Change Management Practitioner Program
The Change Management Practitioner Program will help teams to discover the transformation power of change and equips each team member with essential change management skills.
By attending this enriching program, teams will benefit from:
- Expert guidance: Learn from seasoned professionals with hands-on experience in change management strategies, and techniques.
- Practical tools: Acquire a comprehensive toolkit to lead successful change initiatives within the organization.
- Interactive training: Engage in dynamic discussions and interactive activities to reinforce your understanding of change management principles.
- Networking opportunities: Connect with like-minded participants, share insights, and build valuable connections within the organization
- Empowerment: Implement new found knowledge to foster a positive, adaptable, and resilient work environment.
Change management ensures that changes are implemented smoothly and efficiently with minimal negative impact on the organization and its employees. This can involve changes in process, structures, systems, technology and culture.
Change management is important for an organization to stay competitive and adapt to changing environments. It helps to reduce resistance to change, increase acceptance and improve the chances of successful implementation.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the ASPEC change management process.
- Apply the five phases of the ASPEC process: Analysis, Strategy, Plan, Execute and Complete.
- Use the tools/techniques for each phase to navigate a change management project.
Change Management Process
The ASPEC model provides a structured approach to change management, focusing on individual transitions within the broader organizational context. By addressing each element of ASPEC, we aim to enhance change adoption, minimize resistance, and maximize the overall success of the change initiative.
Lead Facilitator
Kolby Walters, Enterprise Change Management Lead, University Initiatives Office (UIO)
Kolby brings extensive experience in learning and development, organizational development and change management. In his current role, Kolby manages UIO change management activities for several projects while fostering an enterprise change mindset for the university to build a consistent approach to change management. He has established a change management community of practice at the university, which brings together other university change professionals. Kolby came to the U of A after working in both the public and private sectors over the last 20 years in learning and development, change management and organizational development areas.Program Format
- One-hour meeting with project lead to prepare for the program and process.
- Two-hour in-person or virtual workshop with your intact leadership team (and any other team members participating in the strategic planning process) to align on expectations of the process and project pre-work.
- Half-day to one-day in-person workshop where your team will learn about change management as a process and discuss project implementation.
- Three one-hour follow-up sessions to review change strategy, implementation of change plans and a lessons-learned session once the project is complete.
Location
The Program will be held at Enterprise Square and on location (if applicable).
Cost
There is a fee associated with this program. Please email Organizational Development for more information.
Apply
This program focuses on a project identified by the team. Please email the Organizational Development team at org.learning@ualberta.ca to discuss your Change Management Practitioner Program application.