Study Group Session - Business environment: Manage and control change (Helmut Schneider)

From Change to Controlled Action:
Regulatory requirements, technological developments, organizational changes, or simply changing stakeholder requirements can have a significant impact on projects.

In this interactive online workshop, participants will work on a practical change scenario and combine three central tasks of the PMP® Exam Content Outline 2026:

1. Manage and Control Changes (ECO DIII-T3)

2. Support Organizational Change (ECO DIII-T7)

3. Evaluate External Business Environment Changes (ECO DIII-T8)

Together we develop a structured approach:

Recognize change → evaluate impact on scope and backlog → involve stakeholders → implement them in a controlled manner
Practical, interactive and with a clear PMP® exam reference.

Agenda

1. Manage and Control Changes

Execute the change control process
Assess impacts on scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and value
Communicate the status of proposed changes
Implement approved changes
Update plans, baselines, and project documentation

2. Support Organizational Change

Assess organizational culture and change readiness
Understand stakeholder concerns and resistance
Evaluate impacts on the project and determine required actions
Support communication, adoption, and benefits realization
Act as a change enabler

3. Evaluate External Business Environment Changes

Monitor regulatory, technological, geopolitical, and market developments
Assess impacts on scope, backlog, compliance, risks, and business value
Engage sponsors, product owners, and subject matter experts
Reprioritize the backlog or initiate formal change control
Continuously monitor the external environment

PMP® Exam Mindset

Recognize → Assess → Engage → Decide → Implement → Document → Monitor

Analyze impacts before taking action
Follow the established governance process
Never implement unauthorized changes
Adapt the response to predictive, agile, or hybrid environments
Maintain focus on stakeholder adoption and value delivery

About the Tutor

Helmut Schneider, PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM, PSPO has been a freelance senior project manager, consultant and trainer for all project management topics for more than 20 years. Since the end of 2020, he has also been a PMI-accredited PMI-ATP PMP®, ACP® and CAPM® trainer. He has experience from over 350 trainings, including more than 150 PMP® Exam Prep trainings, which he has held for international clients and partners since 2009.

In addition to classic and hybrid project management, his focus and passion lies in agility, especially the agile mindset. As a certified Scrum Master, Product Owner and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, he has the relevant knowledge and experience. He has been a member of the PMI Germany Chapter since 2008.

Information on registration / the event:

Language

The event will be held in German. At the same time, a translation into English is offered via subtitles.

Waiting-List

There is a waiting list for non-members - persons without PMI Germany Chapter e. V. membership. The organizer does not guarantee that non-members will receive an event link. This is also on a first come first served basis.