PPM Change Management Foundation

Who is this course for

This course is ideal for anybody involved in Change Management or who are leading, or about to lead, a business change.  Any team member being effected by or effecting change, and individuals who will need to support their colleagues, team and organisation through change, and manage themselves through change.

Purpose of the course

The purpose of the course is to help those involved in managing change through learning relevent application, techniques, checklists and frameworks. It is intended to address the needs of those who carry out the work of managing change, even if it is not their job title.

You will learn how to

• Assess the impact of the "change curve" on indiviuals


• Consider the motivations of individuals


• Consider the learning needs of those affected by change


• Use metaphors to assess types of organisations


• Describe and use change management models


• Identify and plan for roles in change management


• Assess the organisational culture


• Identify emergent change


• Identify and exploit drivers of change


• Consider the effect of a vision on change management


• Understand project management in overview


• Identify, map and segment stakeholders


• manage relationships with stakeholders


• Use different communication channels


• Use facilitation techniques


• Assess the impact of change


• Build readiness for change


• Prepare for resistance


• Build team effectiveness

Benefits for you as an individual

You will develop an understanding of change, the negative impacts it can have and how to address these in suitable ways to achieve the full benefits of change. In the current working environment all individuals see their organisation going through increasingly frequent change, and being able to deal with this will often contribute to an individual's personal success within an organisation.

Benefits for your organisation

Organisations with individuals who are properly trained in change management will be able to react more effectively not just to local competition pressures but also global competition and wider political and environmental issues.