ACMP QEP Status Unlocks CCMP Credits for Three AIM Courses
Durham, United States – May 10, 2026 / IMA Worldwide /
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Implementation Management Associates (IMA Worldwide) Earned ACMP Qualified Education Provider (QEP) Designation: Three AIM Methodology Programs Now Award CCMP™ Professional Development Credits
Introduction to AIM, ChangePro, and AIM Practitioner Certification Recognized Under the ACMP Standard for Change Management
IMA Worldwide has earned the ACMP QEP (Qualified Education Provider) designation from the Association of Change Management Professionals® (ACMP®). Three IMA Worldwide training programs – Introduction to AIM, ChangePro, and AIM Practitioner Certification – are now approved to award CCMP professional development credits toward the Certified Change Management Professional™ (CCMP™) designation, the globally recognized credential for organizational change management practitioners.
The QEP designation is granted to education providers whose programs align with the ACMP Standard for Change Management©, the profession’s established competency framework. IMA Worldwide’s approval reflects the AIM methodology change management approach, which is grounded in research and addresses behavioral adoption, executive sponsorship, and reinforcement strategy – the core competencies evaluated under the ACMP Standard.
McKinsey & Company research indicates that approximately 70% of change programs fail to achieve their goals, largely due to employee resistance and lack of management support. IMA Worldwide’s Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) was developed specifically to address these failure modes by embedding visible sponsorship accountability, structured resistance management, and the EMR (Express-Model-Reinforce) framework to drive measurable behavioral adoption from go-live through sustained implementation.
“Having three programs approved for CCMP professional development credits under the ACMP QEP designation reflects the depth and rigor that practitioners expect from AIM-based training,” said Ann Marvin, CEO of IMA Worldwide. “McKinsey’s finding that 70% of transformations fail is a call to action for the industry. Our methodology is built to reverse that trend by providing practitioners with the behavioral tools and executive sponsorship frameworks necessary to drive measurable implementation success.”
The three ACMP QEP-approved programs span the full arc of change management practice:
Introduction to AIM provides a foundational grounding in the AIM framework, equipping change agents and organizational leaders with the core principles of behavioral adoption, Target Readiness assessment, and structured implementation planning. The program is designed for professionals entering the change management discipline or seeking to formalize their practice within the ACMP Standard.
ChangePro is an interactive, employee-focused workshop developed by Implementation Management Associates (IMA) to build individual readiness and resilience during organizational disruption. The program shifts focus from managing projects to helping individuals self-manage the personal and emotional impacts of change.
AIM Practitioner Certification is IMA Worldwide’s advanced certification program, delivering comprehensive mastery of the AIM methodology change management framework. Practitioners completing this program demonstrate the ability to lead full-cycle change implementations, build internal organizational change capability, and apply diagnostic precision through the Target Readiness model to close adoption gaps before they erode ROI.
“For more than 40 years, IMA has refined AIM through field research across global enterprises in healthcare, technology, finance, and government,” said Ann Marvin, CEO of Implementation Management Associates (IMA Worldwide). “ACMP QEP recognition validates what our clients have experienced firsthand that behavior focused change management, grounded in executive sponsorship and reinforcement science, consistently outperforms approaches that treat implementation as a project management exercise.”
IMA Worldwide delivers AIM globally through certification programs, enterprise licensing, implementation advisory services, and organizational training, building the internal change capability organizations need to implement change successfully, repeatedly, and at scale. Change management practitioners pursuing the CCMP™ designation can apply CCMP professional development credits earned through IMA Worldwide’s QEP-approved programs toward their certification requirements.
For more information about IMA Worldwide’s ACMP QEP-approved programs and CCMP™ professional development credit opportunities, learn more at IMA Worldwide.
About IMA Worldwide
IMA Worldwide (Implementation Management Associates) is the developer of AIM (Accelerating Implementation Methodology), a research-based, behavior-focused framework for managing the human side of complex organizational change. For more than 40 years, AIM has helped global organizations move beyond project installation to full implementation by building visible executive sponsorship, managing resistance, and embedding reinforcement strategies that drive measurable behavioral adoption. IMA Worldwide delivers AIM through certification, enterprise licensing, training, and implementation advisory services, building the internal change capability organizations need to implement change successfully, repeatedly, and at scale.
Contact:
Ann Marvin, CEO
Implementation Management Associates (IMA Worldwide)
+1 (513) 689-3381
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IMA Worldwide
Virtual, Durham, NC 27703, US
Durham, North Carolina 27703
United States
Ann Marvin
+1-513-689-3381
https://imaworldwide.com
