Q2 Chapter Event with Guest Speaker April Callis-Birchmeier

READY, Set, Change!

Accelerate and Simplify Organizational Change Management.

Organizational Change Management is defined as moving an organization and its stakeholders from the current state to a future state. The extent to which employees are ready, willing and able to adopt change is a key indicator of project success.

READY, Set, Change! provides a framework which compliments traditional organizational change initiatives with an intense focus on advanced preparation and integrated support.

Discover a simpler and faster approach to help individuals and organizations adopt change, to ensure business objectives are met.

Takeaways:

• Recognize how integrating project management with organizational change management creates better outcomes for technological change.

• Describe the benefit and develop the change narrative and context.

• Identify stakeholder groups and use targeted support for successful change.

• Use the READY, Set, Change! five-point model to increase change adoption and initiative success.

April Callis-Birchmeier PMP, CCMP™

April is an internationally known organizational change management expert and has implemented change for clients including the State of Michigan, Whirlpool, AAA, and the University of Michigan. She’s the Author of the #1 Amazon bestseller “Ready, Set, Change”. April believes that no one should have to suffer through an unorganized, poorly managed change and the resulting negativity and she’s frequently quoted by the Associated Press, The New York Times and other international media outlets. April is the leader of Springboard Consulting and one of the "First 100" Certified Change Management Professionals (CCMP™) and a Change Ignitor for Association of Change Management Professionals. She’s also a Project Management Professional, winner of the Top Trainer Throwdown and Certified Speaking Professional.