Leading Digital Transformation: Making Change Stick and Overcoming Resistance Training Course
Many digital initiatives struggle not due to technical limitations, but because the human element is neglected. Teams often lack clarity on the objective, experience anxiety about their professional standing or skills, or revert to previous routines once the initial rollout concludes. Designed for mid-level managers, team leaders, and change practitioners, this live instructor-led course—available either online or in-person—focuses on fostering genuine buy-in rather than mere compliance.
Upon completion, participants will be equipped to:
• Analyse the primary reasons transformations stall and identify the key drivers of success.
• Identify the underlying causes of resistance and mitigate them at an early stage.
• Construct a persuasive business case for change, emphasising rapid wins and high-level sponsorship.
• Identify and empower change agents while effectively engaging middle management.
• Track user adoption rather than just delivery milestones to sustain momentum post-launch.
Course Structure
• Engaging lectures complemented by open discussion.
• Real-world case studies from the banking and public sectors.
• Hands-on exercises to draft a change plan for a participant’s specific project.
Customisation Options
• To explore options for tailoring this course to your needs, please reach out to arrange a consultation.
This course is available as onsite live training in Norway or online live training.Course Outline
Introduction
• Investigating why digital efforts often stumble: the pitfalls of a technology-first approach, vague objectives, and organisational fatigue
Navigating Opposition
• Interpreting pushback as valuable data
• Identifying the core concerns behind resistance: threats to status, perceived competence, and autonomy
Driving the Transformation
• Articulating a compelling “why,” securing early victories, and ensuring visible executive support
• Applying Kotter’s 8-Step Model and the ADKAR framework in real-world scenarios – including their limitations
• Cultivating change agents and champions: drawing on the instructor’s practical experience as an Agile Champion within the banking sector
• Engaging middle management: addressing the most critical yet frequently underserved tier of leadership
Sustaining the Change
• Involving staff early in the design of new workflows
• Focusing metrics on actual user adoption rather than just project delivery
• Examining case studies from Bulgarian banks to identify successful strategies and common failure points
Practical Application
• Developing a concise change and stakeholder management plan tailored to a participant’s current initiative
Conclusion and Path Forward
Requirements
Prerequisites
• No prior experience with Agile methodologies or change management is necessary
• Practical experience working within or leading teams in an established organisation is preferred
Intended Audience
• Managers and team leaders
• Heads of Transformation, Change, and HR
• Product Owners and Project Managers spearheading change initiatives
• Leaders in banking, insurance, the public sector, and corporate environments
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