APMG Change Management ™ Foundation APMG (Muutoksenhallinta) - Online Classroom (Exam Included)

Change Management™ - Change Management - Foundation including official exam & certification

The latest version 2024: version 3

The change management certification to boost your career! *

The Change Management™ (Change Management) Foundation is the change management certification to boost your IT career! (* According to 'CIO' magazine)

“Change management is an essential skill for IT, project management and development.”

The world has become so unpredictable. Therefore, the ability of organizations to adapt to change is crucial to stay competitive. At the same time, innovation is also happening with unprecedented speed, complexity and global reach. Leaders and team managers must be able to deliver continuous results with a much higher degree of agility than before. All this often with geographically dispersed teams.

The evolution of organizations and projects will only succeed if they are supported by effective, organizational change management.

Learn how to implement and manage change effectively.

The APMG-International Change Management course is associated with the impact and management of change; this is a high priority for any organization where change is essential to facilitate project implementation. This qualification is based on the theory and application of change for the individual, change for the organization, communication and stakeholder engagement, and change management best practice.

APMG-International Change Management™ v3 Foundation Virtual

Reap all the benefits of classroom learning, but from the comfort of your own home, as you learn all about how to prepare people for organizational change and why the delivery of change needs to be managed and adapted in your organization to suit the needs of your projects.

About the course

Change Management is associated with the impact and management of change; this is mainly within organizations where change can have a major impact.

The Foundation qualification gives you the knowledge to effectively contribute to change initiatives and is the first step towards the Practitioner qualification. With the Practitioner qualification, you will learn how to apply and adapt change management strategies in real-life situations, enabling you to drive successful change with the right guidance and support.

Note: This course only covers the Foundation level. Take a look at our other course list for both Foundation & Practitioner.

What is virtual training? (distance with meetings)

Virtual training incorporates both the face-to-face teaching experience of a classroom, with the ease and flexibility of a virtual environment. Our virtual courses are interactive and engaging, allowing participants to communicate with both the instructor and each other in a collaborative way.

Length of the course

This is an intensive two-day course that prepares you for the Change Management Foundation exam. The training is conducted via a virtual learning environment.

Objectives of the training

By the end of the course, you should be able to recall, recognize and demonstrate understanding of the theories, concepts, models and approaches described in the course text, including terms used, process sequences and roles involved.

Specifically, you should be able to demonstrate this understanding by being able to:

• Identify key features of the organizational context in which a change initiative takes place, including the benefits that the organization is trying to drive, the approach used for the change, and the organizational culture.
• Contribute a range of perspectives on the different human reactions that can be seen in a change initiative, suggest ways in which a change can be managed to minimize negative effects and in which people can be supported through change.
• Distinguish between well-founded concerns about a change and resistance to change, recognize signs of resistance and suggest approaches that can mitigate it.
• Recommend and support appropriate actions taken by people in different change roles, especially change sponsors, line managers and change agents, and help build and sustain effective teamwork through change.
• Describe key elements of the process of engaging stakeholders in a change initiative and relate this to building appropriate communication strategies.
• Discuss with colleagues the different areas affected by a change initiative, the severity of these effects and how change progress can be measured.

Content of the course

This course includes, but is not limited to:

• Organizational context and approach
• People and change
• Change leadership and teams
• Stakeholders and communication
• The work of the change manager

What is included in the course?

This is an intensive two-day course that includes the following:

• All accompanying course materials (digital)
• The APMG Change Management Study Guide (e-book)
• The cost of the Change Management Foundation exam (must be taken online via remote proctor within 12 months of purchase)

Exam format

Format of the Foundation exam:

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

The leading Change Management certification for professionals working in organizational change, transition and transformation.

Our Change Management courses, developed in partnership with the Change Management Institute, are designed to help organizations and their people manage the impact of change. They provide techniques to effectively plan and implement successful transformation initiatives.

In the modern business environment, change is relentless. This can be a challenge, but it also presents opportunities. By managing change effectively, organizations can improve their performance and achieve their goals.

Understanding the impact of change is crucial to managing it. Change can create either positive or negative outcomes. It can lead to increased productivity, improved morale and new opportunities, but it can also cause stress, anxiety and resistance.

Our Change Management training explores how change affects and is affected by individuals, teams, change leaders and organizations.

KEY BENEFITS OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Benefits for individuals

• Understand the human side of change and know how to help people manage change more effectively, maintain their commitment and move them successfully through the change process.
• Understand the different types of change that affect organizations and know how to use different professional approaches to support the effective delivery of the organization's desired outcomes from each change initiative.
• Know how to identify and work with the stakeholders in a change initiative and how to plan, implement and measure the effective communication required to build and sustain their engagement.
• Be able to assess the impact of change, develop effective change teams and recognize and manage resistance to change.
• Understand the process of sustaining change and know how to incorporate a change initiative as the new 'business as usual'.

Benefits for organizations

• Build the organization's ability and capacity to manage change successfully and improve flexibility.
• Increase the likelihood of successful change/transformation of the business - supporting the strategic direction.
• Minimize the risks (costs, delays, loss of employee engagement, reputation) associated with failed initiatives.
• Align change initiatives with established, process-driven methodologies (such as PRINCE2® and other project management methodologies) to develop a consistent approach to change.
• Develop and maintain employee engagement and alignment with organizational purpose during times of change.
• Create and maintain the commitment of internal and external stakeholders to new initiatives.
• Manage more effective change communication with internal and external stakeholders so that change is understood and supported.
• Improve change impact assessment, integrated change planning and successful embedding of the change in the life of the organization.

APMG accredited change management courses provide individuals with knowledge, proven methods and techniques to:

• Unlock resistance to change.
• Provide effective support and motivation to individuals and teams to embrace change.
• Use a range of professional methods to implement change smoothly and effectively.
• Identify and engage with key stakeholders throughout the change process to gain support.
• Accelerate the implementation of change programs
• Highlight their contribution as change experts to initiatives.

Techniques and tools discussed in the course, such as how to lead change and involve those affected by it, and effective communication strategies, can help organizations manage change and reap the benefits.

These qualifications also offer a route to independent accreditation by the Change Management Institute.

"The course and exam were easy to set up and the instructions were clear. I liked the course! I will use AVC again. Thank you!" Henrik Danielsson

"Great material! Everyone can pass the exam with this online course and very practical material!"

Karin Hägg