I recently did a quick google search on the words “Change Management Training” and was shocked to see the number of options that came up. The marketplace is, in fact, filled with countless choices. There were even sites that filtered the options for you. Find the right change management training now!
But for those of us who have been around the block a few times, we know not all change management training options are created equally and picking one is not as easy as just doing an online search.
The Need to Build Capability
In today’s busy, business world almost every organization has multiple projects going on in various stages of completion. Most of these projects are extremely complex with multiple layers to them. This, combined with a poor history of past implementations, can likely be the trigger for the dreaded Google Search for Change Management Training Options.
But, while Change Management Training is certainly a critical piece of this process, I often tell my clients they need to re-frame their thinking from “training” to “capability building.” This simple mind shift allows you to develop change “bench-strength” across the key players who have accountability for implementation. It also allows you to begin to build a critical mass of skilled practitioners who can then be deployed on future projects. Thus, significantly increasing the likelihood of successful implementations on your current project as well as future implementations.
5 Questions to Ask When Shopping for a Capability Building Program
So, how do you find the right program for you? Below I’ve listed 5 questions you should ask yourself and your vendors when shopping for a Change Management program:
As you evaluate options, remember the goal is not about making people feel better about your project, or convincing them of the logic of your change. Rather, the object of the game is to have greater ability to implement changes in your organization.
Accreditation in AIM
The AIM Change Management Methodology is built around a set of 10 core principles designed to guide you in knowing what to do and when to do it to achieve value realization for strategic investments. It emphasizes a fit for purpose approach that uses personal judgment (based on principles) to determine which strategies and tactics are needed in the moment, reflecting the cyclical and iterative nature of change itself.
Accreditation in the AIM Change Management Methodology gives you the principles, strategies, tools, and tactics to analyze and mitigate the key risks on the people side of a change for any type of project, no matter how complex, under any conditions you face.
As the developer of the framework and with over 40 years of change management experience, I lead the majority of the AIM Accreditation sessions. We work as a team to prepare you to handle the day to day realities of your project.
Whatever training option you select for your organization, whether it is AIM or another organization’s package, make sure you do your research and select the training program based on the outcomes you are looking for. Leave Google searches for researching fun facts. Your Change Management program is just too important.