Short professional diploma in change management |Smart

Overview

Why Attend

focuses on the Change Management Diploma because it forms the foundation for handling fluctuating circumstances. It is considered an essential method to tackle the problems arising from various negative changes. This approach is classified as one of the key responsibilities of strategic leadership, which is tasked with studying these changes to devise strategies and plans for integrating them into organizations. Furthermore, leadership must analyze the significance and drivers of resistance to change and methods to overcome it.

The short professional diploma in Change Management helps participants understand the concept and management of change within organizations and their employees. Those from any organization undergoing any form of change, whether secondary or major, can greatly benefit from this diploma. It offers a deep dive into this crucial management concept, equipping participants to manage transitions effectively.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Target Audience for the Short Professional Diploma in Change Management:

Change managers and business development specialists.
Change management team members, organizational restructuring and integration coordinators, and institutional change implementers.
Employees in both private and public organizations.
Anyone interested in learning change management skills.

Goals of the Short Professional Diploma in Change Management:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Recognize the importance of positive change management and its role in improving performance and achieving objectives, while solving personal and managerial problems.
Understand the significance of change and encourage thinking outside the box.
Distinguish between change management and management change, along with their respective strategies.
Learn about strategic planning systems and how to activate them.
Acquire administrative skills and their applications.
Understand leadership strategies within organizational systems.
Implement the process of reengineering processes and understand the concept of business process reengineering.
Understand how to effectively utilize process rebuilding in real-world scenarios.
Learn the stages and steps of executing strategic process reengineering.
Identify the pressing needs for process rebuilding.
Master the tools necessary for successful business process reengineering.

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Course Outline

Understanding, Planning, and Managing Change

What is meant by change and change management, and what is the difference between them?
What is meant by organizational change?
What is the nature of organizational change?
Some of the reasons and challenges that face change.

Classification of Organizational Change:

Adaptive change
Innovative change
Radical change

Diagnosing Change:

Understanding the change equation
The role and importance of organizational frameworks for change
Communication of change

Change Agents and Transformation:

Identifying the types of change agents
Competencies and experiences of change agents
Change management and stakeholder analysis

Models and Strategies for Managing and Leading Change:

Leadership and its role in organizational change
Administrative adaptation to change situations
Assessing the need for change
Preparing and planning the change process
Eight steps of Kotter's model

Understanding and Managing Resistance to Change:

Individuals and organizational change
What causes individuals to resist change?
Some forms of resistance to change and how to deal with them
Individual vs. group factors
The stages of individuals adapting to organizational change
SARAH model
Managing the transitional phase of change
Managing resistance to change and associated emotions
Managing risks related to organizational change
How to identify, assess, and manage risks
Risk probability table and understanding its impact

Communication Plan for Change:

Why is it important to develop a communication plan for change?
What do individuals want to hear, and what do they need to see?
Components of an effective communication plan for announcing and communicating change
What is acceptable and not acceptable when communicating about change
Key factors for driving organizational change
Understanding change from the perspective of corporate culture
Knowing the components of corporate culture
Forms of cultural change in organizations and companies
Some common mistakes in handling current cultural change.

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

27 Sep - 1 Oct, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

27 Sep - 1 Oct, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

6 - 10 Dec, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

6 - 10 Dec, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

27 - 31 Dec, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

27 - 31 Dec, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

2027 Schedule & Fees

7 - 11 Mar, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

7 - 11 Mar, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

28 Mar - 1 Apr, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

28 Mar - 1 Apr, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

6 - 10 Jun, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

6 - 10 Jun, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

27 Jun - 1 Jul, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

27 Jun - 1 Jul, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

5 - 9 Sep, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

5 - 9 Sep, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

26 - 30 Sep, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

26 - 30 Sep, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

5 - 9 Dec, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

5 - 9 Dec, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

26 - 30 Dec, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

26 - 30 Dec, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900