Enterprise Change Management Licensing

AIM Licensing: Scale Change Management Across Your Entire Organization

This is not a training program. It is a methodology license. AIM (Accelerating Implementation Methodology) gives your organization permanent ownership of a proven change framework: brandable, teachable internally, and embedded into how work gets done across every level.

Capability stays in-house. Expertise compounds. External dependency ends.

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How licensing is different from consulting

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Consulting ends. Licensing compounds.

When the engagement closes, licensed capability stays inside your organization and grows with each new initiative.

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Your brand, your practitioners, your results.

All materials are co-branded and delivered by your people. AIM becomes your internal methodology, not an external framework you rent.

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No per-initiative fees as you scale.

One license covers unlimited internal deployments across business units, geographies, and project types.

1989 AIM founded by Don Harrison at Implementation Management Associates (IMA)
40+ Years of implementation field research
12+ Industries proven
19+ Years actively using AIM
The AIM Enterprise License

Everything Your Organization Needs to Build, Train, and Sustain Internal Change Capability

A 3-year enterprise license scaled to your organization's size. Six components, one framework, one shared language across every team.

Internal AIM practitioner team working through change management worksheets and planning tools
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Full AIM Methodology Access

All 10 AIM roadmap elements, 30+ assessments, diagnostic tools, and implementation guides. Every tool your practitioners need to plan, launch, and sustain change.

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Train-the-Trainer Certification

Certify internal practitioners to deliver AIM programs independently. They gain deep knowledge of the roadmap, diagnostic tools, and facilitation techniques - maintaining consistent quality as the methodology scales.

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Co-Brand All Materials

Co-brand every tool, template, and workshop with your logo and cultural language. It delivers as your methodology, not an outside framework.

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Integrate with Existing Frameworks

Plug AIM into your PM, process improvement, Agile, SAFe, and leadership development work. AIM adds the people-side discipline that every other framework assumes but does not build.

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Discounted Training and Assessments

Preferred pricing on onsite training, assessments, and tools across your 3-year term. Access expert facilitation and coaching when you need it, at preferred rates throughout your license term.

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A Shared Language for Change

One framework, one language across every team. When every leader, change agent, and practitioner speaks the same vocabulary - Business Case for Action, WDIMFM, Frame of Reference, sponsor cascade - implementation becomes consistent and measurable across every initiative.

Embedding AIM Successfully

You Use AIM to Embed AIM

The methodology for licensing AIM inside your organization is the same methodology AIM teaches. Leadership alignment, resistance management, and a phased communication plan are not abstract advice - they are AIM practice areas applied to the initiative of building internal change capability.

Diverse professionals collaborating during an AIM change management workshop, applying methodology tools in a modern office setting
19+

Years actively using AIM

One organization has been actively using AIM for over 19 years. They run their own internal classes, operate a full Center of Excellence, and continue to build on the methodology as their change initiatives evolve. That depth of AIM use starts with the three steps below.

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Leadership Alignment

Generate Sponsorship is AIM Practice Area 4. When licensing AIM, it applies directly: secure visible executive commitment for the internal capability-building initiative itself. Leaders who understand why this investment matters become the first practitioners of the Express-Model-Reinforce (EMR) framework - they model the methodology before it scales. Peacock Hill uses the Sponsor Assessment and Key Role Map to activate and sustain the sponsor cascade from day one.

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Resistance Management

Develop Target Readiness is AIM Practice Area 6. Every licensing rollout encounters the same resistance pattern: practitioners skeptical of adding another framework, managers wondering why AIM and not something simpler, employees uncertain what the change means for their day-to-day work. AIM practitioners use the Individual Readiness Assessment (IRA) to diagnose exactly where readiness gaps exist and design targeted interventions before those gaps become blockers.

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Communication Plan

Build Communication Plan is AIM Practice Area 7. Embedding AIM requires three distinct communication phases. Unfreezing: why this methodology, why now, what does it mean for each role. Transition: repeat messages, surface concerns, course-correct on adoption. Refreezing: celebrate the first cohorts, share early results, embed AIM language into how the organization talks about change. Each phase uses the AIM Communication Audit to verify messages are reaching target groups in their Frame of Reference.

Build vs. License

Why License AIM Instead of Building Your Own Change Framework?

It would take years to replicate what is already here. Here is what you are actually comparing when you consider building a proprietary methodology from scratch.

Factor ✓ License AIM ✗ Build From Scratch
Time to deploy Day one 2 - 4 years
Research foundation 40+ years, 12+ industries Built on assumption
Tools and templates 30+ ready to use Must build and test internally
Co-branding 100% brandable N/A
Framework integration Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, Hybrid Requires custom integration
Adoption consistency One shared language Varies by team and project
Expert support Included with discounted rates No external benchmarking
Focus Behavior change and adoption Plans and processes
AIM is not just a framework you buy. It is a behavior-based system built on 40+ years of field research by Implementation Management Associates (IMA), founded in 1989. Key differentiators:
  • Targets the everyday actions that create new ways of working
  • Includes the non-delegable sponsorship tasks leaders must personally own
  • Designs reinforcement systems, not just communication plans
  • Applied to your culture through co-branding and internal Train-the-Trainer certification
The Right Fit

Built for Organizations Ready to Own Change Management Internally

  • Large enterprises
  • Change Management Centers of Excellence
  • HR and L&D organizations
  • Consulting firms

Large Enterprises

Organizations running multiple simultaneous change initiatives across divisions and geographies. Multiple divisions, one approach. AIM scales without rebuilding the program each time.

Change Management Centers of Excellence

Teams building or formalizing a CoE that needs a proven, scalable methodology at its core. AIM provides the research foundation, tools, and language a CoE requires to operate with credibility and consistency.

HR and L&D Organizations

HR, Learning and Development, and OD functions that want to build enterprise-wide change capability. AIM integrates with talent and learning initiatives and trains internal practitioners to lead change from inside.

Consulting Firms

Consulting practices that want to offer clients a proven change methodology under their own brand. AIM licensing gives firms a research-backed, differentiated methodology that elevates engagements and scales across clients.

Not ready for an enterprise license? Peacock Hill also offers enterprise training programs and AIM Practitioner Certification as entry points for organizations building initial capacity before committing to a full license.

Frequently Asked Questions

AIM Licensing: Common Questions

The AIM enterprise license is a 3-year agreement covering six areas: full methodology access (all 10 roadmap elements and 30+ diagnostic tools), Train-the-Trainer certification, co-branding rights, framework integration support, preferred pricing on training, and a shared language across every team. See the full breakdown in the What's Included section above.
With AIM licensing, your organization owns the methodology permanently. Consulting engagements end and the expertise walks out. Licensing means your internal team is trained and equipped to run AIM programs with Peacock Hill available as an ongoing resource - not dependent on per-engagement consulting fees. Every initiative builds internal capability rather than creating dependency. The methodology is fully brandable and integrates into your existing PM, process improvement, and leadership development frameworks.
The AIM Train-the-Trainer certification is delivered by Peacock Hill and certifies internal trainers to deliver AIM programs across teams, departments, and locations. Certified trainers run AIM workshops under your organization's brand, coach teams on adoption, and anchor your Center of Excellence. One organization has been actively using AIM for over 19 years - running their own AIM classes, operating a Center of Excellence, and continuously building internal change capability.
AIM licensing fits four types of organizations. Large enterprises running multiple simultaneous initiatives across divisions. Teams building or formalizing a Center of Excellence. HR and L&D functions that want enterprise-wide change capability. And consulting firms delivering a proven methodology under their own brand. The common thread: the desire to own change management internally, not outsource it indefinitely.
The standard AIM enterprise license is a 3-year term. It includes full methodology access, Train-the-Trainer certification, co-branding rights, and preferred pricing on training and assessments. The 3-year structure gives organizations enough time to train practitioners, run multiple cohorts, and embed AIM into standard operating practice rather than treating it as a one-time program.
Yes. The AIM enterprise license includes full co-branding rights. Every tool, template, workshop deck, and facilitation guide can be co-branded with your organization's logo, colors, and cultural language. This makes AIM feel like your internal methodology rather than an external framework, which significantly improves practitioner adoption and leadership buy-in across the organization.
Getting started follows three steps: (1) Schedule a licensing call with Peacock Hill to explore options, review what is included, and assess organizational fit. (2) Run a pilot cohort to validate the approach, train the first group of practitioners, and refine materials to your culture. (3) Certify internal facilitators through Train-the-Trainer and deploy across business units, geographies, and project types.
Individual practitioners can earn AIM Practitioner Certification - a formal credential for applying AIM in real change initiatives, with ACMP QEP credits toward CCMP. The Introduction to AIM Workshop provides a shorter, practical introduction to core concepts and tools. Enterprise licensing includes the Train-the-Trainer pathway for individuals becoming certified internal facilitators.
AIM Licensing

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