About Managing Benefits Certification
Overview
Managing Benefits Certification Foundation and Practitioner
Benefits of Managing Benefits Certification
For Individuals
- Access the framework and principles of effective benefits management and understand the barriers that hinder successful outcomes.
- Unlock practical tools and techniques related to benefits management as well as how to apply these approaches at a portfolio, programme, or project level.
- Hone a skillset that many professionals adapt and apply to other related disciplines like change management or portfolio/programme/project management.
- Explore multi-disciplinary topics such as management accountancy, behavioural finance, psychology, and systems thinking.
- Improve a project’s or programme’s impact by establishing a benefits management strategy that aligns with organizational goals.
For Organizations
- Improve return on investment (ROI) from change initiatives as more benefits are realized earlier and sustained for longer.
- Achieve more from less with better allocation and application of available resources.
- Strengthen quarterly and annual reports by showcasing the successful and efficient initiatives achieved through stakeholder investments.
- Ensure future funding opportunities by consistently meeting planned objectives with benefits management techniques.
Useful links
Useful links
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Understanding Project Benefits
Study materials
Study materials
Success in 1 2 3
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Pass the exam & receive a certificate
When you are ready to take your exam, book an online timeslot yourself with APMG, or your training organization may organize this for you. If you pass your exam APMG will issue you with a digital badge for you to share!
Managing Benefits Certification levels
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Self-study
Buy your book and exam from APMG
Training organizations for Managing Benefits Certification
Videos
Videos
S2-Ep1 | Managing Benefits and PPM Best Practices with Milvio Di Bartolomeo
SFIA
This APMG certification has been informally mapped against the SFIA Framework to indicate the skills that are addressed and referenced by the certification. Although it is not yet possible to claim this digital badge, the indicative skills can be used to plan your professional development through assessing the skills you have and the skills you need for the role you want.
knowledge
Managing Benefits Foundation
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Benefits Management level 5
Same as above plus Feasibility Assessment up to level 4, Benefits Management level 6
knowledge
Managing Benefits Practitioner
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Generic attribute Business Skills up to level 4, Benefits Management level 5
Same as above plus Feasibility Assessment up to level 4, Benefits Management level 6
knowledge
Managing Benefits Foundation
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Benefits Management level 5
Same as above plus Feasibility Assessment up to level 4, Benefits Management level 6
knowledge
Managing Benefits Practitioner
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Generic attribute Business Skills up to level 4, Benefits Management level 5
Same as above plus Feasibility Assessment up to level 4, Benefits Management level 6
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FAQs
If you previously sat an exam with us and were issued a paper certificate but would like to upgrade to a digital badge and e-certificate, please contact us. There is a £25 administration fee for providing a digital badge and a form for which you will need to complete to consent to your personal information being used in order to manually create the badge in Credly.com.
If your exam is booked through a Training Organization, and they are proctoring your exam over a platform of their choosing, you will need reach out to them directly to discuss options to reschedule.
If your exam is with ProctorU, you can reschedule without additional charges as many times as you wish up to 24 hours prior to your booked slot. If you reschedule within this 24-hour period, you will need to pay the £38 reschedule fee, as we will still be charged by ProctorU for your slot.
You can merge your account by logging into your candidate portal with your initial email address and click on your name at the top. Then click merge and send a merge request to your secondary email address. Once you have agreed to the email request, everything will appear in one account. Please contact us if you have any problems with this process and we will be happy to help.
You may contact our Accreditation Team directly, and they will be happy to answer your questions regarding the Accreditation process.
To become an Accredited Training Organization (ATO), apply for accreditation or contact your local APMG office. If suitable, you'll receive an invoice and undergo APMG International's ATO assessment.
Trainers must be sponsored by an Accredited Training Organization (ATO), which can be found using the APMG International search tool. The sponsoring ATO must submit a trainer application to APMG.
The requirements, including pass marks of the exams, will vary depending on the certification, please get in touch for more information.
If you go to the invigilator portal, use the same log in details as you would for your Marlin account. Once logged in then click on the '+' icon. This will provide two lists - 'Invigilators' and 'Trainers'. Click the appropriate one and find the person you are looking for, then send the invitation.