The HR-OD Analytics School is the knowledge center to the working professional.  The school provides learning opportunities for professionals seeking guidance and knowledge in consulting, specifically in Instructional Design, Training, Change Communications, Organizational Development, Performance, & Leadership.

HR-OD Analytics’ Consulting Courses are designed to give you the confidence and knowledge to work with diverse groups of people, in diverse environments, and with complex projects.  

This course, Foundations of Consulting Dynamics, provide working adults, college students, business owners, technical professionals, and persons interested in learning something new information to jumpstart their development in Organizational Development, Performance, and Change Management. This learning design is filled with activities to help you practice what you learn.    

The course gives you the knowledge and conceptual analysis to work confidently with clients and business professionals.  

This learning offer has eight modules that are underpinned with the facilitator’s experience & research. This is an online learning program that may be paused and reviewed repeatedly to increase the chance that the information provided will be retained.  

Let us take a deep dive into Consulting Dynamics & Analysis with this introductory course.

Foundations of Consulting Dynamics is a practical, straightforward consulting course designed to provide business professionals, learning professionals, personal business owners, college students, college graduates, strategists, marketing professionals, technical consultants, logistics professionals, and those who are just interested in learning more about consulting behavior with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to apply what they learn to real-world organizational problems.  This course is an overview of consulting in the areas of Organizational Development, Performance, and Change Management. In this course, I will teach you through conceptual analysis and activities assessment. You will practice through your own research, writing, and application. This course was created from what I have learned and experienced in consulting, observing behavior, performance, and learning analysis.

  • You will evaluate concepts in organizational development and apply what you learned to real-world problems.
  • You will assess the benefits and pitfalls in consulting and how to interact and engage in difficult situations.
  • You will identify changes in consulting and assess the knowledge needed to work as a consultant.
  • You will identify the concept of performance consulting and assess real-world activities and apply the knowledge you gained to them.
  • You will assess the concept of Change Management and evaluate HR-OD Analytics Change Management Model and identify the steps to work with real-world projects in the area.
  • You will complete a Homework Assignment and use what you learned to solve the problems identified in the assignment.  
  • You will discover Action Planning and the steps used to practice what you have learned in this course.

This course has an abundance of activities and practice scenarios to help you work projects in OD, Performance, & Change Management.  

*This course is available to you for your lifetime after you pay for it. You will have access to review at your leisure as long as the course is in existence.   

In this course, I will take you through the following modules, so you are able to start working with clients and solving problems in consulting.  

An Introduction and Overview of Consulting Behavior 

  • Work a Self-Assessment and Evaluate a Skills Chart
  • Assess the Course Benefits 
  • Evaluate the Concept of Consulting
  • Analyze Problem Solving
  • Evaluate the difference between Internal & External Consulting
  • Complete a Reflection Exercise

Benefits to Consulting

  • Evaluate the Benefits of the Consultation Business
  • Analyze why Organizations Need Consultants
  • Assess the Pitfalls to Consulting 
  • Define Changes in the Consulting Industry
  • Evaluate Your Own Skills to get Consulting Engagements
  • Self-Assessments
  • Assess a Real-World Problem Scenario
  • Complete a Knowledge Assessment

Conducting Research & Data Gathering

  • Review Research dynamics & information gathering
  • Assess Business Needs Analysis
  • Types of Research Needed
  • Questions to Conduct the Assessment
  • Complete an Applied Consulting Scenario
  • Evaluate Business Problem Framing
  • Complete a Knowledge Assessment

Introduction to Organizational Development (OD) Consulting

  • Define OD & Identify Possible Interventions
  • Analyze Reflection Questions
  • Complete a Real-World OD Case or Scenario Activity
  • Assess the Knowledge Needed to Potentially work in OD Consulting
  • Evaluate a listing of typical Organizational Development Projects
  • Summary of some of the Facilitator’s Experience in OD
  • Evaluate Trends in OD
  • Complete Knowledge Assessment

Introduction to Performance Consulting

  • Describe Performance Consulting
  • Complete a Reflection Question & Answer Exercise or Activity
  • Questions to ask While Conducting a Performance Consulting Role
  • Evaluating Potential Learning & Development Issues
  • Assessing Performance Consulting Process
  • Completing a Performance Consulting Activity
  • Review a Brief Coaching Assessment Process
  • Complete a Knowledge Assessment

Introduction to Change Management Consulting 

  • Define the Concept of Change Management
  • Assess the Importance of Change Champions
  • Evaluate Communication Planning
  • Analyze Some Reasons to Why Change Projects Fail
  • Complete Reflection Question Activities
  • Assess Communication Planning Components for Change 
  • Complete a Change Strategy Activity
  • Evaluate Types of Change
  • Define and Assess Stakeholder Analysis 
  • Examine Current vs. Future State for Projects
  • Assess HR-OD Analytics’ Change Management Model
  • Complete a Knowledge Assessment

Evaluate Behavior in Consulting 

  • Assess Behavior to Avoid
  • Breaking the Consulting Engagement
  • Evaluating Relationship Management
  • Completing a Knowledge Scenario
  • Identify Action Planning in Consulting 

The Homework Module (Evaluating a Real-World Consulting Problem)

  • Analyze a Fictional Organizational Issue
  • Evaluate the Problems Highlighted in the Assignment
  • Assess Organizational Changes and Employee Reactions
  • Complete the Homework Questions using the HR-OD Analytics’ Change Management Model
  • Review and Complete the Action Plan


This was all created to help you work, plan, and practice in the field of Consulting.  Learning & Knowledge is power.  If you enjoy learning, you will enjoy this course.  Let’s Get Started!

Instructor

Adrienne Captain

Adrienne Captain is the CEO and founder of HR-OD Analytics, a Human Resources and Organizational Development (OD) consulting firm specializing in people development & organizational design in oil and gas, government, finance, education, and supply chain / manufacturing. Her experience spans across multiple industries in the areas of industrial-organizational psychology, organizational development, training, instructional design, succession planning, leadership, and change management for more than 17 years. She provides expertise to clients and organizations on all areas of the ADDIE model, Agile development, learning management systems, organizational communications, policy interpretation, development, bench strength, employee engagement, customer relations, performance improvement, and knowledge transfer. Adrienne has trained & educated thousands of people in several organizations in her career. In addition, she has taught more than 100 college courses over a span of twelve years for multiple universities as an adjunct and full professor in leadership, business, psychology, communications, organizational development, & critical thinking. In addition, she has worked with or consulted for companies such as Halliburton, GE, HPE, BP, Teradata, LyondellBasell, Chevron Phillips Chemical, AT&T & others. Adrienne’s trainings and presentations are impactful, energizing, & motivational. Click courses to see some of the trainings offered by HR-OD Analytics. Adrienne has multiple degrees to include a Master’s Degree in Industrial – Organizational Psychology and Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Sociology. In addition, she is certified in Training & Development through the University of Oklahoma.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1 - An Introduction and Overview of Consulting Behavior

    • Module One - Consulting Dynamics

    • Module 1 - Foundations of Consulting Dynamics - Course Materials
  • 2

    Module 2 - Benefits to Consulting

    • Moduel Two - Consulting Dynamics

    • Module 2 - Foundations of Consulting Dynamics - Course Materials
  • 3

    Module 3 - Conducting Research & Data Gathering

    • Module Three - Consulting Dynamics

    • Module 3 - Foundations of Consulting Dynamics - Course Materials
  • 4

    Module 4 - Introduction to Organizational Development (OD) Consulting

    • Module Four - Consulting Dynamics

    • Module 4 - Foundations of Consulting Dynamics - Course Materials
  • 5

    Module 5 - Introduction to Performance Consulting

    • Module Five - Consulting Dynamics

    • Module 5 - Foundations of Consulting Dynamics - Course Materials
  • 6

    Module 6 - Introduction to Change Management Consulting

    • Module Six - Consulting Dynamics

    • Module 6 -Foundations of Consulting Dynamics - Course Materials
  • 7

    Module 7 - Evaluate Behavior in Consulting

    • Module Seven - Consulting Dynamics

    • Module 7 - Foundations of Consulting Dynamics - Course Materials
  • 8

    Module 8 - The Homework Module (Evaluating a Real-World Consulting Problem)

    • Module Eight - Consulting Dynamics

    • Module 8 - Foundations of Consulting Dynamics - Course Materials - Homework

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