Strengthen your competitive advantage by mastering the tools, techniques, and insights needed to guide your organization through complex change. The UBC Sauder Certificate in Change Management Bootcamp is an intensive 10-week program that combines live online sessions with independent study. Guided by experienced industry professionals, you’ll participate in real-time discussions, case studies, and practical exercises designed to help you apply what you learn directly to your workplace. Each week includes approximately 3 hours of live online classes on Zoom and 6–10 hours of self-paced learning through readings, research, and assignments.

The Bootcamp features an integrated case study that connects all 10 modules, progressing from foundational understanding to advanced application and future-oriented insights:

1. Introduction to Change – Explore the foundations of change management and its value to organizational success.

2. The Change Process and Impact on Stakeholders – Examine readiness for change and how to prepare individuals and teams for transition.

3. Organizational Analysis – The Current State – Conduct assessments to understand the impact and implications of change initiatives.

4. Building the Change Strategy – Develop a structured approach to managing and sustaining successful change efforts.

5. Developing the Change Management Plan – Translate strategy into actionable steps through detailed planning and execution.

6. Executing and Sustaining the Change – Learn to implement, monitor, and maintain change initiatives to ensure long-term success.

7. Closing the Change and Handing it Over – Evaluate outcomes, complete lessons learned, and formalize project closure.

8. Understanding Human Behaviour – Gain insight into individual responses to change and strategies for managing resistance.

9. Creating a Culture of Change – Build organizational capability and maturity to embrace change as an ongoing discipline.

10. Emerging Trends in Change Management – Explore future-focused topics such as Agile, AI, inclusivity, and cultural sensitivity.

Learning Outcomes

• Define the concept of change and explain its relevance in organizational contexts.
• Describe organizational and individual change and the key principles of Organizational Change Management (OCM).
• Apply proven change management frameworks such as ADKAR, Kotter, McKinsey 7-S, and Lewin’s Model.
• Conduct readiness and impact assessments, and develop effective Change Management Strategies and Plans.
• Identify and influence key stakeholders while aligning change metrics to business goals.
• Build organizational capability and maturity to sustain change initiatives.
• Evaluate outcomes, analyze lessons learned, and plan for sustainment and continuous improvement.
• Reflect on emerging trends such as agile practices, AI, and inclusive approaches shaping the future of change management