This one day course on Project Change Management Fundamentals is directed to those who are responsible for managing projects, are members of a project team or find themselves as change agents for a change initiative. This is an entry level course for active project participants and has no pre-requisites.

Note:  This course is about the human dynamics of change and you will explore the impacts and changes that our projects have on human beings. This course is not about change control 

Length:  One Day

Course Description:

Fundamentals of Project Change Management, is a one day introductory course, that enables new project managers and project team members to deliver successful change while still delivering their  projects on time, on budget and within scope.  You will maximize your time in this course by having the option of working on components of your own project or a real life case study that is provided. This course will give you further immediate returns on your learning investment by providing you with a detailed work book and project change templates to take home.   You will learn about project change management from preparing for, managing through and reinforcing change from the initial contemplation of a project to the realization of its benefits after successful implementation. 

In short, the Project Change Management Fundamentals course is designed for people who want to maximize their time and increase their return on training investment.

Purpose:

The Project Change Management Fundamentals course will provide participants with a working level knowledge of project change management as well as skills in using project change management tools and templates.   During the course participants will gain knowledge on the following topics:

·                                  The Anatomy of Change  

·                                  What is Project  Change Management

·                                  Common Change Management terminology

·                                  Integrated Project Change Life cycles and frameworks

·                                  Human Reaction to Change

·                                  Human Resiliency and Resistance to Change

·                                  Strategies to Reduce Unnecessary Disruption

·                                  How to Promote Change

·                                  How to Measure Change Readiness

·                               Integrated Project Change Plan

·                                  Project Change Leadership

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

·         Assess change readiness

·         Identify change barriers and opportunities

·         Establish an integrated project change framework to complete the project

·         Develop an integrated project change plan

·         Make project change stick

·         Appreciate the criticality and impact of project change management on the success of your project

Management Competencies addressed:

Participants will enhance their competencies in project risk, communication, human resource and change management.

Instructional Approach:

This course is made up of short lectures, multiple exercises, case vignettes, video clips, videos and games.  You are guaranteed not to be bored.  You will undertake both individual exercises and team assignments. Participation in the games and debates is always voluntary. 

Who will benefit:

• project managers
• project assistants
• project team members
• change agents
• anyone wanting to improve results