Leading Digital Transformation: Making Change Stick and Overcoming Resistance Training Course
The majority of digital transformation initiatives stumble not due to technological limitations, but because of human factors. Teams often lack a clear understanding of the strategic intent, experience anxiety regarding their professional status or competence, or silently revert to previous workflows once the rollout is complete. This instructor-led live training, available both online and on-site, is designed for intermediate-level managers, team leads, and change leaders who aim to drive digital adoption that is actively embraced by their workforce, rather than merely tolerated.
Upon completion of this program, participants will be equipped to:
• Articulate the common reasons transformation efforts stall and identify the key drivers of success.
• Identify the underlying causes of resistance and mitigate them at an early stage.
• Develop a compelling case for change highlighted by quick wins and strong executive sponsorship.
• Select and empower change agents while actively engaging middle management.
• Track user adoption rates, rather than just project delivery, to sustain momentum post-launch.
Training Delivery Format
• Interactive lectures and facilitated discussions.
• Analysis of case studies from the banking and public sectors.
• Hands-on workshops to develop a change plan for a participant’s own initiative.
Customisation Options
• For tailored training requirements, please contact us to discuss customising this course.
This course is available as onsite live training in Sweden or online live training.Course Outline
Introduction
• Common pitfalls in transformation: technology-centric approaches, lack of clear purpose, and change fatigue.
Navigating Resistance
• Viewing resistance as valuable data.
• Understanding core objections: concerns about status, competence, and control.
Guiding the Change Process
• Defining a clear 'why', securing quick wins, and ensuring visible sponsorship.
• Applying Kotter’s 8 steps and the ADKAR model in practice, including their limitations.
• Leveraging change agents and champions: insights from the trainer’s experience as an Agile Champion in the banking sector.
• The critical yet often overlooked role of middle managers.
Sustaining Change
• Engaging stakeholders early in the design of new processes.
• Focusing metrics on adoption rather than just delivery.
• Reviewing case studies from Bulgarian banks: successes and failures.
Practical Application
• Developing a concise change and stakeholder plan for a participant’s specific initiative.
Wrap-up and Future Actions
Requirements
Prerequisites
• No prior experience with Agile methodologies or change management frameworks is necessary.
• Professional experience in managing or leading teams within an established organisation is required.
Target Audience
• Managers and team leads.
• Heads of transformation, change, and human resources.
• Product Owners and project managers facilitating change initiatives.
• Leaders in banking, insurance, public sector, and corporate environments.
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