Change Management Professional Certification
Course Overview
Acuity Institute’s Certified Change Management Professional Program is the most complete certification package available. It includes 3 months of online course access along with instructor and customer service support; we are your team throughout your program. Also included at no extra cost is the comprehensive Change Management Simulated Project, Change Management Certification Exam, Change Management Toolkit, and the Change Management course eBook. Acuity Institute sets the standard for online training and certification for individuals looking to achieve Certified Change Management Professional designation. One of the best credentials we have is defined by the diversity of the Acuity Institute student population enrolled across more than 100 countries worldwide. We look forward to supporting you in your journey to becoming a Change Management Professional with Acuity Institute.
Many Change Management initiatives fail because people do not know where to start or how to sustain change. Acuity Institute’s Change Management Program has been designed to provide Change Leaders running organizational projects with the tools and skills to initiate change in a project environment. Our program delivers best practices for both tactical and behavioral elements of change from leading experts in a practical and simple way. It demystifies change by providing students with a superior interactive Change Management Toolkit which leads practitioners through all phases of the Change Management process.
While there are numerous approaches to Change Management, Acuity’s Change Management Program encompasses the general industry standard of evaluating the organization issue/problem, initiating action to make change, planning the change while encouraging stakeholder buy-in, executing the plans while being flexible to the changing landscape, and how to sustain the change and make it “stick” so that the organization truly gains benefits of the change. Unlike other change management courses, students in Acuity’s Change Management Program will also learn the process of change through a simulated project in which they can practice the top skills of Change Leaders. In addition, students are provided Acuity’s Change Management Toolkit which enables them with the tools to immediately make a positive Change Management impact within their organization.
Training is conducted online and uses a multi-media format that includes audio by Change experts, examples of successful change, interactive simulations and quizzes, and the most current and robust tools and techniques available. The course is “self-paced” and can be accessed at any time – anywhere, which provides the most flexibility in completing the course. On average students complete the Change Management Program in 30 hours (average completion time, actual time may vary).
Acuity Institute’s Change Management Program is one the most comprehensive in the world. We recommend it to Project Leaders, Department Leaders, Business Leaders, Business Improvement Team Leaders, Emerging Leaders, Business Improvement Teams, and Change Practitioners.
No prerequisites are required for this course.
Key Outcomes
- Assess one’s own resilience to change
- Utilize a foundation of learning on the principles of change
- Understand the systems thinking that drives behavior
- Define the roadmap to change
- Demonstrate the tools of change
- Utilize the tools in a case study
- Initiate change by creating a sense of urgency
- Plan change by managing stakeholders
- Implement a change strategy and plan
- Implement change by managing resistance
- Recognize how to lock in the change
- Understand how to make change stick
Change Management Professional Certification Course Package
- Online Course Lessons and Quizzes (3 months access)
- Instructor Support (3 months access)
- Simulated Project
- Change Management Certification Exam
- Change Management Toolkit
- Change Management Course eBook
- IACET Continuing Education Units: 3
- CEU’s PMI® Professional Development Units: 30 PDU’s
Optional Item
Change Management Professional Printed Course Books- As an option, students can purchase printed course books. Printed Course Materials are optional, they are not required. These printed materials contain the same content that is provided in the course eBook.
- Purchasing the printed course books is a separate transaction. Upon purchase of the course, you will be provided a link to Acuity Institute’s Printed Course Book Marketplace where you may purchase the books.
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Change Management Certification Requirements
Upon completing these requirements you will be awarded Acuity Institute’s Change Management Professional Certification. Certification from Acuity Institute includes a Digital Badge. Acuity Institute has partnered with Credly’s Acclaim platform to provide this digital version of your certificate.
What is a Digital Badge?
A digital badge is a verified graphic representation of your Acuity certificate. It is embedded with data that provides context, meaning, and details of the certification you earned. The digital badge is provided at no cost to you.
Benefits to claiming your digital badge include:
- Easily share your digital badge on social and professional media, link to it from any email or document, add it to an email signature, and embed it in a blog or website
- Your certification can be verified online in real time with just one click
- Access labor market insights that relate your skills to jobs
Is this the same certification as the CCMP certification offered by the ACMP?
Acuity Institute is also a Qualified Education Provider for the Association for Change Management Professionals. (ACMP). Acuity Institute’s Change Management Professional course satisfies the 21-hour training required to pursue the CCMP credential from the ACMP. Please note that you must further apply with the ACMP and fulfill all requirements to earn the CCMP credential from the ACMP.
Upon request, Acuity Institute will provide ACMP CCMP resources at no cost. These resources include the ACMP CCMP Handbook, CCMP exam practice questions, flashcards and test specifications to assist students in preparing for the ACMP CCMP exam.
Certification Exam
The exam is the standard for Change Management Certification. Upon completing training, students will be required to achieve a passing mark of 80% or higher on the exam. The exam is intended to validate student proficiency with Change Management tools and techniques. The following highlights the exam.
- The exam is included in the program. Students will have 2 attempts to successfully pass the exam (80% or higher).
- The exam is administered online. Students will need to have an active internet connection to complete the exam.
- The exam is open book. Students may use any reference materials to complete the exam (training manuals, project materials, etc.).
- Students have a maximum of 2 hours (120 minutes) to complete the exam.
- Once the entire exam is complete, the student will be notified immediately if they passed the exam. Students will not have access to their answers; this information is kept confidential to Acuity Institute.
Is this the same exam as the CCMP exam?
No, the exam included with Acuity Institute’s Change Management Professional course is not the same as the ACMP’s CCMP exam. Students interested in earning their CCMP will need to apply with the ACMP and fulfill all requirements to earn the CCMP credential from the ACMP. Acuity Institute is a Qualified Education Provider for the Association for Change Management Professionals (ACMP). Acuity Institute’s Change Management Professional course satisfies the 21-hour training requirement to pursue the CCMP credential from the ACMP.
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Accessing Downloadable Content
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- Course Toolkit Templates – Microsoft Office 2010 or later
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Lessons and Quizzes (3 Months Access)
Course Lessons (6 lessons, 45+ quiz questions and multiple exercises)
| Lesson 1 | Introduction to Change Management –Change Resilience –Change Roadmap |
| Lesson 2 | System Factors -Six System Factors (Vision, Accountability, Stakeholder Involvement, Skills Development, Metrics & Policies & Processes, Reinforcing Behavior) |
| Lesson 3 | Initiate the Change –Assess the Change –Create the Need for Change -Identify the Change Team |
| Lesson 4 | Plan the Change -Create a Vision for Change -Analyze Stakeholder’s Behavior -Decide on a Change Strategy -Create a Change Plan |
| Lesson 5 | Execute the Plan -Communicate the Plan –Identify and Manage Resistance -Produce Quick Wins -Sustain the Momentum |
| Lesson 6 | Make Change Stick -ABC BOC (Antecedents Behavior Consequences / Balance of Consequences) -Change Controls |
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Instructor Support
Acuity Institute wants the learning experience to be as supportive and engaging as possible, we are here to help you succeed. We understand the importance of having a place to ask questions to the experts about tools and techniques, exercises, project work or general technical support. During training, students can submit questions to instructors through Acuity Institute’s Help Desk and the Student Forum. Responses are provided to student questions in one business day or less. If questions and/or answers are complex, an Acuity Institute instructor will schedule a one-on-one phone meeting with the student to review the question/answer.
Simulated Change Management Project
An important element of thoroughly understanding the key concepts and principles introduced in this course is the ability to demonstrate application beyond the online lessons. To accomplish this students work through a simulated Change Management project.
At Acuity Institute we recognize that not every individual has the opportunity to complete an actual project while completing training, therefore we have created a real world simulated project that takes students from the beginning to the end of a problem and solution. The simulated project helps to build the students understanding of the concepts taught in training and provides practical application of the tools. Students complete the course better prepared to apply what they have learned in the real world.
The simulation is based on a hypothetical company, Simco International or “SI” that faces many of the same problems companies are dealing with today. The simulation is designed to illustrate the entire business improvement effort through each phase of Change Management. Students complete 12 challenging exercises (project deliverables) which build on previously learned tools and concepts taught in training. The following are the simulated project exercises that are completed throughout the course:
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System Factors
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Initiate the Change
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Plan the Change
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Execute the Plan
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Make Change Stick
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Change Management Toolkit
Through our experience we have assembled the Change Management Toolkit which assists practitioners in keeping focused on Change Management and not creating templates. No other training provider offers a comprehensive Change Management Toolkit such as ours. The toolkit includes the following templates that can be utilized in Change Management projects beyond training:
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Change Management Course eBook
The Change Management eBook (electronic copy) contains much of the same content as the online instructional materials. The eBook includes over 285 pages of Change Management theory, practice exercises, project simulation, tools and techniques. The eBook is fully searchable and contains many links to assist students in quickly navigating to key tools and concepts. The eBook allows students the ability to capture notes and comments within the eBook for future reference. Students can print directly from the eBook. To protect the electronic intellectual property of the course content, students will not be able to copy from the eBook.
Change Management Printed Course Book (Optional)
As an option, students can purchase the Change Management printed course book. The printed course materials contains over 285 pages of Change Management theory, practice exercises, project simulation, tools and techniques.
Printed Course Materials are optional, they are not required. About 35% of our students prefer to have a printed copy of the course materials available as a resource while taking the course and for future reference.
IACET Continuing Education Units (Accreditation)
Acuity Institute has been approved as an Accredited Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). In obtaining this approval, Acuity Institute has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standards which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of our Authorized Provider membership status, Acuity Institute is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standards. The primary purpose of a CEU is to provide a permanent record of the educational accomplishments of an individual who has completed one or more significant non-credit educational experiences.
3 IACET Continuing Education Units are provided upon successful completion of this course.
Association for Change Management Professionals
Acuity Institute is approved as a Qualified Education Provider (QEP) for the Association for Change Management Professionals. The QEP status signals that our Change Management course was reviewed and that it aligns with the ACMP’s Standard for Change Management© (The Standard) and adult education best practices.
PMI® Professional Development Units
Acuity Institute is an Authorized Training Partner (ATP) of the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Being an Authorized Training Partner allows Acuity Institute to grant Professional Development Units (PDUs) to customers who complete our qualified programs. As an Authorized Training Partner, Acuity Institute has agreed to abide by the PMI® established quality assurance criteria. PMI® is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
30 PMI® Professional Development Units are provided upon successful completion of this course.
Blended Learning Training
In addition to e-Learning courses, Acuity Institute offers customized Blended Learning training options for corporations.
Acuity’s Blended Learning training combines online training with live, facilitated workshops facilitated by one of Acuity Institute’s leading industry facilitators. This model provides two benefits for your team:
- Reduces the time spent in the classroom, away from other responsibilities
- Provides learner access to the training to learn at their own pace and review the content as often as they need
The live workshops are focused on the practical application of the methodology and tools in the workplace environment. The number of workshops and the schedule for workshops can be modified to meet your team’s needs. Contact our team to learn more about Blended Learning for your team.
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