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The course will provide delegates with the ability to 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.

Focus on realising business benefits - focus on the bigger picture, Vision, developed to unite the organisation behind change. It is structured to deliver tangible benefits to customers, the organisation and staff

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 provides you with a route map through the complex process of transformational change with detailed activity descriptions and resources   

Pre-requisites
Delegates will be expected to have completed some pre-reading of the CHAMPS2 – Realising Transformational Change manual, prior to attending the course. Although we'd recommend familarising yourself with the manual. as a method of pre-course reading. Time spent completing the pre-course reading will certainly facilitate maximum benefit from the course and a potentially successful examination result at the end.

Qualifications

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.

Practitioner Exam

The 2 hour Practitioner exam is currently paper-based and is made up of the following

Multiple choice

32 marks required to pass (out of 63 available) - 50%

Two hours duration

Open-book.

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.