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Description: |
This course will teach practitioners and managers the practical steps and skills involved in Benefits Planning, Management and
Benefits Realisation.
The
course will show where benefits identification must start and how
to recognise, plan and deliver tangible business benefits of value
to an organisation, and relate the task of Benefits Management
to the lifecycle of projects and programmes.
See Delegate Feedback
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Course Duration |
1 day - In-house workshop
options |
Cost |
£349 1st delegate, please
email for multiple places
(In-house
benefits realisation workshop) |
Course
Style: |
The course
is interactive and highly practical using workshops throughout to build elements of
a business case and a benefits realisation plan. For
the practical sessions, we encourage delegates to bring examples of outline business cases from their
organisation and other relevant material, if they wish to. |
Intended for:
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Anyone involved in the planning, delivering or
managing investment programmes and/or projects or for the Benefits Realisation Management Process. |
Course objectives:
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• To teach the skills to identify, structure, communicate and
realise real benefits
• To demonstrate the difference between outcomes and
benefits and why this is crucial
• To show how to present benefits far more effectively & clearly in Business Cases
• To demonstrate how to develop the Benefits Realisation Plan
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Agenda: |
Aim/ Objectives / Purpose
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Overview of
Benefits Management |
• What is a benefit? - types and categories
• What is Benefits Management
• The Benefits Realisation & Management Framework
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Strategy for Benefits Realisation |
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Organisation for Benefits Management
• Ownership of Benefits Identification,
Planning & Realisation
• Strategic planning, portfolio, programme and project
management
• Accountability for Benefits Planning & Realisation |
Benefits
Management Lifecycle |
•
Identifying and Structuring Benefits
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Benefits Realisation Planning
• Benefits Realisation - Benefit Delivery |
Benefits Identification & Structuring |
• Identifying & differentiating between outcomes and benefits
(and why this can be critical)
• Identifying benefits of real value
• Outcome and dependency analysis
• Preparing a sound Business Case
• Improving the presentation of Benefits in the Business Case
• Investment analysis and Appraisal |
Benefits & The
Business Case |
• Preparing a sound, benefits focused
Business Case
• Structuring Business Goals, Objectives, Outcomes and Benefits
• Capturing & Communicating Business Goals, Objectives, Outcomes and Benefits
• Presenting risk, assumptions and benefits in Business Cases
• Improving the presenting of Business Cases to decision makers |
Benefits
Realisation Planning |
• Structuring the Benefits Realisation Plan
• Defining & Scoping required changes
• Impact assessment and analysis
• Defining the measurement plan
• Developing the resistance management plan
• Responsibilities &
Benefits Realisation Planning
• Relationship to project and programme lifecycles. |
Benefits
Realisation Management |
• Communication
• Managing change and resistance
• Reviews and responsibilities |
Benefits
Focused Portfolio Management |
• Relationship between Benefits & Portfolio Management
• Benefits driven Portfolio Management |
After this course: |
• you
will be able to define a
Benefits Realisation Framework in your business
and participate in Benefits Planning and Realisation |
Delegate feedback: |
2009:
"the overall view is
that the course was a resounding success and the team have already
started to look at things in a completely different way""
2008:
"Many
thanks for providing us with the Benefits Management training, I
found the course both interesting and enjoyable, it's as if you've
shone some light on what seemed to be a dark art. I now feel we
have a framework which will allow us to progress with our benefits
processes in a more structured and logical manner. I will have no
hesitations in recommending your course to my colleagues"
"Very
worthwhile course, clarified the scope of Benefits Management
activity (and associated work to implement a BM approach) -
we will definitely use the course to influence future work"
"thank you, I found the course very useful and now feel I have the tools and understanding to progress Benefits Management for our Programme. Wish me luck!" |
