ACMP CCMP 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔5.2.7 Develop the Sustainability Strategy - ✔✔To describe how the change will
become part of the organization's normal functioning. It should define the high-level
approach for embedding or institutionalizing the change to achieve the expected
benefits and include all streams of change management activity, such as
communication and engagement, metrics tracking, performance management, reward
and recognition, learning, and development, sustaining ownership, and continuous
improvement. (INPUTS: Business Case, Change Objective and Goals, Change Risk
assessment, project charter and documentation, strategic plan and success criteria
measures OUTPUT: Sustainability Strategy)
✔✔5.3 Develop the Change Management Plan - ✔✔1. Develop a comprehensive
change management plan
2. Integrated change management and project management plans
3. Review and approve the change plan in collaboration with project leadership
4. Develop feedback mechanisms to monitor performance to plan
✔✔5.3 Develop the Change Management Plan - ✔✔The document the actions,
timelines, and resources needed to deliver the change. The Change Management
Strategy provides the "Why" and the "What" and the change management plan provides
the "How". The change management plan is a series of component plans that define the
scope of the change effort and how it will be undertaken, controlled, and monitored.
✔✔5.3.1. Develop a Comprehensive Change Management Plan - ✔✔The CM Plan
should include required actions and baseline measures as they pertain to change
effort's scope, expected benefits, role requirements, resources, activity scheduled, risk,
and measurement. The level of detail of the CCM Plan should reflect the complexity and
risk of the change effort.
✔✔5.3.1.1 Resource Plan - ✔✔Defines the human, physical, and financial resources
needed to implement the expected benefits of the change effort. It identifies how to
, acquire resources and a timeline for resource utilization. The following sections describe
the key components of the Resource Plan. (INPUTS: CM Resources, roles,
responsibility strategy, communication strategy, learning and development strategy,
change resource inventory, procurement guidelines and policies. OUTPUT: resource
plan
✔✔5.3.1.2 Communication Plan - ✔✔Defines the internal and external audiences,
information, and feedback requirements of those leading and affected by the change, as
well as the specific communication activities and events: INPUTS: Communications
strategy, current communication channels, tools, and methods, key messages, learning
and development strategy, project charter and documentation, project charter and
documentation, project schedule and plan, sponsorship strategy, stakeholder analysis,
stakeholder engagement strategy, transition strategy. OUTPUT: Communication Plan.
✔✔5.3.1.3 Sponsorship Plan - ✔✔To define how to identify, develop,and strengthen the
competencies required to lead/sponsor a change initiative. This plan builds awareness,
establishes understanding, and defines leader/sponsor core responsibilities in a change
management activity. If a sponsor is resistant to any of the responsibilities, then these
issues must be addressed in the early stages. (INPUTS: Sponsorship Strategy,
sponsorship alignment assessment, stakeholder analysis and sponsor assessment.
OUTPUT: Sponsorship Plan
✔✔5.3.1.4 Stakeholder Engagement Plan - ✔✔Outlines the activities and metrics that
will be established to ensure stakeholders and stakeholder groups can make the
changes required or complete the steps that will help make changes successful in an
organization. Stakeholder engagement activities are designed to address the outcomes
of a stakeholder analysis. (INPUTS: Stakeholder analysis, Stakeholder engagement
strategy, communication strategy, sponsorship strategy and change risks. OUTPUTS:
Stakeholder engagement plan)
✔✔5.3.1.5 Learning and Development Plan - ✔✔Identifies knowledge gaps and training
needs of those affected by the change and then provides a course of action to develop
end users so they will be prepared with new knowledge and skills to adopt the change
successfully. (INPUTS: learning and development strategy, stakeholder analysis, and
learning needs assessment, OUTPUTS: Learning and development plan)
✔✔5.3.1.6 Measurement and Benefits Realization Plan - ✔✔Defines processes and
actions to monitor and track progress of the project's key performance indicators and
expected benefits, as stated in the Project Charter and Strategy Plan. The
measurement and benefits realization plan provides a means of identifying when
mitigation strategies need to be implemented if the effort is falling short of its goals.
IINPUTS: measurement and benefits realization strategy, Change Definition, Change
Objectives and goals, vision statement, OUTPUT: Measurement and Benefit realization
plan.
SURE A+
✔✔5.2.7 Develop the Sustainability Strategy - ✔✔To describe how the change will
become part of the organization's normal functioning. It should define the high-level
approach for embedding or institutionalizing the change to achieve the expected
benefits and include all streams of change management activity, such as
communication and engagement, metrics tracking, performance management, reward
and recognition, learning, and development, sustaining ownership, and continuous
improvement. (INPUTS: Business Case, Change Objective and Goals, Change Risk
assessment, project charter and documentation, strategic plan and success criteria
measures OUTPUT: Sustainability Strategy)
✔✔5.3 Develop the Change Management Plan - ✔✔1. Develop a comprehensive
change management plan
2. Integrated change management and project management plans
3. Review and approve the change plan in collaboration with project leadership
4. Develop feedback mechanisms to monitor performance to plan
✔✔5.3 Develop the Change Management Plan - ✔✔The document the actions,
timelines, and resources needed to deliver the change. The Change Management
Strategy provides the "Why" and the "What" and the change management plan provides
the "How". The change management plan is a series of component plans that define the
scope of the change effort and how it will be undertaken, controlled, and monitored.
✔✔5.3.1. Develop a Comprehensive Change Management Plan - ✔✔The CM Plan
should include required actions and baseline measures as they pertain to change
effort's scope, expected benefits, role requirements, resources, activity scheduled, risk,
and measurement. The level of detail of the CCM Plan should reflect the complexity and
risk of the change effort.
✔✔5.3.1.1 Resource Plan - ✔✔Defines the human, physical, and financial resources
needed to implement the expected benefits of the change effort. It identifies how to
, acquire resources and a timeline for resource utilization. The following sections describe
the key components of the Resource Plan. (INPUTS: CM Resources, roles,
responsibility strategy, communication strategy, learning and development strategy,
change resource inventory, procurement guidelines and policies. OUTPUT: resource
plan
✔✔5.3.1.2 Communication Plan - ✔✔Defines the internal and external audiences,
information, and feedback requirements of those leading and affected by the change, as
well as the specific communication activities and events: INPUTS: Communications
strategy, current communication channels, tools, and methods, key messages, learning
and development strategy, project charter and documentation, project charter and
documentation, project schedule and plan, sponsorship strategy, stakeholder analysis,
stakeholder engagement strategy, transition strategy. OUTPUT: Communication Plan.
✔✔5.3.1.3 Sponsorship Plan - ✔✔To define how to identify, develop,and strengthen the
competencies required to lead/sponsor a change initiative. This plan builds awareness,
establishes understanding, and defines leader/sponsor core responsibilities in a change
management activity. If a sponsor is resistant to any of the responsibilities, then these
issues must be addressed in the early stages. (INPUTS: Sponsorship Strategy,
sponsorship alignment assessment, stakeholder analysis and sponsor assessment.
OUTPUT: Sponsorship Plan
✔✔5.3.1.4 Stakeholder Engagement Plan - ✔✔Outlines the activities and metrics that
will be established to ensure stakeholders and stakeholder groups can make the
changes required or complete the steps that will help make changes successful in an
organization. Stakeholder engagement activities are designed to address the outcomes
of a stakeholder analysis. (INPUTS: Stakeholder analysis, Stakeholder engagement
strategy, communication strategy, sponsorship strategy and change risks. OUTPUTS:
Stakeholder engagement plan)
✔✔5.3.1.5 Learning and Development Plan - ✔✔Identifies knowledge gaps and training
needs of those affected by the change and then provides a course of action to develop
end users so they will be prepared with new knowledge and skills to adopt the change
successfully. (INPUTS: learning and development strategy, stakeholder analysis, and
learning needs assessment, OUTPUTS: Learning and development plan)
✔✔5.3.1.6 Measurement and Benefits Realization Plan - ✔✔Defines processes and
actions to monitor and track progress of the project's key performance indicators and
expected benefits, as stated in the Project Charter and Strategy Plan. The
measurement and benefits realization plan provides a means of identifying when
mitigation strategies need to be implemented if the effort is falling short of its goals.
IINPUTS: measurement and benefits realization strategy, Change Definition, Change
Objectives and goals, vision statement, OUTPUT: Measurement and Benefit realization
plan.
