DEFINITION OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT:
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary: "Change" is:
- to make different in some particular
- to make radically different
- to give a different position, course, or direction to
- to replace with another
- to make a shift from one to another
- to exchange for an equivalent sum or comparable item
- to undergo a modification of
- to undergo transformation, transition or substitution
- SYN: alter, vary, modify
"Manage" is defined as:
- to handle or direct with a degree of skill or address
- to treat with care
- to exercise executive, administrative and supervisory direction of
A CHANGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS:
1. Is a structured process that will cause proposed changes to be reviewed for technical and business readiness in a consistent manner that can be relaxed or tightened to adjust to business needs and experiences.
2. Could involve a database to help staff make better decisions about future changes based on historical data such as success or failure of similar changes.
3. Is a structured process that will communicate the status and existence of changes to all affected parties.
4. Could yield an inventory system that indicates what and when actions were taken that affected status of key resources, as an aid in problem determination or resource management.
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