Managing change examines the concept and practice of change in the organisation. Drawing on a wide-ranging selection of case studies, delegates will consider the change process and how to apply it to their own role.
Course Content
The one-day course covers a wide range of highly relevant topics:
- Ways to identify stakeholders in change and the benefits and costs to them, in order to overcome resistance
- The role of communication in overcoming barriers other difficulties
- Ways to organise and co-ordinate resources and activities to achieve planned change
- Direct and indirect effects upon other people, departments and organisations
- Methods to monitor and control progress of change against plan, including use of Gantt charts, network planning
- Forces for and inevitability of change in assuring the survival and prosperity of organisations
- Need for PESTLE and organisational SWOT analyses
- Principles of change management including ways to gain commitment by involvement of people
- Methods of planning for change, including use of Gantt charts, network planning as tools for planning change
- Identification of human and financial factors in the consideration of change
Techniques for monitoring and evaluating outcomes of change
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session delegates will:
- Identify the benefits and costs of a planned change to relevant parties
- Communicate and promote plans for change to overcome barriers and potential difficulties which may arise during the change
- Introduce planned change
- Monitor the effects of change on individuals, teams and the organisation
- Revise plans and schedules as appropriate to ensure objectives are met
- Identify internal and external forces for organisational change and the opportunities and threats created for own organisation
- Recognise the need for achieving continuous improvement and techniques for doing so
- Set objectives for change, and plan activities and resources to communicate and achieve them
- Appreciate the potential effects of change on individuals, teams and the organisation
- Adopt and encourage pro-active and positive attitudes by involving others
Progression Routes
This course is part of the CPD Management Series and other workshops include:
Completion of four of the workshops in this series and a Work-Based Learning Report leads to a Middlesex University Certificate in Personal and Professional Development NQF Level 4.
For further information, please email our Business Development team or call 020 8411 5050.
