APMG-International Managing Benefits™ Foundation Virtual

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Course overview

About the course

The Managing Benefits framework provides organisations with guidance on how to focus on what measurable benefits they need to deliver to satisfy the strategic objectives of the organisation. This allows them to focus limited resources on the most beneficial activities. The purpose of the Managing Benefits guidance and certification scheme is to provide managers and practitioners from multiple disciplines, working in a variety of organisations, with generally applicable guidance encompassing benefits management principles, practices and techniques.

The Foundation level aims to measure whether you understand the principles, practices, techniques, roles, responsibilities and documents of benefits management.

What is virtual classroom training?

ILX’s virtual instructor-led training combines the personal teaching experience of a classroom, with the ease and flexibility of a virtual environment. Our virtual courses are interactive and engaging, allowing participants to communicate with both the instructor and each other in a collaborative manner.

Duration

This is an intensive three-day course that prepares you for the Managing Benefits Foundation examination. The training is conducted via a virtual training environment. You need to ensure that you can satisfy the technical requirements that can be found on our website here.

Learning objectives

By the end 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.

What's covered?

Introduction and overview
Principles
Identify and quantify practice
Value and appraise practice
Plan practice
Realise practice
Review practice
Portfolio based application
Implement and sustain

What's included?

This is an intensive three-day virtual course that includes:

All accompanying course material (digital)
The cost of the Managing Benefits Foundation examination (must be taken online via remote proctor within 12 months of purchase)
The official manual (hardback)

Optional extra

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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.

Hardcopy official manual: The hardcopy official manual will be shipped to your chosen address approximately two weeks prior to course commencement.

Exam information

HOW YOU TAKE YOUR EXAM

The 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

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 exam format for the Managing Benefits Foundation qualification is as follows:

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

Target audience

Managing Benefits is for all those with a role in ensuring best use of funds by maximising the benefits realised from change initiatives, and who have an interest in the successful delivery of change. This multi-disciplinary group includes:

Change leaders, e.g. Sponsors and Directors of Change.
Change initiators, e.g. Strategic Planners and Policy Leads.
Change appraisers and evaluators, e.g. Business Case Writers and Appraisers.
Change implementers/enablers, e.g. Portfolio, Programme and Project Managers, as well as Benefit Owners.
Change support staff, e.g. Portfolio, Programme and Project Office staff, including Benefits Managers

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.

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