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Benefits Management

Audience

Programme Sponsors, Senior Responsible Owners, Business Change Managers, Sponsoring Group members, Key Stakeholders, Programme Managers, Project Executives, Programme Office staff and Team members.

Background

A critical component of success in organisational change is to be benefits led. The delivery of benefits is the first priority and objective for projects and programmes.

The proactive management of benefits is an essential discipline and should be understood by all stakeholders in the programme.

It is essential that benefits are not simply identified and documented, but are actively managed throughout the change programme, including clear assignment of responsibilities for realising these benefits within the business.

Objectives

On completion, delegates will understand how to:

Create a Benefits Management Strategy
Identify benefits and the associated outcomes
Set up and maintain Benefit Profiles
Create and execute a Benefits Realisation Plan
Engage key stakeholders in Benefits Management
Report on key benefits as part of project/programme reporting
Organise Benefits Realisation workshops
Begin applying the techniques on real projects and programmes

Course Content

Principles of Benefits Management
Definition of a Benefits Management Strategy
Defining, achieving and measuring benefits
Leadership and stakeholder engagement
The role of the Business Case
Reporting on benefits realisation throughout the programme
Managing benefits across a portfolio
Sustaining benefits achievement
Putting this to work on your next programme or project

This workshop uses a number of practical exercises and simulations to reinforce the techniques and concepts covered in the workshop material, in addition to numerous examples from the lecturers’ own experiences of managing programmes and projects.

Duration

One day, in-house

Awards

A level 4, 3 credit award can be achieved using this course. The award can be used towards a Certificate in Managing Change (Level 4, 13 units).

Delivered by

This course is delivered in association with SMA & C4CM

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