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.
Course description:
This 2-day Practitioner level course enables delegates to apply and understand how to tailor the Managing Benefits methodology effectively.
Individuals certified at this level have a demonstrated understanding and application of:
• Planning the implementation of benefits management, selecting appropriate strategies to sustain and measure progress.
• Selecting and adapting the principles, practices and techniques to suit different organizational contexts.
• Applying activities that should be undertaken during each of the practices of the Benefits Management Cycle, together with the accountabilities and responsibilities of each of the defined roles.
• Evaluating examples of benefits management information (documents).
• Analyzing the solutions adopted in relation to a given scenario.
Program:
Day 1)
• Overview of the Practitioner Exam
• Identify and Quantify
• Value and Appraise
• Plan
Day 2)
• Realize
• Review
• Portfolio-based application
• Implement, Sustain and Measure
• Exam
Audience:
• Change leaders e.g. Senior Responsible Owners, members of Management Boards and Directors of Change.
• Change initiators e.g. strategic planners and policy leads.
• Change appraisers and evaluators e.g. finance professionals and economists, business case writers, auditors and project appraisers.
• Change implementers/enablers e.g. Portfolio, Programme and Project Managers.
• Change support e.g. Portfolio, Programme.
Prerequisites:
• Candidates must pass the Managing Benefits Foundation exam prior to attending this course
Language:
• English course material and Norwegian or or English speaking instructor
Certification:
• 80 multiple-choice questions
• 2½ hours in duration
• Open-book (Managing Benefits guide only)
• Minimum 40 correct answers (50%) to pass