Brain-Based Learning Designed to Make Concepts Stick

This course is intentionally designed around how the brain learns best. Through interactive games, applied questions, stories, and retrieval-based practice, you’ll strengthen recall, pattern recognition, and diagnostic thinking without burnout or cramming. Each activity reinforces the same mental skills required on exam day: eliminating distractors, identifying what’s missing, and choosing the most aligned answer under pressure.

A Guided Walkthrough of the ACMP Standard From Start to Finish

The CCMP exam doesn’t test memorization—it tests how well you understand and apply the ACMP Standard. In this course, you’ll move through the entire Standard step by step with a guided, open-book approach that shows you how each process fits together, why it exists, and how it’s used in real change initiatives. Instead of feeling overwhelmed or guessing what matters most, you’ll develop a clear mental map of the Standard so you can navigate exam questions with confidence and precision.

Apply the Standard Through a Full, End-to-End Case Study

Throughout the course, you’ll work through a comprehensive enterprise case study, Summit Mutual Insurance, designed to mirror the complexity of real organizational change. For every process group, you’ll see a completed example and receive a blank template you can reuse in your own work. This approach trains you to diagnose situations, select the right process, and apply the Standard in context—the exact skills the CCMP exam evaluates and employers value.

Not sure if this is the right course for you?

I know this is a meaningful investment, and I want you to feel fully confident in this decision. If you enroll and, within the first 3 days, decide this program isn’t what you expected or isn’t the right fit for your goals, just email me and I’ll provide a full refund — no explanations required (although I may ask for feedback so I can continue improving the program). You can also email me at [email protected] before enrolling if you want to sanity-check whether this course is right for your situation. I’m genuinely happy to help you decide.

What Makes This Course Different

This course was built for professionals who want more than test-taking tips or a bank of practice questions. Instead of teaching you what to memorize, it trains you to think, diagnose, and decide the way the ACMP Standard requires. Every element from the guided, open-book walkthrough of the Standard, to the applied case study, to the exam-style explanations, is intentionally designed to help you understand why each process exists, how it connects to the rest of the framework, and when to apply it in real-world change efforts. The result is deeper comprehension, faster pattern recognition, and confidence under exam pressure without burnout or cramming. This is not a shortcut. It’s a complete learning system that builds mastery you can use on exam day and in your career.

Elevate Your Change Management Skills

Take charge of your career and become a CCMP! 

Why This Course Exists

I created ACMP Applied because preparing for my own CCMP exam was far more difficult and time-consuming than it should have been. When I earned my PMP, my prep course was confidence building. I did the work during class and walked into the exam feeling prepared. When I later prepared for the CCMP, I expected the same experience and instead found it confusing, unstructured, and far harder than it should have been. So I built the course I wish had existed. ACMP Applied is designed to give you a structured, applied path to exam readiness so you can take this course, do the work as you go, and walk into your CCMP exam feeling prepared, grounded, and confident without sacrificing months of your life to exhausting study.

This Course was Designed to Help You Learn

Every part of this course is grounded in how the brain learns best. Concepts are introduced through guided instruction, reinforced through applied questions and case work, and strengthened through retrieval practice and interactive activities. The program is intentionally designed for multiple learning styles. Learning is supported through applied scenarios, reflective questions, interactive games, creative exercises, and hands-on practice. This includes a full case study, practical templates, and visual activities such as color-by-number learning pages. This layered approach helps learners build durable memory, recognize patterns, and make clear decisions even when multiple answers appear correct.

What Learners Can Expect

Learners should expect a rigorous but supportive experience. This is a deep, comprehensive program designed to prepare you for the CCMP exam, not a quick cram course. The core of ACMP Applied includes an outline where you actively do the work required to prepare for the exam and practice exam-style thinking in real time. By the end of the program, most learners feel prepared to begin taking practice exams and evaluating their readiness. Many students apply for the CCMP exam immediately after the course and schedule their exam within the following month. To date, every student who has shared their results with me has passed the CCMP exam. While individual outcomes can vary, the program is intentionally designed to help serious learners feel prepared and confident walking into their exam.

Meet Your Instructor

Jessica Billiet is a Certified Change Management Professional, learning designer, and consultant who specializes in translating complex frameworks into practical, brain-based learning experiences that truly stick. She has spent years studying how the brain processes change, builds habits, and retains information, and has applied that knowledge to design large-scale learning and change programs for global enterprise organizations. As a consultant, Jessica has supported leaders, project teams, and practitioners through technology transformations, operating model changes, and enterprise-wide initiatives across multiple industries. Her work sits at the intersection of change management, neuroscience, and adult learning, helping organizations move beyond awareness toward sustained adoption. Jessica has designed and delivered global learning programs, instructor-led trainings, and self-paced courses used by thousands of professionals worldwide. This CCMP preparation course reflects that experience and philosophy. It was built as a complete learning system grounded in brain science and real change work, designed to help practitioners build confidence, think clearly under pressure, and apply the ACMP® Standard both on exam day and in real-world practice.

What people are saying

Here is what other students have to say about the course:

I highly recommend the CCMP course from Excelsior Professional Services. It was one of the best instructor-led programs I’ve taken in my career—well-paced, engaging, and packed with value. The instructors translated the ACMP Standard into practical, real-world strategies and provided excellent support materials, including worksheets, games, templates, and over 600 practice questions. I've paid three times as much for other courses that didn’t come close to delivering this level of quality.
Rick Short

Senior Manager of Architecture and Strategy, Raytheon Technologies

I cannot recommend this course highly enough! As someone who has worked extensively with the Prosci framework, I found it incredibly valuable to see how the CCMP approach compares and complements it. The content was well structured, easy to follow, and grounded in practical application, not just theory. The instructors created an engaging and supportive environment that made the learning process both approachable and motivating. I also appreciated the focus on brain-based study strategies, which were simple but effective tools to help reinforce the material. If you are preparing for the CCMP exam or just looking to deepen your change management practice, this course is a smart investment.
Amie Bergstrand

Change Leader at Mars Corporation

This course offers comprehensive preparation for the ACMP CCMP certification. It starts with the fundamentals and progressively advances to complex concepts, reinforcing learning through engaging games, quizzes, and practical activities. Many practice questions closely mirror the actual exam format, and some are even more challenging. You can confidently enroll in this course without hesitation—it leaves no gaps in preparation.
B. A. CCMP

Global Change Director

This was by far the best change management training I’ve ever taken. Most courses explain the concepts, but this one goes a step further—it shows you exactly what to do, with clear, step-by-step guidance and practical templates. It’s already changed the way I work. I’ve brought the takeaways back to my team, and we’re seeing immediate improvements. If I’d had this training earlier in my career, I could have avoided so many missteps.
Jessica L. MCMP, CCMP

Las Vegas, NV

Course Curriculum

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    Introduction to the Course

    1. Welcome to the Course Free preview
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    Module 1: Section 4 Foundations of the Standard

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    5. 4.1 Change is a Process Free preview
    6. The Standard 4.2 Relationship to Strategic Planning Free preview
    7. 4.2 Strategic Planning Free preview
    8. Open Book Activity: Sections 4.1 and 4.2 Free preview
    9. Bonus Activity: Frog Jump Game Sections 4.1 and 4.2 Free preview
    10. The Standard 4.3 Types of Organizational Change Free preview
    11. Bonus Activity: Riddle Game 4.1 through 4.3 Free preview
    12. The Standard 4.4 Relationship to Project Management Free preview
    13. 4.4 Relationship to Project Management Free preview
    14. The Standard 4.5 Organizational Change and Individual Change Free preview
    15. 4.5 Organizational Change and Individual Change Free preview
    16. Open Book Activity: Sections 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 Free preview
    17. Bonus Activity: Timed Fill in the Blanks Challenge 4.3 through 4.5 Free preview
    18. The Standard 4.6 Change Management Roles and Responsibilities Free preview
    19. 4.6 Change Management Roles and Responsibilities Free preview
    20. Bonus Activity: Matching Activity 4.6 Free preview
    21. Section 4 Downloadable Tools: Bonus Color by Number, Roles and Responsibilities Free preview
    22. The Standard 4.7 Organizational Alignment and Change Management Free preview
    23. 4.7 Organizational Alignment and Change Management Free preview
    24. Bonus Activity: Yes-No Challenge 4.6 and 4.7 Free preview
    25. The Standard: 4.8 Change Readiness Free preview
    26. 4.8 Change Readiness Free preview
    27. Open Book Activity: Sections 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8 Free preview
    28. Section 4 Downloadable Tools: Word Search Free preview
    29. Bonus Activity: Fill in the Blank Section 4 Free preview
    30. Module 1: Review of Section 4 Free preview
    31. Section 4: End of Section Quiz Free preview
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    Module 2: Section 5 The Process Groups

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    Module 3: Section 5.1 Evaluate Change Impact and Organizational Readiness

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    Module 4: Section 5.2 Formulate the Change Management Strategy

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    Module 5: Section 5.3 Develop the Change Management Plan

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    Module 6: Section 5.4 Execute the Change Management Plan

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    Module 7: 5.5 Close the Change Management Effort

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    Module 8: ACMP Change Management Code of Ethics

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    Bonus Study Tool: Read through the Standard with this guided open book activity!

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    How to Prepare for the Exam

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    Practice Exams

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    Bonus: The CCMP Flashcard Timed Challenge

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    Module 16: Bonus Materials

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    Thank you!

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