A brand-new control room or plant can be mechanically flawless and still underperform for months if the people expected to run it were never taken through a proper change process. This training course starts from that practical reality, equipping participants to run Change Management activities side by side with readiness work so that adoption, not just equipment, is ready on day one.

Participants will build skills in leading organizational change through major project transitions, integrating readiness planning with change activities, and planning stakeholder engagement that keeps affected teams informed and on board. The course also covers identifying resistance early and sustaining adoption well past go-live. It is delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy through its Leading Change Alongside Operational Readiness Training Course, built for engineers and project professionals.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Explain why readiness programs stall without proper Change Management
• Lead organizational change through major project transitions
• Integrate readiness planning activities with change management processes
• Plan and manage stakeholder engagement throughout change initiatives
• Identify and address resistance to change during project transitions
• Sustain adoption and performance well beyond initial go-live

Target Group

• Operational readiness and transition managers responsible for change
• Change management professionals and project managers coordinating change alongside readiness
• Operations leaders preparing teams for new systems or facilities
• Professionals advancing their expertise in Change Management

Why Readiness Programs Stall Without Change Management

• Common reasons readiness programs fail when change is ignored
• The role of Change Management in successful operational readiness
• Linking change activities to sustained adoption and performance

Stakeholder Engagement First

• Identifying and prioritizing stakeholders affected by change
• Planning and managing stakeholder engagement throughout the transition
• Addressing concerns and building buy-in across affected groups

Leading Organizational Change

• Principles of leading organizational change through project transitions
• Building change strategies suited to project scale and culture
• Managing the human side of major project transitions

Integrating Readiness Planning and Change Management

• Aligning readiness planning activities with change management processes
• Sequencing change interventions alongside technical readiness milestones
• Avoiding gaps between technical readiness and organizational readiness

Sustaining Change After Go-Live

• Identifying and addressing resistance to change during transitions
• Reinforcing new ways of working after go-live
• Measuring and sustaining adoption over the longer term

Practical Application

• Case studies in Change Management within operational readiness programs
• Common change management challenges during transitions and practical solutions
• Lessons learned from real project change and readiness experiences