Mohammed Asif PGPEX 23/8
Change is the only constant in life. Things and situations around us change every day and we have to adapt to them. But ironically, change is the hardest thing to bring about in a person or an organization. Resistance to change among employees is the biggest challenge a management faces when trying to effect a change. So, why should an organization change?
Any business in today's fast-moving environment that is looking for the pace of change to slow down will surely be disappointed. In fact, businesses should embrace change. Change is important for any organization because, without change, businesses would likely lose their competitive edge and fail to meet the changing needs of ever changing customers.
Change that results from the adoption of new technology is common in most organizations and while it can be disruptive at first, ultimately the change tends to increase productivity and service. Technology also has affected how we communicate. No longer do business people have to laboriously contact people, in person, to find out about other people who might be useful resources - they can search for experts online through search engines as well as through social media sites like Linkedin. Today's improving communication technology represents changes that allow organizations to learn more, more quickly, than ever before.
As the world evolves, customer needs change and grow, creating new demand for new types of products and services -- and opening up new areas of opportunity for companies to meet those needs. Change management has become crucial in today’s organizations.
Effecting a change in my team at CA Technologies
I worked as a scrum master in a product development team at CA Technologies. 2 years ago, the company adopted the Agile