Description

Change Management Foundation

APMG’s refreshed Change Management certification is fully aligned with the Change Management Institute (CMI) Change Management Body of Knowledge. The new syllabus samples a wide range of knowledge regarding the theory and practice of change management including:

• firstly, change and the individual;
• Secondly, change and the organization;
• Thirdly communication and stakeholder engagement and;
• and lastly change practice

Change Management Certification

The Change Management certification is delivered by APMG’s Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs).  So this body of knowledge now provides an independent benchmark for the professional knowledge expected of an effective change manager.

By passing both Foundation and Practitioner examinations – candidates acquire the knowledge needed to receive CMI’s ACM (Foundation) accreditation. They offer successful candidates a simpler route to personal accreditation, with only the experience element to complete.

Benefits for Individuals

Understand the human side of change and know how to help people deal more effectively with change, for instance maintaining their commitment and bringing them successfully through the change process. Understand the various types of change that affect organizations, and above all know how to draw on a range of 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, execute and measure the effective communications required to build and maintain their engagement. Know how to assess the impacts of change, to develop effective change teams and to recognize and address resistance to change. Understand the process of sustaining change and know how to embed a change initiative as the new ‘business as usual’.

Benefits for Organizations

Build the organization’s capability and capacity to deal successfully with change, improving agility. Increase the probability of successful business change/transformation – supporting strategic direction. Minimize risks (costs, delays, loss of employee engagement, reputation) associated with failed initiatives. Align change initiatives with established, process-driven methods (like PRINCE2® and MSP®) to develop a unified approach to change. Develop and sustain employee commitment and alignment with organizational purpose during times of change. Build and maintain the engagement of internal and external stakeholders with new initiatives. Manage more effective change communications with internal and external constituencies to understand and supported change. Improve assessment of change impact, integrated change planning and successful embedding of change into the life of the organization

Foundation Examination

The purpose of the Foundation certification is to confirm that a candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of Change Management to work as an informal member of a team working on an organizational change initiative. The Foundation certification is also a pre-requisite for the APMG Practitioner certification. Multiple choice format Four sections, total of 50 questions 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) – 50% 40 minutes duration Closed-book.

More information on the Change management Practitioner certification can be found here.