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• October jTask CCMP Training

  • Start
    10/02/2020
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    10:00 AM (CDT)
  • End
    10/23/2020
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    4:00 PM (CDT)
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    ONLINE
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  Advancing the Discipline of Change Management One Student At A Time

  ACMP Midwest Chapter and jTask CCMP Training would like to extend a special offer to obtain the 21-hours of training necessary to apply for the CCMP Exam. The special Midwest chapter member reduced rate for this four-day course will be just $680 if you use the code. And, jTask is donating $100 to the chapter for each member who registers with the special chapter discount code for 2020.

  jTask CCMP Training course gives you the knowledge, skills, and tools to pass the CCMP Exam. The training will teach you how to use the ACMP Standard for Change Management on real projects. You will leave with templates and job aids that leverage the Standard’s best practices to effectively manage change and enhance project results.

  The ACMP Standard for Change Management and the CCMP designation have emerged as a global standard for individuals and teams charged with leading change.

  In this four-day course, you’ll explore each paragraph of the Standard and learn how to apply it in your change management practice. This deep dive into the standard is full of exercises, quizzes, memory techniques and strategies to help students internalize and use the Standard in their day-to-day and explain the value of change managements to executives.

  This interactive virtual instructor-led training is designed for those seeking to have a structured approach to change management that is free, open and vetted by thousands. It prepares students to take and pass their CCMP Exam. The course delivers the 21-hours of training required to successfully apply to take the exam.

  The course is for:
  

  • Change management practitioners

  • Project leaders incorporating change management principles

  • Any change agent who wants to stay at the forefront of this growing discipline
    
    This training meets 4 times, every Friday. 
    OCT 2, 2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
    OCT 9, 2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
    OCT 16, 2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
    OCT 23, 2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT

  Please note
  Registration is a two-step process; please follow instructions:

  1. Register on ACMP website so that we can verify your membership
  2. Click the link provided in the confirmation email to confirm your registration by using the discount code; 

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• Prosci’s Change Management Certification Partnered with the ACMP Midwest Chapter

  • Start
    10/13/2020
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    10:00 AM (CDT)
  • End
    10/15/2020
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    4:00 PM (CDT)
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  Don't miss out! Offer is limited to 16 participants. 

  We are glad to announce our three-day Prosci Certification program virtually on October 13-15 2020.  

  This program will be held online.  Class will be held 10 am-4 pm CDT.  
  

  In this experiential session, you will

  • Learn and apply Prosci's methodology to one of your active projects.
  • Learn Prosci's individual model for change; the ADKAR Model.
  • Leave with the tools, know-how, and support you need to consistently and successfully drive change going forward. 

  Please note that this program is run exclusively for ACMP Midwest Chapter members

  • If you are not a member, no problem! Click here to join our community. 

  Cost of this three-day program is $2,900 instead of the standard $4,400 Prosci rate. You save $1500! 

  Please note

  • Registration is a two-step process; please follow instructions:

  1. Register on ACMP website so that we can verify your membership
  2. Click the Prosci link provided in the confirmation email to confirm your registration by paying; your registration will be canceled if not paid 

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• Prosci's VIRTUAL Integrating Agile and CM Workshop Partnered with the ACMP Midwest Chapter

  • When
    10/16/2020
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    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Online
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  Strategies for improving project outcomes

  Agile and Change Management have emerged as important strategies for improving change outcomes. Integrating change management and Agile can improve the adoption and usage of iteratively designed solutions.

  In this innovative one-day workshop, you'll explore the latest research and build detailed tactics and plans for adapting change management to your Agile iterative development. Prosci provides the best practices and frameworks for applying change management in an Agile environment.

  This is new interactive Virtual Instructor-Led Training is designed for people who are responsible for delivering the people-side results on Agile projects including:

  • Change management practitioners supporting Agile efforts
  • Agile practitioners integrating the people side into their work
  • Project leaders incorporating Agile principles
  • Any change agent who wants to stay at the forefront of this growing discipline 

  Please note that this program is run exclusively for ACMP Midwest Chapter members 

  • If you are not a member, no problem! Click here to join our community. 

  Cost of this one-day program is $939 instead of the standard $989 Prosci rate. You save $50 and get a chance to connect with other ACMP Midwest members!

  Please note

  • Registration is a two-step process; please follow instructions:

  1. Register on ACMP website to verify you are a member
  2. Click the Prosci link provided in the confirmation email to confirm your registration by paying; your registration will be canceled if not paid 

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• The Change Competent Leader: Skill Leaders for Success

  • When
    10/22/2020
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Online

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  The Change Competent Leader: Skill Leaders for Success

  Isn't it time we make leading change a core competency for people leaders? In this hands-on session you'll learn the critical role people leaders play in sustaining change, and gain practical tools to coach leader behavior to improve change sustainment and project results!

  Learning objectives

  1. Understand the behavioral significance of the people leader role on change

  2. Assess current behavioral ability of people leaders within your organization to drive and sustain change

  3. Identify and explore critical people leadership behaviors that drive and sustain organizational change

  4. Walk away with insights and a people leaders guide to managing change!

  Intended audience is intermediate to advanced change practitioners and leaders.

  Presenter

  

  Michelle Yanahan

  , Principal and Owner of ChangeFit 360, is a passionate organizational change management strategist and thought leader with proven expertise in executing change agility, change management and change leadership programs that enhance and grow organizational change management as a strategic business competency. Michelle has 18 +years progressive business experience in leadership roles in operations, change management, IT execution and project management office (PMO) development. Michelle holds a Masters in Organizational Behavior from Benedictine University as well as CCMP and Prosci ADKAR change management certifications. Michelle has been a featured presenter for numerous professional organizations including ACMP, Change Management Institute and Change Management Review. Michelle is a faculty member for University of Illinois at Chicago and Elmhurst College. ChangeFit 360 is recognized by ACMP and SHRM as a qualified education provider in support of their professional certifications and is proud to hold a >90% customer satisfaction rate. 

  Session Outline

  Topics

  ACMP Change Standard Fit

  Leader Role in Change

  Leader Behavior 1: Coach for Change - Use Your Influence

  Leader Behavior 2: Advocate for Change - Understand People Impact

  Action Leaders

  
  

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• Every Which Way But Lose: Know Your Value as an OCM Professional

  • When
    11/04/2020
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Online

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  Every Which Way But Lose: Know Your Value as an OCM Professional

  Do you struggle to differentiate your OCM role from other roles?

  Is your value not clearly understood by clients?

  Are you challenged to wear many hats as an OCM practitioner?

  You have most likely been asked to work on things not related to change management on a project, such as an organizational design initiative or creating online learning. Maybe you were asked by the project manager to help out with some deliverables. And if you are like most OCM professionals, you most likely said “yes”. Because you could. Because you had that experience in your background.

  In this session, we will discuss the rapid pace of change that is taking place in many organizations and how OCM professionals are being asked to do more things outside their scope than ever before. And we will discuss how this may actually be hindering your ability to be the expert and provide measurable impact to the organization by falling down the “Scope Slope”.

  Learning objectives

  1. Gain alignment, support, and participation for change management efforts on projects with clients

  2. Leverage work plans with deliverables and dependencies to drive results

  Presenter

  

  For the past 30 years, Johanna has worked in a myriad of industries focused on helping people and organizations manifest change. Working with various companies and individuals, Johanna has uncovered what truly motivates someone to change or not change. Understanding where someone is on the change curve and supporting them personal opens the door to successful transformation. Once that is in motion, organizational change just falls in to place.

  Johanna has worked and consulted with major organizations and always starts with the PEOPLE side of change and helps individual leaders, functional teams and overall organizations achieve success.

  Johanna lives in downtown Chicago, IL with her husband and enjoys yoga, skiing, travelling and entertaining. She has an undergraduate degree from Miami University in Oxford, OH, is a certified coach thru both PDI and Zenger Folkman and maintains several change management, leadership and coaching certifications.

  Session Outline
  

  1. Theory behind the EXPERT doing EXPERT work

  2. The importance of OCM for OCM

  3. An APPROACH to identifying SCOPE SLOPE

  4. A SOLUTION with tips and tools

  
  

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• November jTask CCMP Training

  • Start
    11/06/2020
  •  
    10:00 AM (CST)
  • End
    12/04/2020
  •  
    4:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    ONLINE
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  Advancing the Discipline of Change Management One Student At A Time

  ACMP Midwest Chapter and jTask CCMP Training would like to extend a special offer to obtain the 21-hours of training necessary to apply for the CCMP Exam. The special Midwest chapter member reduced rate for this four-day course will be just $680 if you use the code. And, jTask is donating $100 to the chapter for each member who registers with the special chapter discount code for 2020.

  jTask CCMP Training course gives you the knowledge, skills, and tools to pass the CCMP Exam. The training will teach you how to use the ACMP Standard for Change Management on real projects. You will leave with templates and job aids that leverage the Standard’s best practices to effectively manage change and enhance project results

  The ACMP Standard for Change Management and the CCMP designation have emerged as a global standard for individuals and teams charged with leading change.

  In our four-day course, you’ll explore each paragraph of the Standard and learn how to apply it in your change management practice. This deep dive into the standard is full of exercises, quizzes, memory techniques and strategies to help students internalize and use the Standard in their day-to-day and explain the value of change managements to executives.

  This interactive virtual instructor-led training is designed for those seeking to have a structured approach to change management that is free, open and vetted by thousands. It prepares students to take and pass their CCMP Exam. The course delivers the 21-hours of training required to successfully apply to take the exam.

  The course is for:
  

  • Change management practitioners

  • Project leaders incorporating change management principles

  • Any change agent who wants to stay at the forefront of this growing discipline
    
    This training meets 4 times, every Friday. 
    NOV 6, 2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    NOV 13, 2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    NOV 20, 2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    DEC 4, 2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST

  Please note
  Registration is a two-step process; please follow instructions:

  1. Register on ACMP website so that we can verify your membership
  2. Click the link provided in the confirmation email AND enter the discount code

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• Using Bias Awareness to Create Cultures of Belonging and Inclusion

  • When
    12/03/2020
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Online

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  Using Bias Awareness to Create Cultures of Belonging and Inclusion

  Facilitating Bias Conversations – Normalizing the bias conversation while building conversational skills to infuse a sustainable culture of belonging and inclusion for internal and external stakeholders.

  Racial and diversity issues are impacted through our biased experiences. The ability to talk about the issues of race, class and bias requires skills like deep listening and purposeful conversations. This dialogue will support staff and leaders to more effectively communicate about race and bias in professional and personal relationships. We will talk about the definition of bias and how biases are formed. Participants will understand how to use self-awareness and critical self-reflection to understand the Origination Point of biases and how biases are created and deconstructed. This topic is important as American workplaces are faced with understanding and developing strategies and actions to address the impacts of systemic racism conversations that are occurring in our communities and workplaces.
  

  Learning objectives

  1. Understand and use Organizational Change Theory to develop a belonging and inclusive culture.

  2. Define what it means to be anti-racist

  3. Use of self- awareness to deconstruct biases

  Presenter

  Bill de la Cruz is a Senior Consultant with B2B Strategic Solutions, Inc. (B2B) He is a Thought Leader for Inclusion and Belonging and a national consultant in the support of building healing organizational cultures. Bill also has a podcast called the Origination Point and is a published author. Bill’s book is called Finding The Origination Point, Understanding Our Biases to Create a More Peaceful World which shares steps to deconstruct biases and stereotypes.

  B2B is a management consulting firm with more than twenty years of industry experience. The B2B team specializes in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Organizational Change Management, Training, and Project Management. The knowledge and skills of our team help our national clients reduce cultural barriers and improve understanding and empathy to create more effective outcomes--personally and professionally.

  Intended Audience
  

  Team leaders, Managers, Supervisors, HR Professionals, Change Managers, Project Managers, etc.

  
  

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• Using KUBA to Build Commitment to Change

  • When
    01/07/2021
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Online

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  Using KUBA to Build Commitment to Change

  Why is focusing on building commitment so critical?

  Even though recent studies have shown that gaining commitment is the number one factor for change success, achieving commitment is not well understood and a whole industry has popped up over the last 30 years or so, dedicated to managing change, which traditionally has a heavy focus on resistance management.

  There is definitely a place for strategies focusing on mitigating resistance and there are some great change methods out there that emphasize this. With a slight twist though, ANY of those methods can be more effective, and achieve desired change results faster, using KUBA.

  KUBA provides a simple, practical way to measure commitment, yet what’s even more important, is the leadership mindset it promotes and the positive impact it can have on an organization’s climate. Here are some of the benefits of focusing more on commitment:

  • People are drawn toward the positive (neuroscience)
  • Builds psychological safety, engagement, and extra effort
  • Forward focused and results oriented!
  • Works with any change methodology or process
  • Clarifies if “true” resistance exists or not, and actions needed
  • Provides common language and transparency

  In this session, you’ll get an overview of the KUBA Change Commitment Model, learn some key leadership and individual behaviors needed at each stage and have a greater sense for how using KUBA, or any change commitment model, can help improve a change effort and be used with any methodology.

  Learning objectives

  1. Understand the value of focusing on and building commitment

  2. Learn about KUBA, a commitment building framework

  3. Reflect on how you might use KUBA with any of your change efforts

  Presenter

  

  Mark Robinson is an organization development professional with over 20 years of experience as a transformational change leader and trusted advisor, providing executive level guidance for significant culture change, strategy execution and organization design projects. His passion comes from his client’s success and truly partnering with them, ensuring greater ownership and commitment.

  As an internal organization development consultant, Mark served on

  various functional leadership teams. Organizations included Harley-Davidson, Baxter Healthcare, NCR and Northwestern Mutual. As an external consultant, with his own firm, KUBA Consulting and as a member of Stewart Leadership, Mark primarily focuses on organization design, ensuring there are clear strategies, while collaboratively building organization capability for the future.

  He has an MBA and a Master’s Degree in Organization Development from Bowling Green State University and is certified in numerous change methods, including those from Prosci, LaMarsh and Daryl Conner.

  Intended Audience
  

  This session is for any level of change practitioner interested in exploring how taking a more “commitment oriented” approach to developing a change plan could help them achieve desired change results faster, while improving the overall health of the organization.

  
  

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