This Series is comprised of one course. The registration button on this page will automatically register you in the course with a 15% series discount.
Length: This series is one day
This series is part of the Executing Change Certificate
People who lead:
- Departments
- Divisions
- Project teams
- Change initiatives
- Strategic initiatives – like business architects
- Process improvement projects
- Continuous improvement efforts
After completing this series, participants will be able to:
- Weigh options for challenging situations and determine the best course of action
- See how a variety of approaches can meet goals
- Apply tools to common, yet challenging, situations in the workplace
- Gain insight from other participants
You must be registered for or have completed Series 1 and Series 2 of the Executing Change Certificate
Price: $242.25 Early Bird Pricing: $218.00 up to 4 weeks prior to the course start date.
- Course Texts: no texts are used in this course
- Food: Lunch is included in courses that are at least 7 hours in length
- CEUs: .
If you are registering through the workforce center, you must have your counselor contact IPD directly at institute@metrostate.edu
If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or if you would like to customize this course specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu
Cancellation Policy:
Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date. No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days. No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class. Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures. Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class. If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email. Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).
Metropolitan State Institute for Professional Development does not currently have public seat-based classes running for fall 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
We will follow guidance from the Minnesota State system for the Spring 2021 Semester; and the health and safety of students and staff will be at the forefront of any decision we make. Information will be posted here as soon as available, please Subscribe to our Email List for updated information to be sent directly.
In the meantime, please Click Here for information about customized training classes that can be offered at your organization.
Executing Changes Series 2: Tools for Change
This Series is comprised of three separate courses. The registration button on this page will automatically register you in all three courses with a 15% series discount.
Length: Courses in this series vary in length from 1.5 days to 4 days for a total of 7 days.
This series is part of the Executing Change Certificate
People who lead:
- Departments
- Divisions
- Project teams
- Change initiatives
- Strategic initiatives – like business architects
- Process improvement projects
- Continuous improvement efforts
After completing this series, participants will be able to:
- Build a business case for change
- Explain the linkage between an organization’s strategy and change initiative and the role of the business case
- Complete the non-financial sections of a business case and support the preparation of the financial analysis
- Convert the intangible benefits of a change initiative into tangible, quantitative benefits and use them in the business case
- Recognize the application of the principals of good data presentation
- Identify crucial success factors and risk for a change initiative
- Identify risks and opportunities that come with change initiatives
- Explain the sources and types of risk and opportunity
- Identify risks and opportunities in a given situation using several methods
- Analyze the impact and likelihood of uncertainty on the situation’s objectives
- Apply effective responses to each risk and create immediate or contingent action plans to deal with them
- Evaluate the effectiveness of various risk responses on the situation’s objectives
- Describe the rationale and method for continuous risk monitoring
- Integrate the right facilitation tool for stakeholder input on change initiatives
- Analyze situations and audience to choose the correct facilitation tools
- Understand techniques to gather information
- Engage participants in constructive group discussions to evaluate situations and problem solve
- Use tools to prevent meeting sabotage
Strongly recommend either:
- The course Change or
- The Executing Change Series 1: Guiding People through Change
Price: $1,870.00 Early Bird Pricing: $1,683.00 up to 4 weeks prior to the course start date.
- Course Texts: no texts are used in this course
- Food: Lunch is included in courses that are at least 7 hours in length
- CEU’s:
If you are registering through the workforce center, you must have your counselor contact IPD directly at institute@metrostate.edu
If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or if you would like to customize this course specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu
Cancellation Policy:
Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date. No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days. No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class. Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures. Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class. If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email. Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).
Metropolitan State Institute for Professional Development does not currently have public seat-based classes running for fall 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
We will follow guidance from the Minnesota State system for the Spring 2021 Semester; and the health and safety of students and staff will be at the forefront of any decision we make. Information will be posted here as soon as available, please Subscribe to our Email List for updated information to be sent directly.
In the meantime, please Click Here for information about customized training classes that can be offered at your organization.
Executing Changes Series 1: Guiding People through Change
This Series is comprised of four separate courses. The registration button on this page will automatically register you in all four courses with a 15% series discount.
Length: Each course in this series is 1/2 day in length for a total of 2 days.
This series is part of the Executing Change Certificate
People who lead:
- Departments
- Divisions
- Project teams
- Change initiatives
- Strategic initiatives – like business architects
- Process improvement projects
- Continuous improvement efforts
After completing this series, participants will be able to:
- Explain the change curve, its phases, and how it rolls out
- Identify your go-to reaction to change and how that affects your work
- Explain the change curve, its phases, and how it rolls out
- Define your role in helping people navigate through change
- Analyze change situations and generate plans to allow for adjustment to change
- Understand how change leadership is directly related to your ability to motivate people
- Develop a promotional lens to view and motivate people in your role as change agent
- Devise an immediate plan to increase your influence as a change agent
- Understand the Key Drivers of change
- Appreciate why change efforts fail
- Identify key stakeholders for smoother transitions
- Recognize your Sphere of Influence
- Utilize the 3 Steps of Change Implementation
- Leverage the conflict that change brings for a better results
- Understand the Power of “Yes”
- Understand the Power of “No”
- Understand win-lose scenarios and their cost
- Recognize win-win possiblities
None
Price: $507.00 Early Bird Pricing: $456.00 up to 4 weeks prior to the course start date.
- Course Texts: no texts are used in this course
- Food: Lunch is included in courses that are at least 7 hours in length
- CEUs: ___
If you are registering through the workforce center, you must have your counselor contact IPD directly at institute@metrostate.edu
If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or if you would like to customize this course specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu
Cancellation Policy:
Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date. No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days. No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class. Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures. Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class. If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email. Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).
Metropolitan State Institute for Professional Development does not currently have public seat-based classes running for fall 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
We will follow guidance from the Minnesota State system for the Spring 2021 Semester; and the health and safety of students and staff will be at the forefront of any decision we make. Information will be posted here as soon as available, please Subscribe to our Email List for updated information to be sent directly.
In the meantime, please Click Here for information about customized training classes that can be offered at your organization.
Change
Length: 1/2 day
- This course is part of the Series: Guiding People Through Change
- This course is part of the Executing Change Certificate
People who lead:
- Departments
- Divisions
- Project teams
- Change initiatives
- Process improvement projects
- Continuous improvement efforts
Competencies:
- Identify your go-to reaction to change and how that affects your work
- Explain the change curve, its phases, and how it rolls out
- Define your role in helping people navigate through change
- Analyze change situations and generate plans to allow for adjustment to change
None
Price: $150.00 Early Bird Pricing: $135.00 until January 25, 2019
Course Text: no texts are used in this course
Food: lunch is included in all courses that are 7 hours or more
If you are registering through the workforce center, you must have your counselor contact IPD directly at institute@metrostate.edu
If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or you would like to have this course customized specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu
Cancellation Policy:
Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date. No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days. No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class. Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures. Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class. If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email. Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).
Metropolitan State Institute for Professional Development does not currently have public seat-based classes running for fall 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
We will follow guidance from the Minnesota State system for the Spring 2021 Semester; and the health and safety of students and staff will be at the forefront of any decision we make. Information will be posted here as soon as available, please Subscribe to our Email List for updated information to be sent directly.
In the meantime, please Click Here for information about customized training classes that can be offered at your organization.
Leading Through Conflict
Conflict is healthy. Conflict encourages discussions to identify the root causes of the problems and analyze possible solutions. However, conflict can make people uneasy. Effective project managers know how to leverage conflict to be productive – not destructive.
Participants in this module will:
- Recognize when to engage in dialogue that is both assertive and cooperative
- Develop expertise to discover solutions and present options to stakeholders that allow for the win/win
- Find opportunities to collaborate that will generate value and improve relationships for both the project manager and the organization
- Change Managers
- Project Managers
- Business Analysts
- Business Architects
- Team Leaders
- Department Managers
- Understand the Power of “Yes”
- Understand the Power of “No”
- Understand win-lose scenarios and their cost
- Recognize win-win possibilities and the gains
This course does not have a prerequisite requirement.
Price: $150.00 Early Bird Pricing: $135.00 up to 4 weeks prior to course start date.
Course Texts: no texts are used in this course
Useful Websites: PMI Talent Triangle https://www.pmi.org/learning/training-development/talent-triangle
If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or if you would like to customize this course specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu
Cancellation Policy:
Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date. No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days. No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class. Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures. Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class. If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email. Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).
This course is new for this academic year.
Change Management courses, series, and certificates will run again in the fall of 2020. If you would like to be notified when the schedule is posted, click here, enter your email address and select Change Management.
Leading Change When People are Scared
Length: 1 day
People who lead teams, departments, change initiatives, process improvement efforts, and/or determine goals and strategic plans.
After taking this course, participants will be able to:
- Weigh options for challenging situations and determine the best course of action
- See how a variety of approaches can meet goals
- Apply tools to common, yet challenging, situations in the workplace
- Gain insight from other students
Student must complete all other courses in the Change Management Certificate before taking this course:
- Facilitation: A Game-changing Leadership Skill
- Storytelling for Leaders
- Building the Business Case for Change
- Leading your Stakeholders through Change
- Getting Buy-in for Just About Anything
- Knowing the Risks Leads to Opportunity
Price: $285.00 Early Bird Pricing: $256.50 up to 4 weeks prior to the course start date.
- Course Texts: no texts are used in this course
- Food: Lunch is included in all courses that are 7 hours or more
If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or if you would like to customize this course specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu
Cancellation Policy:
Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date. No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days. No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class. Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures. Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class. If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email. Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).
“I liked the role play.” – from spring 2017 participant
“The technology added to the learning, as did the handouts” – from spring 2017 participant
Change Management courses, series, and certificates will run again in the fall of 2020. If you would like to be notified when the schedule is posted, click here, enter your email address and select Change Management.
Knowing the Risks Leads to Opportunity
Length: 1 and 1/2 days
This course pairs well with Building the Business Case for Change
People who are new to the concept of risk and how it relates to change initiatives, process improvement and projects.
After taking this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the sources and types of risk and opportunity.
- Identify risks and opportunities in a given situation using several methods.
- Analyze the impact and likelihood of uncertainty on the situation’s objectives.
- Apply effective responses to each risk and create immediate or contingent action plans to deal with them.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of various risk responses on the situation’s objectives.
- Describe the rationale and method for continuous risk monitoring.
This course does not have a prerequisite requirement.
Price: $474.00 Early Bird Pricing: $427.00up to 4 weeks prior to course start date.
Course Texts: no texts are used in this course
Food: Lunch is included in all courses that are at least 7 hours in length
If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or you would like to have this course customized specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu
Cancellation Policy:
Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date. No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days. No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class. Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures. Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class. If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email. Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).
“Class provided lots of good information in a short amount of time.” – from spring 2017 participant
Change Management courses, series, and certificates will run again in the fall of 2020. If you would like to be notified when the schedule is posted, click here, enter your email address and select Change Management.
Getting Buy-in for Just About Anything
Length: 4 hours
This course pairs well with Facilitation: A Game-changing Leadership Skill
People who lead teams, departments, change initiatives, process improvement efforts, and/or determine goals and strategic plans.
After taking this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand how change leadership is directly related to your ability to motivate people
- Develop a promotional lens to view and motivate people in your role as change agent
- Define Attunement and apply its principles to your role as change agent
- Build Buoyancy and apply it to change management
- Extract Clarity to effectively manage change
- Devise an immediate plan to increase your influence as a change agent
Suggested prerequisites: Building the Business Case for Change and Leading Your Stakeholders through Change
These two courses will help you ascertain the tangible benefits to your change proposal and identify the people you need to influence.
Price: $150.00 Early Bird Price: $135.00 until January 25, 2019
- Course Texts: To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth to Motivating Others by Daniel Pink. This text is included as part of the course fee.
If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or you would like to have this course customized specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu
Cancellation Policy:
Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date. No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days. No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class. Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures. Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class. If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email. Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).
“Love that this class is based on a book. We learned concepts and tools and have the book to refer back to!” – from spring 2017 participant
Change Management courses, series, and certificates will run again in the fall of 2020. If you would like to be notified when the schedule is posted, click here, enter your email address and select Change Management.
Leading Stakeholders through Change
Length: 1/2 day
This course pairs well with Building the Business Case for Change
People who lead teams, departments, change initiatives, project teams, process improvement efforts, and/or determine goals and strategic plan.
After taking this course, participants will be able to:
- Grasp the role of change in an organization
- Understand the Key Drivers of change
- Appreciate why change efforts fail
- Comprehend the change process
- Understand and plan for the Butterfly-Effect theory
- Identify key stakeholders
- Recognize your Sphere of Influence
- Utilize the 3 Steps of Change Implementation
- Analyze your audience and individualize communication
- Practice new skills on a case study
Suggested Prerequisite: Building the Business Case for Change
Building the Business Case for Change will help you identify tangible benefits used to craft messages for key stakeholders.
Price: $150.00 Early Bird Pricing: $135.00 up to 4 weeks prior to the course start date.
- Course Texts: no texts are used in this course
If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or you would like to have this course customized specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu
Cancellation Policy:
Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date. No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days. No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class. Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures. Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class. If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email. Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).
“I liked the blend of activities: videos and teaching” – from spring 2017 participant
“Very relevant- good breakdown of people’s response to change.” – from spring 2017 participant
Change Management courses, series, and certificates will run again in the fall of 2020. If you would like to be notified when the schedule is posted, click here, enter your email address and select Change Management.
Building the Business Case for Change
Length: 1 and 1/2 days
This course pairs well with Leading Your Stakeholders through Change.
People who lead teams, departments, change initiatives, project teams, process improvement efforts, and/or determine goals and strategic plans.
- Identify common sources of change
- Explain the linkage between an organization’s strategy and change, and the role of the business case
- Complete the non-financial sections of a business case and support the preparation of the financial analysis
- Convert the intangible benefits of a change initiative into tangible, quantitative benefits and use them in the business case
- Recognize the application of the principals of good data presentation
- Identify crucial success factors and risk for a change initiative
This certificate does not have a prerequisite requirement.
Price: $474.00 Early Bird Pricing: $427.00 up to 4 weeks prior to the course start date.
- Course Texts: no texts are used in this course.
- Food: Lunch is included in all courses that are 7 hours or more
If your organization has at least 6 participants and you desire to host the class at your site or if you would like to customize this course specifically for your organization, contact Beth Schaefer at 651-999-5834 or beth.schaefer@metrostate.edu
Cancellation Policy:
Class cancellations must be done fourteen full business days before the class start date. No refunds for cancellations of less than fourteen full business days. No Shows/Missed Classes – Refunds will not be issued for any missed class. Late Arrivals/Early Departures – Metropolitan State University reserves the right to decrease continuing education units issued for late arrivals and early departures. Written confirmation will be sent to you a week before class. If a class is canceled, you will be contacted by phone, mail, or email. Metropolitan State University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as weather (a full refund will be granted).
“While the materials were really good – the conversations and examples really helped my understanding and application.” – from Cheryl Kyle
“I really enjoyed this class!” – from spring 2017 participant
We will follow guidance from the Minnesota State system for the upcoming semesters; and the health and safety of students and staff will be at the forefront of any decision we make. Information will be posted here as soon as available, please Subscribe to our Email List for updated information to be sent directly.
In the meantime, please Click Here for information about customized training classes that can be offered at your organization.
