Change Management can be easily forgotten about by network operators and OSS/BSS vendors alike when embarking on a major OSS transformation project. In a recent Twitter post, Jason Fried posed a powerful question for those guiding a customer on an OSS transformation. Rather than simply focusing on what users will get or do with a new tool, as most project teams do, we should ask ourselves, what are customers going to stop doing once they start using it? This provides an entirely new perspective on the OSS transformation, one that shifts to the lens to the customer and their concerns, hopes, fears and dreams.
