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Certified Change Management Professional™
What is the Certified Change Management Professional™?
Are you managing projects? Are you managing people?
Do you guide organizations through periods of transformation and change?
If so, you work in the discipline of change management. That’s an important role that needs to be acknowledged.
The Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) exists to advance the discipline of change management. Researching the needs of change practitioners worldwide, ACMP identified that an internationally recognized certification was needed to promote the work that professionals do to help people and organizations adapt to change. The Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) was developed for people like YOU!
Who Should Certify in Change Management?
Who Should Certify in Change Management?
CCMP is a good fit for anyone who applies best practices in change management. Those who hold the credential include:
- Organizational change managers, change leaders, and those involved in business transformation or business process improvement.
- Project management leaders responsible for ensuring adoption and realizing benefits.
- Human resource (HR) professionals looking for a certification that demonstrates more than basic HR skills.
- Training and communication professionals working with teams on large rollouts.
- Knowledge management specialists transforming the way companies collaborate and use knowledge.
- Professionals with widely recognized credentials in areas such as HR, project management, continuous improvement/six sigma, and change management wanting further marketplace differentiation.
If you apply change management processes, methods, or strategy, CCMP is a great way to formally announce your capabilities to the world. Read the stories of other CCMP grads.
Why CCMP?
If you are looking for your next job or want to raise your profile as a qualified professional among so many claiming to be change managers, adding a rigorously developed credential will help you differentiate yourself. Change management practitioners have identified many benefits to having the CCMP credential:
- Professes your knowledge and experience with the letters CCMP added to your name.
- Aligns you with an international standard related to the work you already do (refer to the Standard for Change Management©).
- Enhances career prospects and gives you an edge in competitive situations.
- Demonstrates your commitment to ongoing professional development in change management.