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1 Controlling Rapid Change through Systems Engineering the Organization
Author(s) -
Hihn Jairus,
Wheeler Rebecca,
Zak Haya
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1999.tb00160.x
Subject(s) - strategic planning , planned change , process management , organizational change , plan (archaeology) , tracking (education) , change management (itsm) , organizational structure , focus (optics) , organization development , computer science , knowledge management , engineering , business , political science , operations management , public relations , sociology , pedagogy , archaeology , marketing , lean manufacturing , law , history , physics , optics
A new approach to change management has been developed and applied at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). It's main focus is on aligning the organization with the strategic plan; and understanding the internal organizational relationships that impact change, which ultimately determine an organizations ability to be transformed and renewed. The new approach regards the strategic plan of a company as the standard by which progress and achievement are measured. Purposeful interventions should generate a company movement along a strategic course, and tracking that movement is essential for managing change. This paper presents an overview of DYNOMO, or the DYNamic Organizational Model which was developed to assist in the measurement and analysis of organizational state. The paper concludes with summaries of two applications.