What’s a Change Coordinator?

During company projects, there are often changes that occur that result in a great deal of changes in the documentation used in the project. As a result a change coordinator manages these documents and makes sure that all appropriate members of the team get the necessary information. Change management processes are used in order to control the way in which various aspects of a project change. A process is created through which change is brought to the project and the change coordinator is responsible for making sure that all workers aid in the change. Change coordinators are especially needed in information technology-related fields where software changes at such a fast pace that new innovations lead to changes that need to be implemented into the project.

Change coordinators often work in clean office environments. During stressful moments of change during a project and especially when a deadline is quickly arriving, change coordinators can find themselves working more than 50 hours a week. Given that budgets are sometimes tight, change coordinators are often put under added pressure to implement change in a project without going over the budget.

Change coordinators are often promoted from a different position in the company. Therefore, change coordinators have educational requirements that vary depending on the nature of the company they work for. Change coordinators commonly have degrees in business administration, business management computer science and information science. The skill most needed by a change coordinator is the ability to effectively communicate changes to other project members. Problem solving skills is also important for change coordinators.

The outlook for change coordinators varies depending on the industry that the change coordinator is a part of. Change coordinators in information technology fields can expect a 17% expansion in the information technology field between 2008 and 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firms need to continually update their technology in order to remain competitive and technological updates need to sometimes be facilitated quickly. Also, customers sometimes develop different needs that change coordinators need to quickly accommodate for.

The earnings for those involved in information technology has a median range of $43,000 to $100,000. Those employed by companies and the federal government are paid the most, while those working for franchises and school districts are paid the least.