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September 18, 2025

6-8 PM

1 PDU available for PMI Members

Members/Students: $10

Non-Members: $15

Participants will be responsible for covering their own dinner costs,

Presentation Description:

Simply change management, the daily applications of change management.

Key Concepts Covered
- ADKAR Methodology (Prosci framework):
  Awareness – understanding the need for change.
  Desire – willingness to participate and support change.
  Knowledge – learning how to change.
  Ability – implementing new skills and behaviors.
  Reinforcement – sustaining change to prevent regression

-Iceberg Model: highlights visible vs. hidden reasons for resistance.
-Reverse Democracy: top-down decisions framed in ways that encourage bottom-up acceptance.
-Simplified Example:
  Moving to a new home scenario demonstrates how communication style impacts acceptance or resistance to change.

Audience Will Leave With:
-Know-How:
  Practical understanding of the ADKAR process.
  Ability to spot and address resistance factors.
  Awareness of top-down vs. bottom-up decision-making in change management.

-Application Areas:
  Workplace projects and organizational initiatives.
  Personal and team-level changes.
  Everyday scenarios requiring adaptation and alignment.

-Simplified Process:
  Break down change management into easy, everyday applications.
  Use storytelling and stepwise reasoning (like the family move example) to reduce resistance.

Learning Objectives:

- Understand the principles of Change Management
- Identify opportunities for applying change management in the workplace
- Recognize the real reasons behind resistance to change
- Learn how and when to decide that change is due (self-awareness, results, SWOT analysis)

Speaker Bio:

Amin Baroudi

PMP®, PMI-PBA®, MBA, CLSSBB, POPM, Prosci Change Management

Al Baroudi is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in project management, business analysis, and organizational transformation. He holds multiple certifications, including PMP®, PMI-PBA®, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Organizational Business Analysis (OBA), demonstrating his ability to guide organizations through structured improvement and adaptation.

As a business analyst, Al bridges the gap between business and technology—speaking the language of business to technical teams and translating technical concepts into business terms for executives and stakeholders. This skill reduces miscommunication, ensures alignment, and enables faster, more effective adoption of change.

With a strong background in leading organizational initiatives, Al applies practical approaches such as the ADKAR methodology to help individuals and teams understand, adopt, and sustain new ways of working. His approach emphasizes the balance of top-down leadership decisions and bottom-up engagement, ensuring that transformation is both strategic and widely supported.

In addition to his professional practice, Al is a professor at Westcliff University, where he teaches MBA students about data visualization, project leadership, and business change. He integrates academic knowledge with practical insights, showing that adaptability is not limited to large programs but is an everyday capability for organizations and individuals to succeed.