Change Management in Software Development Organizations

Utbildningsfakta

Kod: DIT038

This course focuses on explanatory and illuminating theories on organizational change and change management. The aim of the course is that students should gain an ample understanding of the phenomenon and concept of change and change management from different perspectives. The ability to change an organization is increasingly important in order to maintain, gain edge and survive in the rapidly changing environment. To meet these challenges, the software industry is moving towards more agile practices, self-managed teams and similar efforts, which emphasizes the need for sufficient understanding of change management on all levels of the organizations. The ability to efficiently and effectively introduce, adopt, manage, and achieve change initiatives is needed from a collective and collaborative perspective in contemporary software industry organizations. Learning proceeds by thematic problem solving sessions in which students solve open-ended problems using theories and methods introduced in the lectures and the course

Behörighet

The course is accessible for students with a minimum of 90 higher education credits of university studies. Applicants must prove knowledge of English: English 6/English level 2 or the equivalent level of an internationally recognized test, for example TOEFL, IELTS.

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• Change Management in Software Development Organizations

  University of Gothenburg

  Startdatum: 31 augusti 2026

  Slutdatum: 1 november 2026

  Studietakt: 50 %