Change Management Certificate

Talent development professionals are well positioned to facilitate change because they connect people, process, and work. Change management is the capability for enabling change within an organization by using structured approaches to shift individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a future state. Once initiated, change follows its own nonlinear path in response to uncertainties, reactions, and guidance from those involved. There are tools, resources, processes, skills, and principles for managing the people side of change that practitioners should understand and implement in order to achieve preferred outcomes. Research shows that most companies don't manage change well, which makes capability in this area a differentiator for talent development professionals. —TDBoK Guide™

• Explore the personal dynamics of change in the workplace based on current industry research.

• Evaluate the organizational dynamics of change based on systems theory.

• Analyze an organization’s need for change based on the ATD CHANGE model.

• Establish a change management team.

• Generate stakeholder buy-in for the change initiative.

• Facilitate a change initiative within the workplace following the ATD CHANGE model.

• Equip the organization with tools to evaluate the change.

• Become a trusted resource ready to facilitate all stages of a change initiative in your organization.

• Drive meaningful change using the latest organizational change management processes and project management resources and tools to increase speed, efficiency, and overall success, and to limit negative outcomes.

• Plan and prepare change projects by assessing change needs and organizational readiness, building a change team, and forming a successful change plan.

• Build personal resilience and stamina to navigate the stresses of the change journey and maintain agility to support the needs of key stakeholders.

• Gain access to ATD-exclusive templates and tools to use in your own practice.

• Earn an industry-recognized change management certificate, continuing education credits, and an ATD digital badge to share with your networks.

This professional development program is intended for TD practitioners and change managers who are currently responsible for facilitating organizational change management projects, leaders who implement organizational change, or those who want to be ready for the challenge of leading or facilitating organizational change in their current or future position. A background in change management is not required to enroll in this program.

In addition, the skills, tools, and resources covered in this training course are designed to support the ongoing development of experienced change managers.

This program is approved for instructional hours by the Association for Change Management Professionals (ACMP) and offers recertification credit for PHR, SPHR, and GPHR through the HR Certification Institute. It is valid for PDCs for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP, and provides professional development hours or recertification points from the ATD Certification Institute for APTD® and CPTD® credentials.

Yes, contact an ATD Enterprise representative to learn more about how to bring this program to your organization. On-site deliveries may be scheduled in person or virtually at a date and time convenient to you. In addition, ATD can customize the program to address the specific organizational change management training needs of your team. Schedule a call to learn more!

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• Defining Change Management

• Evolution of the Organization

• Systems Thinking

• Change Management Tools

• Project Magnitude

• Change Models

• The Heart of Change

• The Science of Change

• Making the Business Case for Change

• Assessing Organizational Readiness

• Change Leader Roles and Accountabilities

• Building a Change Management Team

• The Change Journey

• Helping Stakeholders Through Change

• Resistance to Change

• Vision

• Communication Plan

• Adopting and Adapting Processes and Procedures

• Risk

• Role of the Change Agent

• Sustain the Change

• Evaluating the Change Process

• Wrapping up the Process

• Course Materials:

  • Participant Workbook

  • Reference Manual

• Change Leader’s View of Success

• Change Management Continuum

• Change Management Skills Assessment

• Change Management Team Charter

• Change Process Evaluation Tool

• Change Readiness Checklist

• Commitment Chart

• Components of a Change Management Plan

• Force Field Analysis Tool

• Team Alignment Checklist

• The Change Journey

• The Risk Chart

• Writing a Business Case for Change