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IPMA ITALY Journal of Applied Project Management
Volume 1 no. 2 (July 2015)
Management of order
variations in complex
projects
Tommaso An order variation can be notified anytime. Even an
Ruggiero experienced project manager can’t predict what and
when will be changed from the original scope. A
(IPMA Level B) variation may be a good chance to boost a project
Project Manager - that is running short of resources. But it might also
GE Oil & Gas, Turbo trigger a domino effect and jeopardize a project that is
Machinery Business on time and on budget. Scope expansion, wrong
Unit estimations, conflicts between stakeholders, financial
issues, and unexpected constraints are just examples of
the most common drivers for changes.
The following article addresses the challenging area of
“change management”, with some real cases from GE
Oil & Gas experience.
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