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Benefits Delivery - Training & Mentoring

Xelocity offers the following training options for learning new skills or refreshing existing ones. The courses we run are based on reputable methodologies and offer practical approaches for customer needs. In addition to the training listed below, we offer tailored courses customised to your particular area of need (e.g. a focus on 1 particular knowledge area of Project Management). If you would like further information on the following courses or would like to discuss a specific training requirement please contact us on +64 9 363 6700 or via the Contact Form
 
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>> Benefits Management & Project Management (Combined Course)
Risk Management - 1 Day Course
Overview

Delivering value from change initiatives in today’s complex and competitive environment poses significant challenges to managers. Inherent in any change initiative is the uncertainty of achieving the promised benefits which deliver business value. This uncertainty requires risk management as an essential component of an organisation’s change approach.

This one-day workshop aims to provide participants with a practical, process oriented approach to managing the risk and uncertainty of change initiatives. Case study exercises and simulated scenarios will provide practice in applying risk management theory, concepts, and process in realistic situations.

The emphasis is on the practical application of risk management across the change/project life cycle (i.e. from concept to achievement of business value). The workshop includes management tools and techniques that enable practitioners to plan, manage and control risks.

Content

Risk Management Fundamentals
Risk ConceptsRisk Management Process
Applying Risk ManagementEstablishing the Risk Management FrameworkIdentifying Risks Evaluating RisksTreating Risks Monitoring & Reviewing Risks Risk Management DocumentationRisk Management Tools
Objectives

Participants can expect to:
  • An understanding of risk management and its application and context within an organisation
  • An understanding of how risks are identified, evaluated, and managed in support of the strategic, business, operational and project strategies of the organisation.
  • An appreciation of the importance of a risk management process
  • Brief overview of mainstream global processes, guidelines and standards
  • The knowledge how to identify, analyse, evaluate, treat, monitor and control risks
  • An overview of the tools and techniques used in risk management
  • Insights into the fundamentals and role of risk management in a programme/project environment.
Who should attend
This workshop is applicable to change/project initiatives in all business sectors. It will therefore benefit:
Business Change Owners, Project Sponsors, Project Managers, Team Leaders, Business Analysts, Subject Matter Experts involved in Project Risk Management and Project Auditors.

Prerequisites
A background understanding of projects and project management is recommended. Delegates could have obtained this by attending a Project Management Overview course or by having had some experience of working on projects.

Benefits Management - 1 Day Course

Overview

Delivering value from change initiatives in today’s complex and competitive environment poses significant challenges to managers. Operational improvements must be undertaken to ensure that planned business results are achieved.

Programmes and Projects are normal vehicles for implementing change initiatives. Business projects primarily deliver capability building outcomes and not direct value. Programme and Project management with a strong focus on project level delivery (the capability outcomes) is necessary but often insufficient to deliver the final business benefits promised in the business cases.

This 1 day course aims to give participants a practical perspective on the concepts, approaches and techniques that can be used to facilitate the better alignment of projects with strategic goals, the integration of Benefits Management with Project Management and a full lifecycle focus on Benefits delivery, from concept to catch".

Benefits Management using the Strategic Journey Mapping (SJM™) methodology is an approach to effectively plan, manage and deliver outcomes from the concept stage to achievement of benefits.

Delivered in workshop format, participants undertake Case Study exercises to try out the planning and control techniques.

Content

An Overview of Benefits Management
  • Why Benefits Management is important to Business Change
  • Current problems faced in realising benefits
  • A change of focus from project delivery to benefits delivery
  • New roles required.
Strategic Journey Mapping™
  • Linking strategy, business objectives and projects
  • Preparation and pre-requisites
  • Developing a Benefits Table
  • Developing a Benefits Map
  • Testing for completeness and clarity
  • Understand the principles of unfolding benefits over time.
Benefits Management & Reporting
  • Establishing measures and ownership
  • Benefits Planning
  • Benefits Reporting
  • Reacting to variance
  • Roles and responsibilities.
Objectives
Participants can expect to:
  • Understand the strategic role of Benefits Management and its value to organisations
  • Understand the interrelationship between Benefits Management, Project Management and Governance processes
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of key participants in the BM Process
  • Appreciate how Benefits Maps enable rational arguments of how benefits will be achieved and thereby improve Business Cases
  • Know how to create a Benefits Map and the underlying steps involved in its construction
  • Understand the principles of unfolding benefits over time through SJM™.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for public and private sector managers who are responsible for achieving strategic objectives through projects; project managers who wish to obtain additional skills, methods and techniques to manage projects that deliver real benefits; and team leaders/subject matter experts / business analysts who are responsible for planning and assessing benefits delivery.

If you are involved in or are responsible for any projects that are required to deliver measurable value to organisations then you will benefit from attendance. Integrating Benefits Management with Project Management is an essential skill for realising business benefits from organisational change initiatives.

Prerequisites
A background understanding of projects and project management is recommended. Delegates could have obtained this by attending a Project Management Overview course or by having had some experience of working on projects.
Business Focused Project Management - 2 Day Course

Overview

Delivering value from change initiatives in today’s complex and competitive environment poses significant challenges to managers. Operational improvements must be undertaken to ensure that planned business results are achieved. Programmes and Projects are the normal vehicles for implementing change initiatives.

This 2-day course aims to provide participants a practical perspective on the concepts, approaches and techniques that can be used to significantly improve the definition and planning of a business focused project, setting it up for success rather than failure.

This intensive programme is underpinned by our methodology support tool QPD© and the text "The Practice of Project Management: A Business-Focused Approach" authored by Enzo Frigenti and Dennis Comninos.

Delivered in workshop format, participants undertake Case Study exercises and use the QPD© software to try out the planning and control techniques.
Each delegate will receive a copy of the text "The Practice of Project Management: A Business Focused Approach".

Content
  • Define projects and discuss project types
  • Understand the value of the project lifecycle and a project management process
  • Understand the context of project management
  • Managing by Project vs Project Management
  • An introduction to Objective Directed Project Management
  • Project Initiation Phase
  • Project Definition Phase
  • Project Planning Phase
  • Project Execution Phase
  • Project Close-out Phase
  • Reasons for Failure and Guidelines for Success.
Objectives
Participants can expect to:
  • Understand what a project is
  • Understand the different types of projects
  • Gain insights into management by project versus project management
  • Understand key roles and responsibilities
  • Understand the wider context of business focussed projects
  • Appreciate the importance of benefits management as an integral part of programme and project management
  • Learn some key Project Management tools, techniques and terminology
  • Understand how to develop a (baseline) business focused project management planGrasp the value of monitoring and controlling against the baselineAppreciate how the QPD© tool can be used to plan, execute and maintain the status of your project
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for public and private sector managers who are responsible for achieving business objectives through projects; project managers who wish to obtain additional skills, methods and techniques to management projects that deliver real benefits; and team leaders/subject matter experts who are responsible for managing parts of projects.

If you are involved in or are responsible for any projects that are required to deliver measurable value to organisations then you will benefit from attendance.

Prerequisites
Some background understanding of projects and project management is recommended. Delegates could have obtained this by attending a Project Management Overview course or by having had some experience of working on projects.
Benefits Management & Business Focused Project Management (BFPM™) Combined - 3 Day Course

Overview

Delivering value from change initiatives in today’s complex and competitive environment poses significant challenges to managers. Operational improvements must be undertaken to ensure that planned business results are achieved.

Programmes and Projects are the normal vehicles for implementing change initiatives. Business projects primarily deliver capability building outcomes. Programme and Project management with a strong focus on project level delivery (the capability outcomes) is necessary but often insufficient to deliver the final business benefits promised in the business cases.

This 3 day course aims to give participants a practical perspective on the concepts, approaches and techniques that can be used to facilitate the better alignment of projects with strategic goals, the integration of Benefits Management with Project Management and a full lifecycle focus on Benefits delivery, from "concept to catch".

Benefits Management using the Strategic Journey Mapping (SJM™) methodology is an approach to effectively plan, manage and deliver outcomes from the concept stage to achievement of benefits. Within a Business Focussed Project Management (BFPM™) framework, the course will provide you with a generic methodology that enhances project outputs and benefits realisation.

This intensive programme is underpinned by our methodology support tool QPD© and the text "The Practice of Project Management: A Business-Focused Approach" authored by Enzo Frigenti and Dennis Comninos. Delivered in workshop format, participants undertake Case Study exercises and use the QPD© software to try out the planning and control techniques. Each delegate will receive a copy of the text "The Practice of Project Management: A Business Focused Approach".

Content

BENEFITS MANAGEMENT
  • Introduction & Overview to Benefits Management
  • Benefits Table
  • Benefits Mapping
  • Benefits Management Process and Reporting
  • Strategic Journey Mapping (SJM™)

BUSINESS FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT (BFPM™)
  • Define projects and discuss project types
  • Understand the value of the project lifecycle and a project management process
  • Understand the context of project management
  • Managing by Project vs Project Management
  • An introduction to Objective Directed Project Management
  • Project Initiation Phase
  • Project Definition Phase
  • Project Planning Phase
  • Project Execution Phase
  • Project Close-out Phase
  • Reasons for Failure and Guidelines for Success.
Objectives
Participants can expect to:
  • Understand the strategic role of Benefits Management and its value to organisations
  • Understand the interrelationship between Benefits Management, Project Management and Governance processes
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of key participants in the BM Process
  • Appreciate how Benefits Maps enable rational arguments of how benefits will be achieved and thereby improve Business Cases
  • Know how to create a Benefits Map and the underlying steps involved in its construction
  • Understand the principles of unfolding benefits over time through SJM™
  • Gain insights into management by project versus project management
  • Understand the wider context of business focussed projects
  • Appreciate the importance of benefits management as an integral part of programme and project management
  • Understand how to develop a (baseline) business focused project plan
  • Grasp the value of monitoring and controlling against the baseline
  • Appreciate how the QPD© tool can be used to plan, execute and maintain the status of your project.
Who Should Attend This course is designed for public and private sector managers who are responsible for achieving business objectives through projects; project managers who wish to obtain additional skills, methods and techniques to management projects that deliver real benefits; and team leaders/subject matter experts who are responsible for managing parts of projects.

If you are involved in or are responsible for any projects that are required to deliver measurable value to organisations then you will benefit from attendance. Integrating Benefits Management with Project Management is an essential skill for realising business benefits from organisational change initiatives.

Prerequisites
Some background understanding of projects and project management is recommended. Delegates could have obtained this by attending a Project Management Overview course or by having had some experience of working on projects.


Xelocity collaborates with various learning institutions to provide professional development courses in areas inclusive of Supply Chain and Project Management. In addition to these designated courses we work with clients directly to provide training, learning and development programmes specific to needs / requirements.

Currently Xelocity facilitates 'Benefits Management to Achieve Strategy' course via Victoria University (Wellington) as part of their professional development programme. To view further detail on this course please follow the link: Victoria University Professional and Executive Development or visit the Victoria University Lifelong Learning web site: Benefits Management To Achieve Strategy - Victoria University

For further information please contact us on +64 9 363 6700 or via our contact form.