Managing Benefits™ Foundation

The purpose of the Managing Benefits™ guidance and certification scheme is to provide managers and practitioners from different disciplines / in a variety of organizations with applicable guidance in benefits management principles, practices and techniques.

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Course description:

This 3-day foundation course discusses Managing Benefits guidance at a foundation level, ensuring that the candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of the principles, practices and techniques of this domain. 

Individuals certified at this level have a demonstrated understanding of:

• Definitions, scope and objectives of benefits management, barriers to its effective practice, and the key characteristics of success.
• Principles and approaches to successful benefits management.
• Five practices contained within the Benefits Management Cycle and relevant techniques applicable for each practice.
• Key elements of portfolio-based benefits management.
• Scope of key roles and responsibilities for benefits management and the typical contents of the main benefits management documentation.
• The various approaches to implementation and the factors to consider in sustaining progress.

The Guide represents a ‘manifesto for change’ –change in relation to the management and successful realization of benefits from change initiatives. You will receive a copy of the guide in this course

Audience:

The guidance (and supporting qualifications) are aimed at those with a role in ensuring optimal use of taxpayer and shareholder funds by maximizing the benefits realized from change initiatives.

• Senior executives, including Change and Transformation Directors, responsible for delivering value for money from the organization’s investments in change and achieving the organization’s strategic objectives.
• Senior Responsible Owners (SRO’s)/Sponsors/Project Board Executives and project and programme management (PPM) and change management professionals responsible for delivering the change initiatives from which benefits are realized.
• Portfolio managers and Portfolio Office staff responsible for managing the organization’s portfolio of change initiatives – including optimizing the contribution to strategic objectives.
• Business Case writers responsible for delivering reliable cases on which to base investment decisions.
• Finance professionals and economists responsible for undertaking, or participating in, investment appraisal and portfolio prioritization reviews.
• Business managers responsible for managing the operational functions by which, or within which, change initiatives are delivered and benefits are realized.
• Change Managers and Benefits Managers responsible for managing business change and benefits realization.
• Others with an interest in the successful delivery of change, including strategic planners, operational performance managers, internal and external auditors, procurement and commercial professionals etc.

Prerequisites:

There are no formal prerequisites for this course.  

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Agenda:

• Day 1
• Day 2
• Day 3
• Certification

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