APMG Managing Benefits Foundation and Practitioner

The Foundation part of the course aims to enable delegates to understand the benefits management principles, practices, techniques, roles, responsibilities, and documents. Specifically to know and understand the:

• 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
• Key elements of portfolio-based benefits management
• Scope of key roles and responsibilities for benefits management and the typical contents of the main benefits management documentation
• The various approaches to implementation and the factors to consider in sustaining progress

The Practitioner level element aims to enable delegates to apply and understand how to tailor Managing Benefits effectively. Specifically candidates should be able to demonstrate their ability to:

• Plan the implementation of benefits management, select appropriate strategies to sustain and measure progress
• Select and adapt the principles, practices and techniques to suit different organisational contexts
• 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