Five-day professional program. Approximately 25-30 training hours. Final agenda, language and delivery arrangements are confirmed in the proposal.

Course Overview

Clarify executive sponsorship responsibilities across major change initiatives.

This proposed five-day program develops a structured approach through case analysis, facilitated discussion and practical working documents. Participants adapt the learning to their organizational context and produce a final change sponsorship action plan.

Learning Outcomes

Assess sponsorship purpose and change outcomes.

Evaluate sponsor coalitions and visible leadership actions.

Apply a structured approach to stakeholder commitment and resource decisions.

Develop recommendations for escalation, adoption reviews and reinforcement.

Prepare and present a change sponsorship action plan.

Who Should Attend

Senior leaders, department heads, strategy teams and managers.

Relevant professional experience is recommended. Participant responsibilities and prerequisite knowledge are reviewed during scoping.

Training Methodology

Facilitated discussion, worked examples, anonymized case analysis, practical workshops, peer feedback and an applied final assignment.

Learning assessment may include a baseline discussion, review of working documents and a final presentation. Completion requirements are confirmed in the proposal.

Course Tools and Templates

Sponsorship purpose and change outcomes working brief – proposed exercise document.

Sponsor coalitions and visible leadership actions working brief – proposed exercise document.

Stakeholder commitment and resource decisions working brief – proposed exercise document.

Escalation, adoption reviews and reinforcement working brief – proposed exercise document.

Change sponsorship action plan – proposed exercise document.

Delivery Requirements

Classroom, live online and in-house formats can be arranged by agreement. Venue, platform, language, timetable, trainer and materials are confirmed in writing.

A laptop may be needed for planning and analytical exercises. Required software, access and prerequisite skills are agreed before delivery.

Course Customization

The proposed five-day agenda can be adapted to the participant group, sector and organizational objectives. Dates, fees, delivery suitability and final activities are confirmed in the written proposal.

Course Outline

Proposed sequence, subject to the agreed training proposal.

Day 1 – Sponsorship purpose and change outcomes

Define the context, assess current practices and identify the key decisions relating to sponsorship purpose and change outcomes.

Practical output: Sponsorship purpose and change outcomes working brief

Day 2 – Sponsor coalitions and visible leadership actions

Interpret sample information, compare suitable approaches and document assumptions for sponsor coalitions and visible leadership actions.

Practical output: Sponsor coalitions and visible leadership actions working brief

Day 3 – Stakeholder commitment and resource decisions

Apply structured tools to an anonymized case and develop recommendations for stakeholder commitment and resource decisions.

Practical output: Stakeholder commitment and resource decisions working brief

Day 4 – Escalation, adoption reviews and reinforcement

Review responsibilities, risks and follow-up measures through a practical exercise on escalation, adoption reviews and reinforcement.

Practical output: Escalation, adoption reviews and reinforcement working brief

Day 5 – Executive sponsorship simulation

Integrate the course learning into a practical assignment on executive sponsorship simulation; present recommendations and an implementation roadmap.

Practical output: Change sponsorship action plan