APMG-International Managing Benefits™ Practitioner Virtual

By the end of the course you should be able to:

• Plan the implementation of benefits management, select appropriate strategies to sustain and measure progress;
• Select 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;
• Evaluate examples of benefits management information (documents);
• Analyse the solutions adopted in relation to a given scenario

This is an intensive two-day virtual classroom course that includes:

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

Important :Please note you will require a copy of the official Managing Benefits manual for the Managing Benefits Practitioner virtual course and exam. This is not included in the purchase price. Should you wish to purchase the manual you can add it to your shopping cart once you have selected your chosen date.

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Materials

Digital ILX course materials: These will be accessible via the ILX portal. Full instructions with a link to the portal will be issued at point of purchase. The course materials will be provided in a PDF format and available for download. 

The Practitioner exam is 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 format of the Practitioner exam is as follows:

• 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 manager)
• Benefit owners and relevant operational line managers/staff.

In order to sit the Practitioner examination you must have passed the Managing Benefits Foundation examination.

Pre-course

There is no pre-course work prior to attending this course. However, whilst attending the course there will be some exam preparation evening work.