IMA Worldwide Earns ACMP QEP Designation for AIM Methodology

Implementation Management Associates (IMA Worldwide) has earned the Qualified Education Provider (QEP) designation from the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP). This recognition validates that three of IMA Worldwide's training programs—Introduction to AIM, ChangePro, and AIM Practitioner Certification—align with the ACMP Standard for Change Management and qualify for professional development credits toward the Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) designation. The QEP designation is awarded to education providers whose programs meet the ACMP Standard, a definitive competency framework for change management practitioners. IMA Worldwide's approval underscores the rigorous, research-based approach of its Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM), which focuses on behavioral adoption, executive sponsorship, and reinforcement strategy.

McKinsey & Company research indicates that approximately 70% of change programs fail to achieve their goals, often due to employee resistance and lack of management support. IMA Worldwide's AIM methodology directly addresses these failure modes by embedding visible sponsorship accountability, structured resistance management, and the EMR (Express-Model-Reinforce) framework. This approach drives measurable behavioral adoption from go-live through sustained implementation. Ann Marvin, CEO of IMA Worldwide, emphasized that the ACMP QEP recognition reflects the depth and rigor practitioners expect from AIM-based training, and that the methodology is built to reverse the trend of transformation failures by providing behavioral tools and executive sponsorship frameworks.

The three ACMP QEP-approved programs cover the full spectrum of change management practice. Introduction to AIM offers foundational grounding in the AIM framework, equipping change agents with core principles of behavioral adoption and structured implementation planning. ChangePro is an interactive workshop focused on building individual readiness and resilience during disruption. AIM Practitioner Certification is an advanced program that delivers comprehensive mastery of the AIM methodology, enabling practitioners to lead full-cycle change implementations and build internal change capability. For more than 40 years, IMA has refined AIM through field research across global enterprises in healthcare, technology, finance, and government. The ACMP QEP recognition validates that behavior-focused change management, grounded in executive sponsorship and reinforcement science, consistently outperforms approaches that treat implementation as a project management exercise. Change management practitioners can apply credits earned through IMA Worldwide's QEP-approved programs toward CCMP certification requirements. For details, visit https://imaworldwide.com.