Maintaining Momentum

With any project it is necessary for the project plan to be broken into easily definable phases. Everyone involved in the project should be fully aware of which phase they are currently in. In change projects of significant size these phases overlap and it can be very confusing. It is natural for project team members to temporarily shut down, especially if the previous phase was late and a final push for completion was necessary. The goal of the change project manager is to use communication, leadership, and human resource management skills to avoid the normal downtime between project phases. Be careful not to become too much of a worker, get wrapped up in the tasks, and forget to prepare the team for the next project phase.

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