Project Change Management
Get Equipped with a Game Plan
For Managing Inevitable Changes in Your Next Project
(While Minimizing Unresolved Changes that are Likely to Lead to Claims)
An element in the project that affects every project, and yet it’s often not planned for, is “Change.”
You may call it a “scope creep” or “change.” Regardless of how you name it, change is inevitable and is one of the leading causes of claims and contract disputes. Therefore, you must be prepared to manage changes in your projects.
To be successful, project managers, project controls personnel, and the entire project team must understand how to manage change and apply those concepts efficiently in a dynamically changing execution environment.
If robust change management processes are followed before the contract execution and throughout the contract lifecycle, and time and cost estimates appropriately consider risks, parties can work together to successfully deliver complex projects on a routine basis, no matter what comes their way.
With the dynamic and changing nature of projects, it’s a no-brainer that project change management is critical for project success.
Change management is one of the most important skill sets for the entire project team, both on the client and contractor sides.
Do you know ….
Change is enviable, but the question is, when change happens in your projects, how will you manage it effectively?
➡️ Do you know how to identify changes to the project?
➡️ Do you know how to prepare and review change order submittals?
➡️ Do you know how to assess the impact of changes on the project outcomes?
➡️ Do you know how to negotiate change order requests?
➡️ Do you know how to create and maintain appropriate records to support change order resolution?
If your answer to any of these questions is NO, you are not alone.
Despite the importance of Change Management in projects, you hardly find reliable resources or systemized processes in Project Change Management.
Many project professionals fill a limited role on the project and lack a holistic understanding of change management processes.
Managing changes in the projects are left to the decision-makers, who often do not have the right information to make the right decisions at the right time. In the face of uncertainty, managers tend to work to develop or simply wait for more information while impacts increase, and mitigation becomes harder.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had clear-cut strategies to manage inevitable project changes on a timely basis?!
Wouldn’t it be nice if you were equipped with some best practices and proven tactics that could help you prepare for change when it occurs and effectively manage it to the benefit of your projects?
Interested in having a systematic process of change management in your projects?
Good news!
We have developed a practical training program in Project Change Management that prepares you for the change even before it occurs in your projects.
Imagine having a “game plan” for change management in your projects!
Introducing
A Practical Online Project Change Management Training
Project Change Management
Get Equipped with Clear-Cut Strategies to
Manage Inevitable Project Changes
This course introduces you to project change management concepts and processes and provides you with a solid foundation for project change management.
The training will prepare you for change before contract execution and during the performance. You will get introduced to best practices to prepare for changes, identify changes, and manage changes.
You will learn how to implement a systematic process for managing change, reduce conflicts when changes occur, incorporate changes through the contractual resolution process, and reduce the instance of claims.
Imagine having clear-cut strategies and knowing best practices in managing project changes even before the change occurs in your project.
It’s all possible in this short yet practical training.
The series of modules in this applied course is designed to help you put project change management processes and methodologies in place on your next project without any guesswork and burdening you with rigorous processes.
Furthermore, we won’t leave you alone to figure things out on your own! For one year, the course instructor will be available to answer your questions and suggest solutions to the problems you encounter!
This practical course equips you with clear-cut strategies and best practices for managing project changes!
Course Outline & Agenda
The Project Change Management online training course is delivered in 10 modules, which take about 8 hours to complete.
Each course module will introduce you to the change management process, from establishing a basis for change (project baselines) to change order negotiation.
The course ends by providing you with a practical case study, enabling you to apply the concepts presented in the course to select the best answer for a set of change management challenge questions.
The course sessions are delivered online via our private and secure learning management system (LMS).
You can start the course right away as soon as you enroll. You have access to the entire course material and instructor support for one year and can take the course at your pace.
Here is the course outline and what is covered in each module of the program:
MODULE 1
Contract Technical Baseline
This module presents the establishment, understanding, and maintenance of the project’s technical baseline, from which you will identify change.
✅ Understand the sources of the information that forms the technical baseline
✅ Relate contract type to the level of detail of the technical baseline
✅ Relate contract type to design and cost management responsibility
✅ Be prepared to dynamically maintain the technical baseline as it changes
MODULE 2
Contract Performance Baseline
This module presents the establishment and maintenance of the project’s performance baseline, from which to measure the impact of change.
✅ Understand baseline time and performance conditions
✅ Understand baseline environmental assumptions and any contract basis
✅ Identify likely impacts to cost and schedule baselines and resource plans
MODULE 3
Contract Risk Allocation Baseline
This module provides an overview of the probable distribution of risks by type of contract, so that entitlement can be assessed when unforeseen events occur.
✅ Understand risk allocation under various contract types
✅ Understand the risk of claims arising under various contract types
✅ Relate unforeseen events to risk assumption and entitlement to recovery
✅ Begin to narrate cause/effect and responsibility/entitlement when unforeseen events arise
MODULE 4
Change Identification
This module presents a process for continuously evaluating scope and execution conditions against the baselines in order to identify change, maintain a change management system, and determine entitlement.
✅ Identify change under a broad range of contract scenarios
✅ Understand and comply with notice requirements
✅ Consider whether to pursue a change order based on factors including impact, entitlement, amount, customer relationship, and business strategy
MODULE 5
Change Impact Assessment
This module covers defining the scope of a change and assessing impacts to changed and unchanged work.
✅ Assess the impact of technical (scope, requirements) changes
✅ Assess the impact of performance condition changes
✅ Consider performance condition changes caused by technical changes
✅ Dimension the full impact to consider in change order requests
MODULE 6
Change Documentation
This module reviews creating and maintaining contemporaneous documentation to support entitlement and quantification of changes.
✅ Understand the documentation likely needed to support various CORs
✅ Relate project roles to documentation responsibilities
✅ Review issue files for completeness
✅ Fill gaps in information with the best available data
MODULE 7
Change Order Preparation & Review
This module covers the preparation, pricing, and review of change order requests.
✅ Formulate a systematic contract change review process
✅ Present direct costs and indirect costs
✅ Discuss costs related to time extensions v. those that are not
✅ Consider requests for relief of contract conditions in a COR
MODULE 8
Change Order Negotiation
This module provides guidance on facilitating an agreement on cost and time adjustment based on an accepted contractual process.
✅ Understand factors that affect a negotiation and the stages of negotiation
✅ Understand the goals of a negotiation for all parties
✅ Structure documentation to support negotiations
✅ Provide live negotiation support for your team
MODULE 9
Reservation of Rights & Cumulative Impacts
This module presents guidance on managing changes that cannot be contemporaneously resolved.
✅ Understand contract changes clauses and change order language to consider in documenting impacts
✅ Understand reservations of rights
✅ Understand arguments regarding the cumulative impact of change
✅ Maintain the potential for recovery for impacts not negotiated
MODULE 10
Case Study & Case Study Resolution
This module presents a contract scenario that includes a significant change. You are asked to apply the concepts presented in the course to select the best answer for a set of challenge questions based on the case study.
✅ Test application of the concepts in a challenging scenario in which the positions of two opposing parties each have merit
✅ Consider how you would handle a complex change management scenario in real time
✅ Calculate several elements of a change order request
✅ Be prepared to present a position and understand the counter-party’s position
How Does It Work?
To access the training, all you need is a high-speed Internet connection via Google Chrome, Safari, or Internet Explorer 9 or newer. You also need a login ID & Passcode to our private and secure learning management system (LMS), which is provided via email once you enroll.
The LMS platform we use is accessible via desktop computer, laptop, as well as mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad, Tablets, etc.
You’ll have access to the entire course material for one year after your enrollment. You can refer back to the course videos and material at any time. You'll also have access to the instructor via the course LMS for one year to get guidance and support and answer your questions.
What You’ll Gain Upon the Completion of the Training
Change is one of those necessary elements in the project that you must manage well if you want to deliver the project on time, on budget, and with the quality defined by the client.
Change Management is an essential skill set that you need to have whether you are resenting the owner or contractor team in the project.
Upon the successful completion of this change management training course, you will be able to develop a holistic understanding of the change management process and the best practices and strategies in managing project changes. You will be able to implement this knowledge immediately in your day-to-day work.
To be more specific, below are some of the expected learning outcomes that you’ll be able to do upon the completion of this course:
🔀 Develop a holistic understanding of the contract's baseline state to identify change. This includes scope, performance conditions, and risk allocation baselines
🔀 Identify changes to the baseline, even when the technical details are not fully developed
🔀 Assess the impact of changes to the baseline dynamically as it changes over the course of contract execution
🔀 Develop clear and complete change documentation to support entitlement and quantification of changes
🔀 Prepare change order requests for submittals
🔀 Formulate a systematic contract change review process
🔀 Effectively participate in change order negotiations
🔀 Understand when and how to reserve rights associated with unresolved changes
Upon the successful completion of the training, you will also receive an official certificate of completion and 8 Professional Development Units (8 PDUs or 0.8 CEUs) that you can claim towards your professional accreditations.
Develop a holistic understanding of the change management process and the best practices and strategies for managing project changes
What Is UNIQUE About This Training?
If you do a simple Google search, you’ll notice there are not enough resources or training programs on “Projects Change Management.” Most available resources are on “organizational” change management but not on the strategies for managing the changes to the project scope.
This training provides you with the best practices and strategies in successful change management in projects.
Furthermore, there are several key unique points about this project change management training that you wouldn’t find in other programs in the market:
➡️ A practical training on Project Change Management, drawn from 20+ years of the instructor’s experience in managing project changes in various sizes and industry sectors. You can immediately apply the concepts in the course to your current project, working with your team to tailor appropriately for the type of contract. Each example and exercise brought in the course can be adapted or expanded for your own projects, as even the most complex changes can be subdivided into the components presented.
➡️ Provides proven strategies and best practices in managing project changes. This course is aligned with the industry's best practices in project change management and equips you with the change management strategies that work. The instructor has spent more than 20 years participating in conversations with industry experts and in the development of best practices with personnel in countries around the world. He has worked with AACE, ASCE, EPRI, and PMI to publish those practices. You’ll get first-hand insights from the instructor who participated in developing the recommended practices.
➡️ The instructor has tremendous industrial experience. Mark Sanders, the course instructor, transfers the knowledge he gained over 20+ years in managing small to large-scale projects in different industries including electric utility, fossil, nuclear, renewable generation, oil and gas, and transportation. You’ll learn his proven methods and techniques on what works and how you can manage changes effectively.
➡️ Provides support. You can ask the instructor any relevant question during your course access for one full year! Furthermore, you will get new training material and resources on a weekly basis to ensure your continuous learning.
➡️ Provides an official certificate of completion and 8 Professional Development Units (8 PDUs or 0.8 CEUs).
➡️ The most reasonable price for the course, according to the market research analysis of other courses in the market. You will get the most value for the money invested.
Who Is This Training For?
This course is designed with you, the project team member, in mind.
Whether you are a project manager, asset manager, stage-gate committee member, project controls manager, project planner/ scheduler, cost controller, or someone who participates in project change management, this course is a great fit for you.
This training serves as a guide in building an effective change management system even before the change occurs, from the project baseline establishment to change identification and negotiation. You’ll learn the best practices and practical strategies to project change management at every step of the process.
Who Is This Course NOT For?
This training is NOT for those who….
❌ Are not working in project-based organizations.
❌ Don’t have a basic understanding of project management concepts.
❌ Don’t deal with project changes or have no interest in project change management best practices and strategies.
Are There Any Pre-Requisites to This Course?
This course is intended for project professionals who are keen on enhancing their knowledge and skills in project change management. There are no specific prerequisites for taking the course.
Is Any Software Required for The Course Case Study?
Some software screenshots are used in the course, but no software is necessary. Case study calculations can be performed by hand or with any simple spreadsheet software.
This Training Comes with Awesome Benefits and Bonuses that You Cannot Miss!
24/7 Access for 12 Months
Study at your own pace, whatever time of night or day it happens to be or wherever in the world you might be. You will have full access to the course sessions and material for one year from the time of your registration.
Official Certificate of Completion and PDUs
Receive an official certificate of completion upon successful completion of the training and claim 8 Professional Development Units (PDUs) earned toward maintaining your license(s) with professional associations.
Course Material & Supportive Documents
Get the PDF copy of the course slides as well as additional reading material and resources.
Case Study
Solve a case study that help you better comprehend the course content
Private and Secure
Get access to all the training materials on our secure and robust learning management system using your private username and password.
Mobile Friendly
Get access to the course via computer, laptop, as well as mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad, Tablets, etc. This makes your learning more flexible & adaptable.
Access To "Ask The Instructor Forum" (Value: PRICELESS)
Get access to a private course environment for Q&As, where the instructor personally answers your questions on a weekly basis.
Depending on the number of questions on the course, we may also conduct monthly or quarterly live Q&A sessions with the instructor.
Special Alumni Discounts (Value: $150)
Receive exclusive discounts on future online training programs with Project Control Academy, as our valued client.
What Is the Tuition?
When you register today, in addition to getting exclusive 12-month access to the Project Change Management training program, you will also get a 12-month complimentary service and bonus training. The value of the bonuses alone exceeds the course tuition!
Your investment:
Only $497
For full access to the course and its benefits & bonuses
Those that have a robust understanding of change management will be critical to the successful execution of any complex project. The return on this small investment will be substantial once you apply your learning and lead others to a holistic understanding of change management. This will accelerate your career growth.
The return on investment (ROI) is definitely immeasurable.
Gain a robust understanding of project change management and lead the successful execution of any complex project.
Project Change Management
Online Training Program
✔ Online training delivered in 10 modules
✔ 12 months of access to the instructor
✔ 24/7 access to the training material for 12 months
✔ Great benefits and bonuses you don't want to miss
✔ Official certificate of completion and 8 PDUs
✔ Course material and supportive documents
✔ Private and secure learning management system
YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH THIS INCREDIBLE GUARANTEE
At Project Control Academy, we’re absolutely confident that you will be satisfied with our Project Change Management course or your money back. If after taking the training, you don’t feel 100% satisfied with the content or quality for ANY reason, then within 15 days of your purchase approach us and request your money back. We’ll fully refund your payment. This means that you can try this course for 15-days completely risk-free. That’s how confident we are you’ll be happy with this training. We will NOT waste your time.
Instructor’s Journey in Mastering Project Change Management
Mark Sanders, P.E.
I have worked on projects with changes, both large and small. I have seen change managed well, and I have seen it managed poorly. Over time, I have developed a set of concepts that I believe constitute best practices.
In parallel to direct project experience, I have spent more than 20 years participating in conversations with industry experts and in the development of best practices with personnel in countries around the world. I have worked with AACE, ASCE, EPRI, and PMI to publish those practices.
The most important thing that I have learned is that change is inevitable and constant. We cannot manage complex projects successfully without understanding how to manage change.
I will share the lessons I learned over the years in this training with you, so you are prepared for project change before contract execution and apply best practices during execution identify changes and manage changes effectively.
I believe this course will give you a holistic perspective on project change management and will make you ready to tackle project changes confidently.
Register now to discover how you can employ a systematic process for managing project change
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Shohreh Ghorbani
Founder & Technical Director, Project Control Academy
This training gives you the fundamentals of change management you need to increase the success rate of your projects. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from one of the industry's thought leaders.
You can stand out among your peers and add value to your projects by gaining a holistic view of the change management process and applying strategies that actually work.
And we are here to support you in getting there!
