APMG-International Managing Benefits™ Foundation & Practitioner Virtual

By the end of the Foundation element of the course you should be able to understand and describe the following:

• 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.

By attending the Practitioner element of the course you will learn:

• 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.
• Apply 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.

This is an intensive five-day virtual classroom course, that: includes the following

• All accompanying course material
• The official manual
• The cost of the Managing Benefits Foundation and Practitioner exam (must be taken online via remote proctor within 12 months of purchase)

Optional extra

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Materials

For last-minute bookings (10 working days or less before start date), you will be issued with digital materials – this will include all accompanying course materials (usually a workbook) and a manual, if this is included as part of your purchase.

The course materials will be provided in a PDF format and available for download via our virtual platform on the first day of the course. You will need to download and save the materials to your device, so that you can annotate them during the training course.

Your digital course manual will be sent as a PDF/eBook via email from APMG (ATOBookorders@apmgroup.co.uk), and will only be compatible with Adobe Digital Editions. Therefore you will need to have this installed on your device.

If you would like to receive a physical copy of the manual, please get in touch with a member of our team, and they will talk you through your options.

HOW YOU TAKE YOUR EXAM

The exams are taken online via remote proctor. Two weeks prior to course commencement ILX will arrange for an exam voucher to be issued. You then have a choice you can either:

• Book a suitable time after your virtual classroom event has finished to undertake your exam

OR

• We currently allocate exam time within the virtual classroom event. So that you can book directly, we will advise you of recommended exam timings as part of the candidate guidance — this is issued three weeks prior to course commencement

Note: You are responsible for booking your own exam.

Exam format

The examination formats are as follows:

Foundation

• Multiple choice format
• 50 questions per paper
• 25 marks or more required to pass (out of 50 available) - 50%
• 40 minutes duration
• Closed-book

Practitioner

• Objective testing
• 8 questions per paper with 10 marks available per question
• 40 marks or more required to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
• 2 and a half hours duration
• Open book exam (Managing Benefits guide only)

The target audience includes all those with a role in ensuring best use of funds by maximising the benefits realised from change initiatives. This multi-disciplinary group includes:

• Change leaders (e.g. sponsors, 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 and project appraisers)
• Change implementers/enablers (e.g. portfolio, programme and project managers)
• Change support staff (e.g. portfolio, programme and project office staff)
• Change agents (e.g. change manager and benefits managers)
• Benefit owners and relevant operational line managers/staff.

You must pass the Foundation exam prior to taking the Practitioner exam.

Pre-course

There is some mandatory pre-course reading that must be undertaken prior to attending this course. It will be issued with your joining instructions approximately two weeks prior to course commencement. Please ensure you allow time to complete this in full prior to your attendance , it is expected that it will take approximately four hours to complete. In addition, whilst attending your course there will also be some examination preparation evening work.