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Why Change Initiatives Fail:
"From Resistance to Results"
Capital projects represent massive investments yet despite significant resources committed, these initiatives frequently struggle to meet schedule and budget targets. The difference between success and failure often isn’t technical capability—it’s how effectively organizations manage change.
We wrote a new whitepaper, “From Resistance to Results: A Director’s Guide to Leading Sustainable Change,” to address this critical success factor. Through the parallel journeys of Alex (a Director) and Jamie (a Change Manager), we explore the real-world challenges that undermine project performance when change isn’t managed properly.
Why We Wrote This Whitepaper
We support success in capital projects. Our clients work with us when they recognize that improving project performance requires more than just technical expertise. They understand that new project management systems can only deliver their full potential when people adopt and embrace them effectively.
We’ve seen projects fall short of their potential due to a predictable pattern: new processes or systems are implemented with technical precision, but the human side of change is underestimated. The result? Schedule delays, cost overruns, and frustrated stakeholders wondering why their substantial investments aren’t yielding the expected improvements in project delivery.
What You'll Take Away
“From Resistance to Results” provides a comprehensive framework for incorporating effective change management into your project controls environment. You’ll discover:
- How aligning change initiatives with the project lifecycle creates synergy rather than competing priorities
- Practical tools for assessing change readiness and managing resistance before they impact schedules
- Why embedding change management into project controls provides early warning signals for adoption issues
- How Directors and Change Managers can collaborate to ensure technical excellence and human adoption work in tandem
- A clear roadmap for making change a project performance multiplier rather than an afterthought
Learn From Alex and Jamie's Journey
Through the compelling narrative of Alex and Jamie, our whitepaper illustrates how both Directors and Change Managers can more effectively improve project performance. Their story highlights why technically sound project improvements often fail to deliver expected benefits and how a more integrated approach consistently yields better outcomes.
You’ll see how Alex’s team eventually overcomes resistance to a new project management system, resulting in greater transparency, more accurate forecasting, and ultimately, better project performance. Jamie’s journey demonstrates how change management can be transformed from a supporting function into a core project performance driver.
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About Dokainish & Company
The capital project landscape is impacted with billions of dollars lost from cost overruns. Dokainish & Company stands out with a track record of building award-winning PMOs and lowering cost overages up to 200% on projects in energy, infrastructure, mining, construction, defense, and more. We are the category leaders in project controls and technology consulting. We are ISO 9001:2015 certified, minority owned, and maintain a 97% rate of client retention. We provide integrated project controls, project management, and change management services. Learn more at dokainish.com and follow @Dokainish&Company.
