BCS Professional Certificate in Benefits Planning and Realisation
Programme Overview & Summary
This specialist course is intended to enable business analysts to understand the lifecycle, activities and techniques used in the definition, planning and realisation of business benefits. The business benefits are identified and predicted to result from the introduction of business and information system changes. Understanding how to manage benefits in order to enable their realisation is critical for business analysts working in all aspects of the business change lifecycle.
Style and Approach
This is an intensive 4 day classroom based course along with evening work. Please ensure you can commit the time to it. This course includes the final examination, and all course materials to prepare you fully.
Audience
This certification is relevant for anyone wishing to gain an understanding of the process and techniques used to plan, manage and realise business benefits which are predicted to result from business change initiatives. This certification is particularly relevant for business analysts, project managers, programme managers and business managers.
Programme Structure
In this intensive course, you will be asked to complete 2-3 hrs of pre course digital learning before attending a 4 day onsite course. The final exam will last 40 mins.
Preparing for the workshop
Delegates will be asked to complete 2-3 hrs of pre course digital learning before attending a 4 day onsite course.
Group Size
14 Participants.
Prerequisite & Requirements
No prerequisites are necessary for attendance but it is recommended that delegates should have completed, or have knowledge to the level of, the BCS International Business Analysis or the BCS Solutions Development Diplomas, before attempting this course.
Supporting Resources
This course includes final examination, and all course materials to prepare you fully.
Course Duration
2-3 hours of digital learning followed by a 4 day course along with final examination.
Course Cost
For all our course pricing please login at Course pricing. Please Note: Only employees with a Network Rail email address will be allowed access.
Learning Outcomes
The course leads to the BCS Professional Certificate in Benefits Planning and Realisation certificate which is subject to the candidate successfully passing an examination.
Course Objectives
This course will enable the delegate to enable business analysts to understand the lifecycle, activities and techniques used in the definition, planning and realisation of business benefits.
Accreditation
BCS Professional Certificate in Benefits Planning and Realisation certificate.
Course Progression
Stand alone course.
Course Syllabus
Key areas of the course include
- The context for benefits management
- A process/lifecycle for benefits management
- The benefits dependency network
- Building the business case
- Stakeholders and the change process, including owners for the change and the benefits
- Implementation of the benefits management lifecycle
Course Learning Commitment
This is an intensive course and please ensure you can commit the time to it. The structure of your course is:
- Pre Course Learning: approx. 2-3 hours in advance of your course
- 4 day course
- 90 minute examination with 40 multiple-choice questions
- The examination is closed book i.e. no materials can be taken into the examination room. The pass mark is 26/40 (65%)
- It can be taken online and up to 6 months after completing the course.
How to apply
If you would like to attend this course or have any queries about your projects following the course, or wish to submit your project for accreditation, please goto our how to book webpage.
