Change Manager

[Naaarwich]

Three times now in the past two weeks agencies have told me that they need a 'Change Manager'. I then have to explain to them as a Project Manager I implement change and therefore a PM is a CM.

They still don't get it.

[TheFaQQer]

Update the CV to tailor it to the description, and send it in.

[Naaarwich]

Update the CV to tailor it to the description, and send it in.

This is what I end up doing but its sad that the agents dont even know the basics of a role. No wonder that most actively encourage the clients to make the sector experience an essential requirement - it just makes the agents job easier because they have a smaller number of CVs to look at.

[thunderlizard]

You are probably right but in some companies a "Change Manager" is more like a release manager, so they have a much higher throughput of much smaller work packages than a normal project manager.

[SuperZ]

Well, I`ve never heard of a CHange Manager being the same role as Project Manager. Change Management links in with Configuration Managerment/Config COntrol including release managerment, build management etc.

[BrowneIssue]

Another definition is the Change Manager is embedded within the section / department / unit being changed and acts as a 'change champion' whilst the Project Manager is external to that business unit. (Seen that in a local authority and a utility.)

Nice work if you can get it.

[thunderlizard]

Yes I've seen that one too - though as an extra responsibility on top of somebody's proper job, rather than a job by itself.

[George Parr]

Well, I`ve never heard of a CHange Manager being the same role as Project Manager. Change Management links in with Configuration Managerment/Config COntrol including release managerment, build management etc.

WHS


CMs manage changes to live BAU systems, PMs manage projects. It pains me to say it but I'm with the pimp on this one.

[richy_rich]

I'm doing both in my current role - HTH

RR.
Project / Change Manager.

[cojak]

This is what I end up doing but its sad that the agents dont even know the basics of a role. No wonder that most actively encourage the clients to make the sector experience an essential requirement - it just makes the agents job easier because they have a smaller number of CVs to look at.

And neither do you, my good man...

You'd make a better Release Manager than a Change Manager* if you don't know the difference between a Change Manager and a Project Manager.

They have overlapping skills and one can do the job of the other if they are trained, but they are not simply interchangeable.

*Service Management Change Manager is what I'm talking about and I think that's what the agents are talking about as well. The OP is probably thinking of a Business Change Manager - but the above statement still applies...