A project manager is leading an enterprise transformation that delivers incremental changes to improve value at the organizational level. What should the project manager do to ensure success at both the team and organizational levels?

Analyzing the impact of changes and risks continuously is crucial for an enterprise transformation delivering incremental value. This proactive approach allows the project manager to identify potential issues early, adapt strategies, and ensure that each increment contributes positively to both team-level execution and organizational-level value realization. This aligns with agile principles often used in transformations, emphasizing continuous feedback and adaptation. While getting buy-in from senior management, involving governance, and coordinating with functional managers are all important aspects of stakeholder management, they are foundational steps. Continuous analysis of impact and risk goes beyond initial buy-in to ongoing monitoring and control, which is essential for navigating the complexities of an evolving transformation and ensuring sustained success. Enforcing adoption (rather than fostering it) can lead to resistance.