I was re-reading this blog from my archives which includes a table of the most requested capabilities for change roles advertised in January 2023 and matches the Agile Change courses that train build these skills. The purposes of this was to help candidates in choosing the right Agile Change Course for their jobs.
Since 2023 many things have changed so I have updated the table based on my assessment of change roles advertised in the UK this week. I’ve also included guidance on which courses will deliver what you need.
Here’s a breakdown to help you with your course selection. Make sure you contact me if you have any questions or discuss anything.
Capability |
Technique |
Course |
| Define, deliver and support change from initial idea to successful adoption and measure of progress
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Technique and template for building your Change Management Strategy
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Agile Change Agent
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| Using a structured process and set of tools for scoping and planning change
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Roadmap planning technique
|
Agile Change Agent
|
| Assessment of change impact – intended impact and impact on other projects and change initiatives
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Technique for understanding the scope and interdependencies of change
|
Agile Change Coach |
| Strong analytical ability to identify and track interdependencies between multiple change initiatives
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Portfolio management, prioritisation and baselining techniques
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Agile Change Agent
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| Managing complex stakeholder relationships to make sure delivery is aligned to customer and business needs.
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Relationship building techniques
|
Agile Change Agent
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| Benefits identification, measurement and realisation activities
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Benefits-led change techniques
|
Agile Change Agent
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| Solid understanding of behavioural science and how to positively influence and persuade people
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Understanding and applying the Behavioural Change Lifecycle
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Agile Change Coach
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| Have excellent engagement and communication skills to sell the vision of the change project/programme.
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Techniques for co-creating a common understanding of the outcomes, benefits and reasons for the change
|
Agile Change Coach
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| Identify resistance to change across the organisation, working with the program team to effectively address them.
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Practical techniques to reframe negatives to positives
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Agile Change Coach
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| Ability to create change activities that appeal to all learning styles to ensure levels of participation are high across all stakeholder groups
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Understanding of approaches to learning and opportunity to practice many participation activities
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Agile Change Coach
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| Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere.
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Multiple techniques for building resilience for you and for others
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Agile Change Coach
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| Understand how people react to change and what triggers these emotional reactions
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Understanding how the brain reacts to change
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Neuroscience for Change
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| Devise strategies for minimising the stress and anxiety associated triggered by change
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Application of the threat/reward technique
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Neuroscience for Change
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| Appreciation of the energy needed for multiple, simultaneous change, and how to generate motivational energy whilst reducing draining energy | Application of techniques to reduce mismatch between expectation and reality | Neuroscience for Change |
Even if your current role description does not contain these capabilities, always be ready for your next role. You can use this list to identify the gaps that concern you the most and book yourself on an Agile Change course to fix the issue – before you lose out on your next promotion or a recruiter explains that you need to be more marketable.
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