Managing Benefits™ Qualification
What is the Managing Benefits™ qualification?
The Managing Benefits™ course consolidates existing guidance on benefits management into one place, while expanding on the specific practices and techniques aimed at optimising benefits realisation. The Guide provides managers and practitioners from multiple disciplines, working in a variety of industries and organisations, with generally applicable guidance encompassing benefits management principles, practices and techniques.
Managing Benefits™ Overview
Who is this Qualification for?
The Managing Benefits™ qualification is aimed at those with a role in ensuring optimal use of taxpayer and shareholder funds by maximising the benefits realized from change initiatives. This multi-disciplinary group includes:- Change leaders (e.g. senior responsible owners & directors of change); Change initiators (e.g. strategic planners and policy leads); Change appraisers and evaluators (e.g. business case developers and project appraisers); Change implementers/enablers (e.g. portfolio, programme & project managers as well as Business Change Managers); Change support staff (e.g. portfolio, programme & project office staff, including Benefits Managers).
Accreditation / Qualification(s) offered
Successful completion of this course will mean you will be awarded the;
Managing Benefits™ Foundation certification (does not expire) and,
Managing Benefits™ Practitioner certification (valid for 5 years).
APMG Online Exam
Foundation Exam – 40-minute multiple choice closed-book online exam. There is a total of 50 questions to answer broken down into four sections. 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) – 50%.
Practitioner Exam – 2.5 hours restricted open book exam – The Managing Benefits™ Guide may be used in the exam. There is a total of 4 questions each worth 20 marks. 40 marks are required to pass (out of 80 available) – 50%.
Course Resit Policy
We have a ‘FREE course resit policy’ for anyone who unfortunately does not pass their exam, all we require is that you pay for your exam resit. You can then attend the next Managing Benefits™ course for FREE!
Please contact your course organiser to discuss.
What This Course Includes
This price includes course registration and exam registration, course materials and, if successful in passing the exam, an official Managing Benefits™ Foundation and Practitioner certification.
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Delivery method:
Virtual ClassroomInstructor-led course- Register your interest
- This is a virtual course with a live instructor. It includes interaction and group-work to embed learning. We encourage use of cameras, and have regular breaks to maintain freshness and engagement.
£1,990.00 excl. VAT
- Small Classes
- Free Course Resit
- Both Exams Included
- APMG Certificate
- 5 Year Certification
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The Managing Benefits™ Guide provides:
- An overview of benefits management (what it is, the case for doing it, and common misconceptions that can limit its effectiveness)
- Descriptions of the seven principles upon which successful approaches to benefits management are built, and examples of how they can be / have been applied in practice
- Guidance on how to apply benefits management at a portfolio level, as well as at individual programme or project levels
- Details of the five practices in the Benefits Management
- Cycle and examples of how they can be / have been applied in practice
- Advice on how to get started in implementing effective benefits management practices and sustain progress
There are no entry requirements for this course as the Foundation level will be covered in the first 3 days.
The Foundation element of this course will cover:
- Definitions, scope and objectives of benefits management, barriers to its effective practice, and the key success characteristics
- Principles upon which successful approaches to benefits management are based
- Five practices contained within the Benefits Management Cycle and relevant techniques applicable to each practice
- Scope of key roles and responsibilities for benefits management and the typical contents of the main benefits management documentation
- Approaches to implementation and the factors to consider in sustaining progress
The Practitioner element of this course will cover:
- Planning the implementation of benefits management, select appropriate strategies to sustain and measure progress
- Selecting and adapt principles, practices and techniques to suit different organizational environments
- Identifying 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)
- Analysing the solutions adopted in relation to a given scenario
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