.1. You are the project manager, and you just got out a meeting with senior leadership. They are asking you to lead a project that will make the company more profitable, reduce waste, and improve the quality of life of its employees. Everyone in the meeting was excited about the new changes. Which of the following best describes what you should do next?
Meet with senior management and discuss the need to fully detail and communicate the proposed change (what will not change, the cost of the change, the benefits of the change, etc.) before announcing the project to stakeholders.
Tell the stakeholders that will be most directly affected by the change the exciting news of how this change will make the company more profitable, reduce waste, and improve their quality of life.
Have a sidebar with senior leadership and point out to them that the way things are currently run works and is stable, and everyone is happy with the current state. Also, explain to them how difficult making this change will be because stakeholders will not be happy with this disruption, which will reduce productivity and morale.
Find out the cost of this change and the effort stakeholders will have to make to achieve all of the exiting positives of the change. This way you can assure the stakeholders that all their hard work will not be in vain.