Success in project management depends not only on planning but on how well teams adapt to change.
This training helps you build Agile culture, apply ADKAR, Kotter, and McKinsey 7S models, manage project control with APF, and overcome resistance effectively.
Led by Olesia Ulianova, the session blends management theory with real-life tools for adaptive leadership.
🔹 1. Agility as a Cultural Competence
– What Agility truly means in modern business.
– 8 factors of Agile culture: collaboration, simplicity, empowerment, innovation, speed, knowledge-sharing, and tolerance.
– How to create an environment that embraces change.
🔹 2. Understanding Team Resistance
– 8 persuasion techniques for driving acceptance.
– Common resistance scenarios and practical strategies.
– Beckhard–Gleicher Formula: D × V × F > R.
– Engaging “change agents” and building a transformation team.
🔹 3. Change Management Models
– ADKAR: Awareness → Desire → Knowledge → Ability → Reinforcement.
– Kotter’s 8-Step Process for Leading Change.
– McKinsey 7S Model — aligning structure, systems, skills, and values.
– Integrating change models into project management.
🔹 4. Adaptation Roadmap & Motivation Strategies
– The 8-step roadmap for change.
– Four motivation strategies during transformation.
– Keeping engagement and productivity high in uncertainty.
🔹 5. Adaptive Project Framework (APF)
– When and why to use adaptive project management.
– Tracking plan vs. actual progress through agile tools.
– Using Jira, Kanban, and Gantt charts effectively.
– Maintaining control without micromanagement.
🔹 6. The Adaptive Management Style
– Six key elements of adaptive leadership.
– Managing teams amid volatility and ambiguity.
– Focusing on trust, feedback, and iteration.
Practical Segment:
🧩 Identify your personal adaptation profile
🧩 Build a team change roadmap
🧩 Apply ADKAR and 7S frameworks to real cases
🧩 Practice adaptive communication strategies
Who It’s For:
👩💼 Project Managers, Delivery & Team Leads
🧑💻 Change Managers, HR, Agile Coaches
👨🏫 Mentors and trainers leading transformations
👩🎓 Professionals working in dynamic environments
Outcome:
After the training, you’ll be able to:
✅ Manage resistance and implement sustainable change
✅ Apply systemic models of transformation
✅ Lead teams with agility and confidence
✅ Balance control and flexibility
👩🎓 Trainer: Olesia Ulianova — Ph.D. in Engineering, MBA, CEO of Telesens, Founder of IT Grow Center
