Using SSM in Project Management: Aligning Objectives and Outcomes in Organizational Change Projects

Autor: Lee Sarnoe, María Alejandra Castellini, Alberto Paucar-Caceres, Rosane Pagano
Přispěvatelé: Bell, Gary, Pagano, Rosane, Warwick, Jon, Sato, Carlos
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Zdroj: Problem Structuring Approaches for the Management of Projects ISBN: 9783319932620
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93263-7_9
Popis: This paper aims to contribute to the use of Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) in project management, by exploring what happens in real-world organizational change projects when stakeholders seem to agree to a set of initial-objectives and final-outcomes of the project. SSM Analyses are then used to explore the misalignments between initial-objectives and final-outcomes along the project life cycle. Initial results suggest that SSM helps to ‘shadow’ these misalignments when structuring an unclear complex situation such as organizational change projects and that the application of SSM facilitates negotiations, generates debate, understanding, and learning. This leads to meaningful collaboration among stakeholders and enables key changes to be introduced reflecting on the potential misalignments. Results also support SSM analysis of changes in role, norms, or value adversely influencing project outcome.
Databáze: OpenAIRE