Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Umesh, check the Prosci Change Management certification. It is one of the highly globally recognized credentials. Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Umesh, yes, agree with Rami, Prosci seems to be the dominant certification, while there are many. Prosci comes with their bespoke ADKAR framework. From a professional change manager I would expect to have knowledge about a broader set of theories and frameworks, for example by Lewin or Kotter.
In my view, Change Management is an example of how project management must be more holistic, involving the human side but beyond this the world (sustainability).
Evolving out from contemporary Chinese management practice, traditional Chinese thought and international academic encounters, the Wuli-Shili-Renli (WSR) approach urges knowing wuli (the technical-material), reflecting on shili (the mental-cognitive) and caring for renli (the social-emotional) in management decision making Saving Changes...
Would like to offer one caveat: frameworks like ADKAR are sort-of-siblings of the PMBoK because they stipulate "follow these steps and good things will happen". Where most of them fall short is the people/groups diagnostics part of organizational change management. When considering a change certification, be mindful of what you intend to achieve: becoming smart about change execution or supporting/running end-to-end organizational development and change efforts. Saving Changes...
I concur with Oliver Schneidemann that the frameworks are nearly identical. The key is to focus on what you aim to accomplish. Are you seeking a globally recognized certification, or are you aiming to gain more knowledge, deeper sector insights, innovative solutions, and better ways of working as a change manager? Saving Changes...
I hold the Certified Change Management Professional from the Association of Change Management Professionals. It is very similar in rigor to the PMP and PMI-ACP, but not as expensive as Prosci and (like the PMBOK) not tied to any particular methodology. Saving Changes...
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