BCS Professional Certificate in Benefits Planning and Realisation

• Educational Background: There are no specific educational prerequisites for this course. However, familiarity with project and programme management principles is beneficial. 

• Professional Experience: The course is ideal for professionals involved in managing or delivering business benefits, but prior experience is not mandatory. 

• Language Proficiency: A good command of English is recommended, as course materials and discussions are conducted in English. 

• Develop Benefits Management Expertise: Gain a thorough understanding of benefits planning and realisation methodologies. 

• Master Benefits Planning Techniques: Learn to create effective plans for identifying and tracking business benefits. 

• Enhance Stakeholder Engagement Skills: Build techniques to communicate and manage stakeholder expectations effectively. 

• Improve Monitoring and Reporting Skills: Gain the ability to track benefits realisation and measure outcomes against objectives. 

The BCS Professional Certificate in Benefits Planning and Realisation Course is tailored for professionals seeking to enhance their benefits management expertise and achieve certification. Below are the individuals who will benefit from this course: 

• Project Managers 

• Business Analysts 

• Programme Managers 

• Change Managers 

• Senior Executives 

• Benefits Realisation Specialists 

Domain 1: Context of Benefits Management

• Issues with the Relationship of IS/IT Delivery to Benefits
• Dissatisfaction with Current Approaches to Benefits Delivery
• Characteristics of a Benefits Management Approach
• Focusing on Value and Value Networks
• Value Chains and Value Networks
   

Domain 2: Benefits Management Process 

• Rationale for Benefits Management
• Origins of Benefits Management Approach and Process
• Overview of Benefits Management Process
   

Domain 3: Identifying Drivers, Benefits, and Establishing a Benefits Dependency Network 

• Why: Identifying Business and Organisational Drivers
• Establishing Investments Objectives
• Linking Business Benefits to Drivers
• What: Business Benefits
• How: Benefits Dependency Network
• Measurements and Ownership
• Benefits and Change Template
   

Domain 4: Building Business Case 

• Rationale of Business Case
• Structure for Analysing and Describing Benefits
• Quantifying Benefits
• Financial Benefits
• Investment Appraisal
• Risk Assessment
• Completing Business Case
   

Domain 5: Stakeholders and Change Management 

• Assessing the Feasibility of Achieving Benefit
• Stakeholder Analysis and Management Techniques
• Stakeholder Analysis to Stakeholder Management Action
• Completing the Benefits Plan
• Approaches to Managing Change
• Matching Management Approach with Stakeholder Behaviours
• Change Management Strategies
   

Domain 6: Implementing Benefits Management Approach

• Rationale for Introducing Benefits Management
• Initiating and Managing a Benefits Driven Project
• Roles within Benefits Management
• Benefits Management Workshop
• Benefits Plan and Project Plan
• Reviewing and Evaluating Results
• Establishing Potential for Further Benefits
• Monitoring Benefits After Implementation
• Maturity Model for Organisational Benefits
   

Domain 7: Future of Benefits Management 

• Characteristics of Benefits Management Approach
• Using Benefits Management to Formulate and Implement Strategy
• Incorporating Benefits Management into Strategic Thinking
• Future Trends in IS/IT and their Implications for Benefits Management