Need of competencies for handling software change

Ghosh SM^{1 *}, Sharma HR ² and Mohabay V³

 Bhilai (CG) - INDIA

 Christain College of Engineering and Technology, Bhilai (CG) – INDIA

*Corresponding Author’s E-mail: samghosh06@rediffmail.com

Accepted 28 February 2013

Abstract

Adapting changes in Software within organizational now recognized as a specific project type that can benefit from the application of Information Technology along with project management skills, tools and techniques. Changes in business process and operation trigger Software change implementation. Associated with this trend is evidence of a degree of rivalry in the marketplace between Project Managers and Change Managers concerning who should be managing business change. And these are not the only contenders. Corporate executives and senior managers, although they may engage the assistance of both Project Managers and Change Managers, generally see themselves as taking the leading roles in managing major organizational changes and transformations. As such endeavors are most likely to take the form of programs, comprising multiple projects across the organization; Program Managers are seen by some as being most likely to be responsible for managing organizational change initiatives. This paper reports on research undertaken to explore the differences in approach and practice of Project, Program and Change Managers as a basis for determining the competencies required to effectively manage change initiatives.

Keywords: Software, organizational, managers, executives