come up.

This day is a lucky and blessed day. Unlike the experience of our classmates last year, we had search for a Small Medium Enterprise in just two hours. Even before we took our lunch, we had a wonderful yes and a big big help from an SME that we are to adapt a project. Considering this Small Medium Enterprise, which offers a good and quality service of architectural design, to have changes requested from stakeholders is to be well thought-out. It is a real project to be implemented with a real change.

Such an important and significant project like this should be taken cared of and should always be eyed on tracked. Therefore, Project Management is indeed a best way of implementing changes in projects. I or rather we should say that it is the best since it has different templates for a project to be used in implementing and in doing the whole project. From Scope Definition, Time Management, Cost Management, Quality Management, Human resource, Risk and Procurement Management, I supposed that in each of these templates there are some sorts of changes that are requested and are to be request by the stakeholders. In other words while the project is not yet completed it will continually and gradually grows. Everyday it could be the project director or it could either be one of the members of the team that could think of the alteration that should be done in the project.

Aside from the fact that it is termed as project management, I could also say that it really has the qualities for the best implementation of changes. It follows protocols and conditions for it to be effective and valuable to the success of the project. In some researched, I tried to find significant keywords for these qualities. First is, Project Management as being organized. In any form of project being organized is needed certainly because it has to follow the break down of different task. In fact some of its scheduled task would not be realized if the task prior to it is not completed thus saying that the succession of the job should be well maintained and preserved. Even though we are taught to be dynamic (since as an individual that holds the greatness of the future), we could not loose ourselves from being structured but I tell that it is with a twist. In the previous paragraph, it had been mentioned that a project is prone to changes so, I should say that as a Project Manager, we can be efficient and valuable if we organized a structure that is also capable of changing. If the era could change, then why can’t we jived and go with the changes that the era has been producing? In this manner, we can maintain a direct proportional relationship with time. Again, let us organized with a twist and may I say that this twist could also include a thoughtful and with a sensitive planning. It should be, because we care.

Another thing that a makes Project management reliable when we talk about change is that, project management always and will always conduct implementation and consultation for every change request and for every granted change request. This could be observed in any some other way but just like any other else, in every change verification always follow in project management making it credible and reliable. Saying and writing it confidently, I can assure that one of the major things that makes project management the best in implementing changes is that it is precise and realistic. Alteration may be done but not with the data that are used and are to be used. In this case, if ever the change request may just lead to nothing and accomplish nothing. So sad, so simple yet true.

But, the next good thing is that with the use of project management, the change that is being requested is achievable and measurable. It is measurable in the sense that it does not need to pretend that we can do this and that even though we can’t. In this rightful manner, project management is indeed a very significant tool in implementing changes.