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Introduction ACMP’s Standard for Change Management describes the areas of knowledge, established norms, processes, tasks, and skills necessary for change management practitioners to be effective in managing change in their industries and organizations. ACMP’s Standard is designed to benefit both in...

Introduction ACMP’s Standard for Change Management describes the areas of knowledge, established norms, processes, tasks, and skills necessary for change management practitioners to be effective in managing change in their industries and organizations. ACMP’s Standard is designed to benefit both individuals and organizations. Individuals benefit because they can be more effective in driving lasting, positive changes that produce improved business outcomes and because ACMP’s Standard enables their career growth through an objective endorsement of their change management skills and abilities. Organizations benefit because they can improve the adoption, effectiveness, and sustainability of their initiatives and because ACMP’s Standard provides an objective assessment of skills and abilities to enable more effective hiring, training, and consulting investments related to change management. ACMP’s Standard is a reference for professional knowledge and understanding of change management and provides the basis for the Certified Change Management Professional™ (CCMP®) certification. The following pages document a generally accepted professional approach to change management activities to provide insight, structure, process, and a standard approach to addressing and driving change. Scope ACMP’s Standard provides guidance for organizational change management. It can be used by any type of organization, including public, private, or community organizations, and for any type of change, regardless of complexity, size, duration, geography, or culture. It is intended to be scalable to the varying range of organizational change management implementations. This Standard provides high-level descriptions of terms, concepts, and processes that form good practice for managing change in organizations.