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The Transformation Management Institute

Study the Standard

The text that makes transformation a profession. Free PDF, codified by the Institute (About)

Our mandate is uncompromising:

Transformation must be governable, fair, and continuous.

What We Do

Name the Missing Role

The Certified Transformation Manager™ gives transformation a defined professional home.

Set the Guardrails

The 3E Standard™ protects against drift and keeps commitments visible.

Build the Profession

Credentials establish recognition and protect practitioners who carry the work.

The True Cost of Drift

Over 80% of transformations fail to deliver their intended value.

70%

70% of transformations fail outright not from weak plans, but from drift: commitments that were never secured.

11.4%

11.4% of every dollar is wasted through poor performance, much of it traced to drift that no one recorded or contained.

Drift is not motion;
it is neglect given room to spread.

Sources: McKinsey, “Perspectives on Transformation”; PMI, Pulse of the Profession 2020

A transformation management framework that stops drift by aligning feasibility and authority, end to end.

Enter the Profession

Built to Protect Every Role in Transformation.

  • Teams

    Without: Work is forgotten, voices ignored.
    With: The Transformation Manager sets clear boundaries and ensures contributions are remembered.

  • Project Managers

    Without: Scope drifts, blame lands on the PM.
    With: The Transformation Manager records risks and sponsor decisions so PMs aren’t exposed.

  • Sponsors

    Without: Decisions stall, politics takes over.
    With: The Transformation Manager frames choices and keeps authority visible.

  • Executives

    Without: Drift wastes trust, investment, and continuity.
    With: The Transformation Manager gives leaders a standard to protect their commitments.

  • Change Leaders

    Without: Adoption plans falter when data is scattered.
    With: The Transformation Manager equips Change Leaders with cultural data so they can plan effectively.

Legitimacy is not argued.
It is practiced.

End Drift.

Stop being the hidden safety net.

With CTC™ or CTM™, you become the recognized professional.

Certification overview