Taking Charge of Change
Change management fundamentals
This training workshop provides participants with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of change management and the organizational benefits of effective change management. Participants apply the five tenets of change management to their own project or change initiative, building awareness and desire to use change management in their own work.
Available as both enterprise training and an open enrollment program.
Why is it important to understand change management fundamentals?
Organizational changes are more successful when people understand what change management is, why it is needed, and how it helps achieve the intended results and outcomes.
The Taking Charge of Change workshop establishes a shared definition of change management and helps participants understand the connection between the technical and people sides of change. Participants explore change management research, best practices, and the value change management brings to organizational outcomes.
During the workshop, participants apply the five tenets of change management to a specific project or change initiative and complete diagnostics and assessments for that initiative.
Common change challenges include:
- The value of change management is unclear
- The technical side and people side of change are treated separately
- Impacted groups are not identified
- Resistance management is not planned
- The benefits of change are not fully realized
Taking Charge of Change helps participants:
- Establish a shared definition of change management and its impact on organizational outcomes
- Understand the connection between the technical and people sides of change
- Explore change management research and best practices
- Understand the value of change management
- Apply the five tenets of change to their own initiative
- Apply the Prosci ADKAR® Model for individual change
What will participants learn?
UNDERSTAND CHANGE MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS
Establish a shared definition of change management and understand how it impacts organizational outcomes.
UNDERSTAND THE TECHNICAL AND PEOPLE SIDES OF CHANGE
Learn how organizational outcomes are the collective result of individual change.
EXPLORE CHANGE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
Gain insights into change management research, best practices, and the top contributors to success.
APPLY THE FIVE TENETS OF CHANGE
Use the workshop content to examine your own project or change initiative.
APPLY THE ADKAR® MODEL
Learn to apply the individual change model to understand and support change.
DEVELOP NEXT STEPS
Complete diagnostics and assessments for your initiative and develop a commitment-to-action plan.
Who should attend?
The workshop is designed for people who want to understand the fundamentals of change management and the value it can bring to an organization.
The program is especially suited for:
- Senior leaders evaluating how change management can benefit their organization
- High-potential leaders who need a better understanding of change management
- Key stakeholder groups impacted by significant organizational changes
- Change agents who need to understand fundamental concepts and establish a common language with change practitioners
This workshop is not designed for change management practitioners and does not include any level of certification. For that purpose, explore the Prosci Change Management Certification Program.
Program agenda
The foundation of successful projects
- What is change management?
- Delivering results and outcomes
Tenet 1: We change for a reason
- The reasons for change
- Change as a process
Tenet 2: Organizational change requires individual change
- Individuals as the unit of change
- Impacted groups and aspects of job change
Tenet 3: Organizational outcomes are the collective result of individual change
- Connecting individuals to organizational change
- ROI factors of effective change
Tenet 4: Change management is an enabling framework
- The Prosci Methodology
- Top contributors to success
- Change management roles
- Resistance management
Tenet 5: We apply change management to realize the benefits of change
- Mobilizing adoption and usage
- Action items and next steps
FAQs
The workshop is typically delivered as a one-day program, with a minimum duration of 6 hours. It can also be divided into two half-day sessions if needed.
Yes. The workshop can be delivered as enterprise training and tailored to your organization’s change initiatives.
Yes. The program is available in both in-person and virtual instructor-led formats.
No. The purpose of the workshop is to provide a broad, practical introduction to what change management is and how it is applied.
That’s not a problem. This workshop goes to a practical level and is often valuable even for people who have attended previous change management training.
The recommended group size is typically 10–25 participants. Larger or smaller groups can also be accommodated.
Through the global Prosci network, the program is available in many languages. Change Partners delivers the program in Finnish, English, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian.
Yes. The workshop includes practical exercises, discussions, and interactive activities that help participants apply the concepts to their own work.
Participants receive a program workbook and handouts, digital content, resources and tools, and access to Prosci research content. Enterprise training includes Prosci Starter Membership for one year.
Participants apply the concepts to their own current changes and receive practical ways to support and lead them.
Yes. The workshop works well as part of a broader organizational change, leadership development, or transformation program.
Taking Charge of Change helps organizations achieve change objectives faster by strengthening participants’ ability to understand, adopt, and use new ways of working. It creates a common language and practical tools for change, reduces change noise, accelerates benefits realization, and supports lasting results.
The program, models, and tools are based on more than 30 years of Prosci change management research and globally applied best practices. Participants also receive access to the supporting research.
This workshop is not a certification program. However, participants can receive a digital certificate of completion that can be shared on LinkedIn if requested.
Programs can typically be scheduled within a few weeks, depending on participant numbers and delivery format.
Yes. Organizational change initiatives are used in exercises and discussions whenever possible.
Why do organizations choose the Prosci approach?
Prosci is one of the world’s leading change management methodologies, built on more than 30 years of research and the experiences of thousands of organizations across industries. Prosci combines practical tools, clearly defined roles, and a research-based approach that helps organizations implement change in practice.
Prosci research shows that organizations with excellent change management are up to seven times more likely to achieve successful change outcomes than those that do not systematically manage the people side of change.
Prosci provides organizations with a common language, structure, and practical tools for leading transformations and change initiatives across the organization while strengthening organizational change capability and resilience.
30+
years of change management research
80
countries in the global Prosci network
7X
greater likelihood of successful change
Facilitators
Through the global Prosci network, we deliver consistent learning and coaching experiences in more than 80 countries and in local languages. In Finland, your organization’s change management capability is supported by:

Teppo Kolehmainen
Teppo is an experienced change management consultant, trainer, and coach. He is a recognized advocate for change management and has certified hundreds of change management professionals.

Riikka Jakovuori
Riikka has more than 20 years of experience in business, strategy, and culture change initiatives. She is a Prosci methodology expert, consultant, and highly regarded leadership coach.
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