Differences Between APMG Change Management V2 and V3

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Publised On:Apr 18, 2024

APMG has recently announced the released of V3 of its Change Management qualifications based on 2022 edition of The Effective Change Manager, The Change Management Body of Knowledge.

Following are the major changes between V2 (released in 2015) and V3 (released in March 2024):

Area	V2	V3
Study Guide	The Effective Change Manager's Handbook (ECMH) 2015	The Change Management Study Guide (2024)
Study Guide Pages	602 Pages	139 Pages
Syllabus Topics	Change and the individual - CI Change and the organisation - CO Communication and stakeholder engagement - CS Change management practice - CP	Organisational context and approach - OA People and change - PC Change leadership and teams - CT Stakeholders and communication - SC Work of the change manager - WM
Qualifications	Foundation and Practitioner	Foundation and Practitioner
Foundation Exam	40 minutes Closed book 50 questions, multi-choice Requires 25 (50%) correct answers or more to pass No negative marking Candidates who wish to take the Practitioner level examination need to pass the foundation paper at 50% or more Two sample exam papers available	40 minutes Closed book 50 questions, multi-choice Requires 25 (50%) correct answers or more to pass No negative marking Candidates who wish to take the Practitioner level examination need to pass the foundation paper at 50% or more Two sample exam papers available
Practitioner Exam	2.5-hours duration, including reading time Open book Objective Test Examination format: Complex Multiple-choice, Multiple Response, Matching, Assertion/Reason Examination paper consists of three booklets The Scenario Booklet, The Question Booklet, The Answer Booklet Four questions, all compulsory Each question - subdivided between 4 or 5 sub-parts - will be on different topics within that question’s syllabus area: Change and the Individual (CI) Change and the Organization (CO), Communications and Stakeholder engagement and (CS) Change management Practice (CP) Each question is worth 20 marks making a total of 80 marks for the paper; the pass mark is 40 (50%).	2.5-hours duration, including reading time Open book Objective Test Examination format Complex Multiple-choice, Multiple Response, Matching, Assertion/Reason questions Examination paper consists of A scenario Five main questions, all compulsory Each question - subdivided between 4 or 5 sub-parts - will be on different topics within that question’s syllabus area: Organisational Context and Approach (OA), People and Change (PC), Change Leadership and Teams (CT) Stakeholders and Communication (SC) Work of the Change Manager (WM) Each question is worth 16 marks making a total of 80 marks for the paper; the pass mark is 40 (50%).
Certification Validity	Foundation Level - Life time (never expires) Practitioner Level - 3 Years	Foundation Level - Life time (never expires) Practitioner Level - 3 Years
Training Duration	Foundation Level - 3 Days Practitioner Level - 2 Days	Foundation Level - 3 Days Practitioner Level - 2 Days

Change Management V3 Trainings:

Tecknologia will be offering Change Management V3 Foundation and Practitioner training courses from April 2024. Trainings will be offered in virtual classroom, public classroom and in-house formats.

Differences Between APMG Change Management V2 and V3

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