Recognized industry standards for change management
- Clarity of role and function of change management professional
- Common language
- Consistent professional standards
- Common knowledge, skills and abilities
More effective recruiting and hiring of change management staff
- Clear job roles and job descriptions
- Meaningful definition of change management professional
- Qualified resource pool for recruitment
- Faster “on-boarding” of new staff
Enhanced professional development and staff retention
- Well defined training development plans to build skills
- Creates career path and performance management based on standards
- Provides internal credibility and respect
- Enables external recognition
Increased organizational capacity to manage change
- Enhanced ability to implement projects successfully
- Established group of skilled resources to assign to projects – greater “bench strength”
- Addition of change management as a core competency
Networking channel and knowledge source for change professionals
- Global network to share and learn from others
- Conference gatherings and ongoing education
- Centralized standards administration
Note: Consultants providing input to this topic area also identified the value to their consultancy; specifically, they cited improved competitive advantage (marketing differentiation) and recognized credibility with their clients. They stated that an industry certification would inspire additional confidence and trust.
