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 $880 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 2022.
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.
What’s New
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.
Please note: Registration is a two-step process; please follow instructions:
Don't miss out! Registration closes Feb. 1st!
We are glad to announce our three-day, virtual Prosci Certification program on February 7-9. This program will be held online. Class will be held 9:00 am-5:00 pm CDT.
In this experiential session, you will
Please note that this program is run exclusively for all ACMP Global members
Cost of this three-day program is $3,500 instead of the standard $4,500 Prosci rate. You save $1000!
Please note
Change Management, Stress Management, or Conflict Management – Is there really a difference between them? When change happens, stress creeps in, and conflict feels inevitable. With various players, different perspectives, and competing priorities, anxiety feeds discord that leads to dysfunction, and emotional reactions often outweigh rational responses. Typically, stressed-out, over-anxious leaders and stakeholders show up with the infamous “fight, flight, freeze, or fawn” behaviors. People often flee by avoiding the issue, hoping it will just go away. Some individuals freeze, thinking they can “go along to get along.” People-pleasers fawn all over the place, concerned with the disappointing looks. Others favor the fight, winner take all! What if there was a different way? (Good news, there is!) This interactive session is built for those who lead change, encounter anxious participants, and feel stressed-out themselves. The “best-self” model centers on four practices; the interactive activities are quick, empirically based, and effective in short-circuiting the typical, emotional reactions we encounter during high-anxiety periods of change and transition. Learning Objectives: 1. By the end of the session, participants will be able to list and describe in their own words the four practices in the “best-self” model. 2. By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe how they personally choose to engage the four “best-self” practices to mitigate their own stress and anxiety. 3. By the end of the session, participants will be able to apply this knowledge and skill to a current/future workplace change event or relationship in the next four to six weeks. Audience: These skills are beneficial for all levels of change management experience. This course is good for anyone who experiences stress and anxiety during periods of workplace change or transition, especially those who are sponsoring, leading, or consulting on the change process. Speaker: Eric Ford specializes in organizational design, effectiveness, and change through a method that leverages a person’s “best-self” during high-stress workplace episodes. Eric holds a PhD in organizational psychology and a DMin in non-profit leadership. For 25 years, he led successful initiatives in strategic alignment, stakeholder engagement, succession planning, and performance management in health care, higher education, and faith communities. Currently, Eric serves as a Change Management and Organization Design Consultant with EMC Insurance Companies in Des Moines, IA. Eric’s previous research includes best practices in public speaking and non-verbal communication tactics, an assessment to measure impactful change agent behavior, and a COVID pandemic study of the relationship between employee narratives and personal wellbeing. In his last project, Eric explored a novel approach to storytelling that impacted a person’s self-awareness during relational conflict at work. Currently, he is investigating employee change fatigue in relation to portfolio change saturation levels.
Change Management, Stress Management, or Conflict Management – Is there really a difference between them?
When change happens, stress creeps in, and conflict feels inevitable. With various players, different perspectives, and competing priorities, anxiety feeds discord that leads to dysfunction, and emotional reactions often outweigh rational responses. Typically, stressed-out, over-anxious leaders and stakeholders show up with the infamous “fight, flight, freeze, or fawn” behaviors. People often flee by avoiding the issue, hoping it will just go away. Some individuals freeze, thinking they can “go along to get along.” People-pleasers fawn all over the place, concerned with the disappointing looks. Others favor the fight, winner take all!
What if there was a different way? (Good news, there is!)
This interactive session is built for those who lead change, encounter anxious participants, and feel stressed-out themselves. The “best-self” model centers on four practices; the interactive activities are quick, empirically based, and effective in short-circuiting the typical, emotional reactions we encounter during high-anxiety periods of change and transition.
Learning Objectives:
1. By the end of the session, participants will be able to list and describe in their own words the four practices in the “best-self” model.
2. By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe how they personally choose to engage the four “best-self” practices to mitigate their own stress and anxiety.
3. By the end of the session, participants will be able to apply this knowledge and skill to a current/future workplace change event or relationship in the next four to six weeks.
Audience:
These skills are beneficial for all levels of change management experience. This course is good for anyone who experiences stress and anxiety during periods of workplace change or transition, especially those who are sponsoring, leading, or consulting on the change process.
Speaker:
Eric Ford specializes in organizational design, effectiveness, and change through a method that leverages a person’s “best-self” during high-stress workplace episodes.
Eric holds a PhD in organizational psychology and a DMin in non-profit leadership. For 25 years, he led successful initiatives in strategic alignment, stakeholder engagement, succession planning, and performance management in health care, higher education, and faith communities. Currently, Eric serves as a Change Management and Organization Design Consultant with EMC Insurance Companies in Des Moines, IA.
Eric’s previous research includes best practices in public speaking and non-verbal communication tactics, an assessment to measure impactful change agent behavior, and a COVID pandemic study of the relationship between employee narratives and personal wellbeing. In his last project, Eric explored a novel approach to storytelling that impacted a person’s self-awareness during relational conflict at work. Currently, he is investigating employee change fatigue in relation to portfolio change saturation levels.
Don't miss out! Registration closes Feb. 15th!
We are glad to announce our three-day, virtual Prosci Certification program on February 21-23. This program will be held online. Class will be held 9:00 am-5:00 pm CDT.
In this engaging LIVE virtual Change Management Boot Camp, participants use a case study and the ACMP Change Standard, to demonstrate how to successfully plan and execute organizational change, use behavior to trigger, action and reinforce change, mitigate change resistance and change saturation and plan for and measure change adoption, proficiency and sustainment all while gaining 22.5 credits for the full CCMP™educational requirement!
Facilitated by a change management strategist and thought leader with 18+ years proven business experience, CCMP™ and Prosci ADKAR certifications and an engaging learning style, participants walk away from the ChangeFit 360 Change Management Boot Camp with learning that can immediately be put into practice while also preparing for the CCMP™ Exam!
What You Gain
As part of the fee (and completion of course), participants receive:
Live instructor led facilitation from a CCMP™ certified change professional allowing for full participant interaction Stress practical application that can immediately be put into use while also preparing for the CCMP™Exam. Includes calculators, job aids and more! Compliments key change industry frameworks including the ACMP Change Standard & Prosci 22.5 credits for the full CCMP™educational requirement Verifiable achievement through a digital badge
Boot Camp Dates
February 21 -24 from 12-6 pm
Schedule and Location Details
Each boot camp is a 4 day training at 6 hours per day Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Please note: Registration is a two-step process; please follow instructions:
ACMP Midwest Informal CCMP Study Group
Register by February 15th!
This informal, guided study group is focused on the content of the ACMP Standard for Change Management and ACMP Change Management Code of Ethics, with the goal of supporting ACMP Midwest members on their journey to pass the CCMP exam. It is intended only for those who have submitted their CCMP application on or before February 20th. Participants should schedule the exam 2-3 weeks following the last session of the study group. We do have a limited amount of spots available; please ensure you meet the application requirement prior to registering.
Participants are expected to complete pre-work prior to weekly sessions to enable robust discussion and sharing during session. Sessions will include, but not be limited to, pre-work for each session (reading sections of the Standard), peer discussion of topics, quiz on pre-work reading, CCMP certified member sharing their approach to study, quizzes on previously studied materials, at home practice tests, and study group review of topics.
While weekly sessions will be recorded, please note that the best results will come from active participation for the entire 10-week period. Classes will be Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. CT from February 21st through April 25th.
As a result of each session in this series, participants will be able to develop personal study skills and techniques designed to help them prepare for and pass the CCMP certification exam. They will also have met other ACMP Midwest members and are encouraged to connect with each other for additional studying as needed.
The sessions will be facilitated by Jeff Bailey, PhD, PMP, CCMP. Jeff lives in downstate Illinois. He passed his CCMP in December 2020 and has shared some of his study materials with other certification candidates in the last year, which inspired him to step forward and help the Midwest Chapter. Jeff has been helping organizations change for 30 years. He has spent the last 15 years facilitating the change process generated by large information system implementations within a variety of public and private sector organizations throughout the US. Jeff also helped a variety of clients in the Chicagoland area as an independent consultant in the 1990s and early 2000s developing learning and performance support solutions. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Northeast Missouri State (now Truman State), his masters from Northern Illinois University, and his PhD from Benedictine University.
Already passed CCMP? If you are interested in sharing your experiences, tips, and tricks in preparing for the exam please reach out by emailing CCMP.Study.Lead@acmpmidwest.org!
Book Club Event : The Fearless Organization
We're excited to announce our next book club meeting. ACMP's Midwest chapter will host book club sessions to discuss trending topics that affect the change management space. We'll highlight key takeaways and discus how to apply them to past projects while also discussing ways in which we can apply them in the future.
Our next book club will be on February 24th where we'll discuss Amy Edmondson's book: The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth.
Join us!
Description
This book explores this culture of psychological safety, and provides a blueprint for bringing it to life. The road is sometimes bumpy, but succinct and informative scenario-based explanations provide a clear path forward to constant learning and healthy innovation.
Shed the "yes-men" approach and step into real performance. Fertilize creativity, clarify goals, achieve accountability, redefine leadership, and much more.
Any change agent who wants to stay at the forefront of this growing discipline This training meets 4 times, every Thursday.
Don't miss out! Registration closes Mar. 8th!
We are glad to announce our three-day, virtual Prosci Certification program on March 14-16. This program will be held online. Class will be held 9:00 am-5:00 pm CDT.
Don't miss out! Registration closes Mar. 22nd!
We are glad to announce our three-day, virtual Prosci Certification program on March 28-30. This program will be held online. Class will be held 9:00 am-5:00 pm CDT.
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