Change Management Foundation Certificate

Description

This course and qualification is designed to provide a robust foundation of knowledge for anyone involved in organisational change initiatives.

It is suitable for:

• Anyone interested in understanding the basic principles of achieving successful organizational change, transition or transformation
• Team members involved in organizational change, transition or transformation projects
• Professionals pursuing the Change Management Practitioner certificate – for which the Change Management Foundation certificate is a pre-requisite.

Successful candidates will have the knowledge and understanding necessary to contribute constructively to teams specifying, developing, implementing and sustaining change initiatives.

What you will learn

The qualification is based upon (and is referenced to) the knowledge architecture contained in the Change Management Institute's (CMI) Change Management Body of Knowledge (CMBoK) "The effective Change Manager". Change Management certifies your ability to:

• Perform the role of a highly effective organizational change, transition or transformation manager.
• Draw from a range of professional approaches to enable an organization to implement change smoothly.
• Motivate and ease people into adjusting to organizational change.
• Keep stakeholders engaged while an organization undergoes change or transformation.
• Minimize the risks involved with unsuccessful organizational change initiatives.
• Identify the roles needed to assemble teams most likely to deliver successful change.

Foundation level:

• How the process of organizational change or transformation occurs.
• The roles needed to assemble teams most likely to achieve successful organizational change.
• How people react to organizational change and how to help them adapt.
• Developing strategies to keep people motivated while an organization undergoes change.
• The different types of change process e.g. planned and emergent change.
• How to keep stakeholders engaged while an organization undergoes change.

Foundation Exam Format

Multiple choice
Four sections, total of 50 questions
25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) - 50%
40 minutes duration
Closed-book.

Attendees will:

be more confident about leading change projects
appreciate the psychology of change
know how to deal with resistance to change
be better at communicating change in a positive manner
be aware of the different phases in planning a change programme.

Understanding Change

Lots of small changes better than big change
Discussion on need for change
Types of change
Conditions needed for change
Classic stages of change
Resistance to Change

Barriers to change
Overcoming resistance
Dealing with Change

Adapting to change
Strategies for dealing with change
Impact on systems, structures and policies
Removing obstacles
Rewards to support change
Implementing Change

Success criteria for leading change
Need for clear vision & strategy
Communicating change & creating buy-in
Requirements for change project plan
Having some flexibility
The Change Management Foundation Certificate course is delivered over 3 days.