APMG-International Managing Benefits™ Foundation & Practitioner Classroom

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 instructor-led classroom course, providing all you need to pass the APMG-International Managing Benefits™ Foundation and Practitioner exam:

• All accompanying course material
• The official manual
• The cost of the Managing Benefits Foundation and Practitioner exam

Refreshments will also be provided throughout the duration of your training.

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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.