10 Ways To Ensure That Your Change Project Is Doomed

You've somehow made it through the tender process, but your mission-critical IT project stubbornly refuses to run off the rails. Don't panic! If your project involves significant organisational change, here are 10 sure ways to consign the project to its doom, and perhaps even take your organisation with it.

1. Don't engage with the project sponsors or senior executives. Sure they're paying for the project, but once you've got their approval, there's simply no reason for their continuing involvement. It's not as if their input will be needed should the organisations' business needs or priorities change. Nor will their ongoing support be required. The change management process is bound to succeed, even if the sponsors and key executives ignore the change themselves, or tolerate those in the lower ranks who stubbornly resist it.