APMG Change Management Practitioner

Description

APMG Change Management Practitioner

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

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

APMG Change Management Certification

The Change Management certification is delivered by APMG’s Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs). Therefore, 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, maintaining their commitment and bringing them successfully through the change process. Understand the various types of change that affect organizations, and 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.

Consequently, more effective management of change communications with internal and external constituencies provides understanding and support. 

Improved assessment of change impact, integrated change planning and successful embedding of change into the life of the organization .

Practitioner Examination

The purpose of the Practitioner certification is to confirm whether the candidate has achieved sufficient know-how to apply and tailor Change Management guidance in a given organizational change situation.

A successful Practitioner candidate will be able to start applying the Change Management approaches and techniques to a real change initiative.  However, they may lack sufficient skills to do this appropriately for all situations.

Firstly, their individual Change Management expertise. Secondly, the complexity of the change initiative and thirdly, the support provided for the use of Change Management approaches in their work environment will all be factors that impact what the Practitioner can achieve.

Successful candidates will have fulfilled the knowledge requirements for Change Management Institute accreditation. The format is as follows:

• Objective testing
• Four questions of 20 marks each 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) – 50%
• 2.5 hours duration
• Restricted open book – The Effective Change Manager’s Handbook

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