Integrated Operations from a Change Management Perspective

The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that have been prominent in driving or restraining the implementation of Integrated Operations (IO) within the Norwegian oil industry - from a change management perspective. The authors focus on trends in implementing Integrated Operations across companies on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The research is a cross-sectional case study, based on interviews with 15 respondents and the use of relevant documents. Findings are presented in a modified version of Lewin's Force Field Analysis. The authors have found multiple forces that have affected the implementation of Integrated Operations to various extents. This chapter focuses on three of them: Understanding the rationale of IO; Establishing support for change; and Technological solutions. Findings based on data gathered across multiple organizations in the Norwegian oil industry should yield a great potential for improving the future development and implementation of Integrated Operations.