27 June 2007 • 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Change
Developing an Effective Change Management Action Plan
Leader: Paul Lombard, PMP
Change management is not just a communication or awareness plan. Change Management is a comprehensive effort to lead your organization through transformation. Most importantly, the transformation effort must be actively led and managed. In this half-day workshop you’ll be introduced to concepts and techniques to help you effectively prepare your organization for the successful acceptance of cultural change that comes with major project implementations.
This workshop will highlight the key barriers to implementing effective project management change in your organization and solutions for overcoming those barriers. You’ll learn how to assess your organization’s readiness to accept change, including how change is understood and whether management is positioned to lead the transition. You’ll also learn how to develop an effective change management action plan that includes creating a vision of the future as well as a path for transitioning to that future.
The workshop will cover the following topics:
Change Management Overview
Barriers to Change
Change Management Roles and Responsibilities
Assessing Organizational Change Readiness
Developing an Organizational Change Management Action Plan
Change Management Benchmarking
Upon completion of this workshop, you’ll be able to:
Explain key change management concepts and their application in project environments
Articulate clear role requirements in change management
Identify and mitigate typical barriers to effective change implementation
Communicate a clear vision and goals for change
Assess your organization’s readiness to accept change
Create an effective organizational change management plan
