According to the Change Management Institute’s Change Management Roles Model, there are four main roles in change: Idea-Generator, Sponsor, Change Agent, and Target. Idea-Generator is the role that identifies the need for change and proposes a solution. Sponsor is the role that authorizes and funds the change. Change Agent is the role that promotes an idea to potential Sponsors and implements the change once it is approved. Target is the role that is affected by the change and needs to adopt new behaviors or ways of working.References: https://apmg-international.com/sites/default/files/Change%20Management%20Foundation%20Sample%20Paper%2017%20-%20v1.0.pdf (page 11)
Question # 26
In neuroscience, which particularly rewards the brain's need for Certainty?
The APMG Change Management Foundation incorporates neuroscience, specifically David Rock’s SCARF model, which identifies five domains driving brain responses: Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness. Certainty refers to the brain’s preference for predictability and stability. Option A ("Change delivered in small stages") rewards this need by breaking change into manageable, predictable steps, reducing uncertainty and threat responses. Option B enhances Autonomy, Option C boosts Relatedness, and Option D elevates Status—none directly address Certainty as effectively as staged delivery.
[Reference: APMG Change Management Foundation, Chapter 3 – Individual Change, Neuroscience and SCARF Model section., ________________________________________]
Question # 27
Which item should be included within the communication plan?
A.
The expected benefits of implementing a change
B.
The reasons behind change initiative and the priorities for implementation
C.
Details on what preparations have the completed prior to a change
D.
How the results of a communication activity will be monitored and evaluated
A communication plan is a document that outlines the objectives, strategies, tactics, channels, audiences, messages, and metrics for communicating about a change initiative. One of the essential items that should be included in a communication plan is how the results of a communication activity will be monitored and evaluated. This involves defining the criteria and methods for measuring the effectiveness and impact of the communication activities, such as feedback surveys, focus groups, analytics, or indicators of awareness, understanding, and support for the change.
Change agent networks are groups of people who act as advocates, champions, or ambassadors for a change within an organization. They can help to communicate, implement, and sustain the change at different levels and locations. One of the benefits of using change agent networks is that they help people keep up to date and involved in the change, as they provide information, feedback, support, and guidance throughout the change process. The other options are not benefits of using change agent networks, as they either imply different roles or responsibilities for the change agent networks or are not relevant to their function.References: https://apmg-international.com/sites/default/files/Change%20Management%20Foundation%20Sample%20Paper%2029%20-%20v1.0.pdf (page 11)
Question # 29
Which MBTI®preference would bring a rational approach to selecting an outcome?
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), thinking is one of the four preference pairs that describe how people interact with the world and make decisions. Thinking refers to preferring to use logic, analysis, and objective criteria to select an outcome. The other options are not preferences, but dimensions of preferences. Introvert and perceiving are opposite to extrovert and judging, respectively, while feeling is opposite to thinking.References: https://apmg-international.com/sites/default/files/Change%20Management%20Foundation%20Sample%20Paper%2019%20-%20v1.0.pdf (page 11)