The Change Management Foundation course teaches the basics for structured management of change initiatives. Professionally applied change management increases the effectiveness of change projects, reduces resistance and promotes acceptance of change.

You will learn how change affects individuals, teams and organizations and how change projects can be planned, communicated and sustainably anchored in a structured manner.

This course prepares you specifically for the Change Management Foundation certification. 

The main topics

Change Management Foundation provides a holistic view of change processes, from their origins to their implementation and sustainable anchoring.

The following topics are covered in the course:

• Fundamentals and principles of change management
• Change and its effect on individuals and teams
• Organizational culture and the ability to change
• Change models and structured approaches
• Change models and structured approaches
• Change models and structured approaches
• Change models and structured approaches
• Analysis of the effects of change
• Stakeholder identification and segmentation
• Communication in the change process
• Dealing with resistance
• Mobilization and sustainable anchoring of change
• Roles, Responsibility and change leadership

Objectives

After completing the course, you will be able to:

• Understand the central concepts, methods and models of change management and classify their benefits for different change situations.
• Analyse and classify the effects of change on individuals, teams and organizations.
• Understand the importance of leadership in the context of change.
• Systematically analyse stakeholders and derive suitable measures for involvement and communication.
• Recognize resistance and deal with it constructively.
• Participate in change initiatives in a professional manner.
• Successfully complete the international Change Management Foundation Exam of APMG International.

Prerequisites

No formal requirements

Target group

The Change Management Foundation course is aimed at anyone who is involved in change initiatives or would like to acquire a sound understanding of Organizational Change Management, in particular:

• Active and prospective change managers
• Project and programme managers
• Executives
• HR and organizational developers
• People who support change initiatives or transformation programmes

The Foundation course forms the basis for the advanced Change Management Practitioner course.

Certificate

Change Management Foundation, awarded by APMG International

Exam format: multiple choice

Exam language: English/German

The exam fee is included in the course price

Documents

The course materials are in English and include:

• Official digital course material
• Practice questions
• Mock exam
• Accompanying workbook

Implementation

• Class size up to max. 15 participants