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The net result of this distinction between certifying a person as an “effective change manager” versus certifying in the practice of change management is that some knowledge and skill areas of an effective change manager will be out of scope for ACMP’s certification and standards process, at least...

The net result of this distinction between certifying a person as an “effective change manager” versus certifying in the practice of change management is that some knowledge and skill areas of an effective change manager will be out of scope for ACMP’s certification and standards process, at least for the initial development of Level 1 and Level 2 certifications. For example, ACMP will not develop standards and certification for general leadership competencies, cross- cultural competencies, interpersonal skills, or consultative skills. ACMP may examine these broader knowledge and skill areas in terms of their impact on effective change management at a future time. ACMP also recognizes that change management is a complementary discipline to other professional disciplines that work together to bring about change. For example, changes in organizations may affect stakeholders’ work processes, software applications, systems, tools, organizational structures, job descriptions, work locations, or overall work environment. Each type of change requires different professional disciplines to develop the technical element of the change, including hardware development, software development, organizational structure design, job role design, strategy development, and process and workflow design. The professional disciplines that create the technical elements of the change are necessary and complementary disciplines to change management but are out of scope for ACMP standards and certification work. For example, ACMP will not develop standards and certification for areas such as vision and strategy development, new product/service offerings, process design and improvement, organizational design, jobrole design, hardware/software/equipment development, or system testing. Similarly, the structured management of the resources, deliverables, and schedule for the change process, often referred to as project management, is a complementary discipline to change management. ACMPwill not be developing standards and certification for project management. ACMP recognizes that knowledge, skills, and abilities in the table below are unique and critical to the discipline of change management and are therefore within the scope of its recognition and certification programs.