APMG Change Management Training – Foundation

By attending this change management training participants will develop knowledge essential to work as an informed member of a team working on an organisational change initiative. More specifically training participants will understand:

• How to identify major benefits expected of the change, the organisational context of a change and its effects on organisational culture
• Different approaches for planning and delivering change
• The potential impacts of a change initiative and identify ways to support people through change
• Key strategies to overcome resistance and build motivation for change
• How to support people in key change roles and the path for developing an effective change team
• How human dynamics may affect the proposed change approach
• Suitable communication and engagement plans for change
• Metrics appropriate to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of change management activities

The program is also designed to prepare training participants for APMG Change Management Foundation exam and certification.

• Anyone assigned to a change team, including business leaders, current or aspiring change managers and change agents
• Project and programme managers
• Staff leading business improvements at the local and organizational levels
• Communications, human resource and training professionals involved in change initiatives
• Members of Project, Programme, Portfolio, Change Management Offices (PMO/CMO)
• Staff supporting a portfolio of change or a program of transformational change.

The following is an overview of the 5 syllabus areas of the Foundation course:

• Organizational Context and Approach
  • Defining the organizational context of a change initiative and its benefits
  • Selecting a suitable change approach
  • The influence of organizational culture

• People and Change
  • The influence of personality types
  • Human responses and motivators for change
  • Supporting human psychological transition
  • Learning through the change process

• Change Leadership and Teams
  • Change roles
  • Supporting change teams, change sponsors, line leaders and change agents
  • Developing and maintaining an effective change team
  • The role of leaders in shaping culture

• Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
  • Stakeholder engagement process in a change initiative and the development of communications strategies appropriate for the change

• The Work of the Change Manager
  • Managing change to minimize negative impacts
  • Resistance and mitigation approaches
  • The impacts of a change initiative and assessing impact severity
  • Measuring change progress

To learn more please visit our change management page or download our change management course brochure

The Change Management Foundation training course is a 3-day program that includes a mixture of facilitator presentation, class and group exercises. The training package includes the APMG Change Management Foundation exam.

The Change Management Foundation certification exam is a 40 minute, 50 question multiple choice exam. Participants must score 25 or more marks for APMG Change Management Foundation certification.

The APMG Change Management Practitioner exam is completed online following the training. A calendar of dates and times are available for training participants to select when to complete their exam.

• Foundation accredited change management training materials
• APMG Change Management study guide eBook
• Sample Foundation exam questions
• Exam fee
• Trainer support through phone and email to assist with any questions in preparation for the Foundation exam.

Change Management Foundation and Practitioner training can be combined at a discounted price. Please contact us to request a quote for on-site corporate training or learn online with our APMG Change Management self-paced eLearning.