CHAMPS2 Foundation

Introduction

The course will equip delegates with the skills to effectively plan and monitor programme benefits using the CHAMPS2 method.

To do this, delegates will have an overview of the full process and governance and must understand the cornerstone principles of business case development, solution design, benefits realisation and tailoring of CHAMPS2.

Delegates will then be able to test their understanding and competency by sitting the CHAMPS2 Foundation examination.

Before the course start date, candidates will be emailed the following documents which must be read prior to attending:

1) Chapters 1 to 3 of the official CHAMPS2 Realising Transformational Change manual
2) CHAMPS2 Master Map
3) CHAMPS2 White Paper

We recommend you familiarise yourself with the above mentioned course manual prior to attending the course as a method of pre-course reading.

If for any reason you have NOT received the pre-course work please contact us immediately.

In addition, delegates will be required to complete a MINIMUM of 2 hours homework each evening.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites required to attend this course.

Course Objectives

• Focus on realising business benefits
• Understand a method which can substantially improve organisational capability across multiple areas including business change, IT systems development and renewal, mergers and acquisitions, research and product development
• Learn how CHAMPS2 can provide users with a route map through the complex process of transformational change with detailed activity descriptions and resources

Course Outline

Introduction to CHAMPS2 and Transformational Change

This session looks at some of the challenges facing organisations to deliver more results with fewer resources. It also outlines the underlying structure of CHAMPS2 in terms of the phases, stages, activities and additional resources.

Phases 0-7

CHAMPS2 comprises eight phases through which the organisation accumulates information and knowledge. It starts with the identification of the strategic need, the Vision and the strategic outcomes – in other words the issues or opportunities the organisation wants to address and the results it wants to see.

Solution Evolution

This session looks at the design of the solution including processes, organisation structures and technology. It explores the development from the processes that will enable the solution to work, to the people and skills required to use the solution and the technology that will support people and automate processes. It brings together elements of CHAMPS2 ranging from the approval of the business case to the point when new systems are tested and go-live.

Benefits Management

Benefits management is a structured approach to ensuring the delivery of business benefits and tracking their journey from identification to benefits realisation. This session looks briefly at the principal reasons for defining benefits within CHAMPS2 and the tools used to manage benefits.

Foundation Exam

The 45 minute Foundation exam is currently paper-based and is made up of the following:

• Multiple choice
• 50 questions per paper
• 32 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) - 64%
• 45 minutes duration
• Closed-book