Change Management in Ford's Case Study

Running head: CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN FORD’S CASE STUDY
Change Management in Ford's Case Study
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN FORD’S CASE STUDY
Executive Summary
The major objective of the report is to know about change management in the case study of
Ford Motors Company. Management of change is the development or change in a business
that helps in controlled recognition as well as deployment of the required changes within any
computerized system. The objectives of incorporation of change in any project or
organization is to impact on four significant factors, which include processes, systems,
organizational structure and job roles and responsibilities. Change generally results as a
specific reaction to the problems and opportunities that the company is eventually facing on
the basis of internal and external stakeholders. Various details regarding analysis of change
request and justification for changes in the case study of Ford Motors Company are provided
in the report.

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CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN FORD’S CASE STUDY
Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................3
2. Discussion..............................................................................................................................3
2.1 Brief Description on the Case Study................................................................................3
2.2 Change Request Analysis.................................................................................................4
2.3 Change Detail in the Project Management Process and Every Stage of Project Life
Cycle (PLC)...........................................................................................................................7
2.4 Integrated Change Controls and Justification to the Required Change.........................10
3. Conclusion............................................................................................................................12
Appendix..................................................................................................................................13
References................................................................................................................................14

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CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN FORD’S CASE STUDY
1. Introduction
Management of change could be referred to as a scientific approach for dealing with
an effective alteration of each and every organizational goal, process and technology (Burke,
2013). The documentation is termed as the major elements for effective change management.
It is required for audit trail maintenance and also to make sure of the compliance with their
external or internal controls. The best practice frameworks could easily provide major
guiding principles as well as help the managers in aligning the scope of every proposed
change with every accessible non digital and digital tool (Project Management Institute.
2017). The following report will be outlining a brief description on change management for
the case study of Ford Motor Company. A brief description of the case study will be provided
in the report. Moreover, change request analysis and justification for changes will also be
provided here.
2. Discussion
2.1 Brief Description on the Case Study
Ford Motor Company has total revenues of 164196 billion dollars with total
employees of 327531 employees worldwide (Project Management Institute. 2013). The
electrical and electronics system engineering department of the organization eventually
develops the electrical systems, which are valued at 800 dollars to 1000 dollars at cost to
more than 80 vehicle programs. This particular department comprises of around 740 staff and
the electrical program management team consisted of more than 25 engineering resources
each (Hayes, 2018). The electrical and electronics system engineering department is
substantially aligned with the mission of product creation and has set its priorities of
improvement in quality, development of subsequent products, accomplishing competitive