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A new approach to project managing change

Abstract

Project management based on the PRINCE 2 (Projects In Controlled Environments) methodology isthe default mode for managing organisational change in the NHS. While this approach to project management is suitable for ‘tame’ problems, it is not so for ‘wicked'problems, which are the focus of most organisational change activities in health care. The NHS organisation development function has adopted the PRINCE 2 approach to managing change, but thereis evidence that the function itself is not completely developmental. A new approach to project managing change is needed based on a search for ‘clumsy’ rather than ‘elegant’ solutions.

Acceptance Date Apr 7, 2010
Online Publication Date May 1, 2010
Publication Date Sep 27, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal British Journal of Healthcare Management
Print ISSN 1358-0574
Electronic ISSN 1759-7382
Publisher Mark Allen Healthcare
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 16
Issue 5
Pages 225-230
DOI https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2010.16.5.47936
Keywords health services management, NHS
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2010.16.5.47936

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