Benefits Realization and Value-Driven Project Delivery
(FUSE-SPS- PDU 310)
This results-focused course teaches project managers to move beyond traditional project delivery to focus on benefits realization and value creation for organizations and stakeholders. Participants will learn to identify, measure, and optimize project benefits while creating value-driven approaches that ensure project investments deliver intended business outcomes and sustainable organizational improvement.
Talent Triangle Breakdown
Business Acumen: 2
Ways of Working: 1
Power Skills: 3
Individal Course Price
USD $59
Bundled Price
USD $399
PDUs
6
Course Duration
6 hours
Associate Certifications
PMP, PMI-ACP, CAPM, PMI-CP
Course Description
In today’s results-oriented environment, project success is no longer measured solely by delivering on time and within scope—it’s measured by the value created. This six-hour course empowers project professionals to shift their mindset from activity-based delivery to benefits realization and value optimization. Participants will learn practical frameworks and tools for identifying, measuring, planning, and sustaining the benefits that projects are expected to deliver, ensuring alignment with business strategy and long-term impact.
Through hands-on exercises, real-world case studies, and value mapping tools, this course helps learners move beyond tactical execution and into strategic project leadership. Participants will gain the skills to build benefits realization plans, monitor value post-implementation, and make value-driven decisions that deliver measurable outcomes to stakeholders, customers, and the organization.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, particpants will be able to:
Define Benefits Realization and Value Delivery Concepts
Understand the principles of benefits realization management (BRM) and how they relate to business value, project outcomes, and strategic alignment.
Identify and Map Project Benefits
Use techniques such as value mapping and benefits registers to connect project outputs to meaningful stakeholder outcomes and business goals.
Measure and Track Benefits Using Meaningful Metrics
Develop quantitative and qualitative benefits indicators, design balanced scorecards, and establish baseline data for accurate post-project evaluation.
Plan and Manage for Benefits Realization
Create actionable benefits realization plans, assign accountability, and monitor performance across the project lifecycle to ensure benefit attainment.
Make Value-Based Decisions and Trade-offs
Apply value-based decision-making to prioritize work, manage competing demands, and optimize the balance between effort, resources, and stakeholder impact.
Monitor Post-Project Value and Drive Continuous Improvement
Conduct post-project reviews, identify gaps in realized vs. planned benefits, and implement improvements that enhance future value delivery and organizational learning.
What You Learn
Module 1: Benefits Identification and Value Mapping
This module introduces the fundamentals of identifying strategic project benefits. Participants will learn how to develop benefits registers and create value maps that link project outputs to business outcomes. The focus is on laying the groundwork for benefits-led project planning.
Module 2: Benefits Measurement and Metrics Development
Participants will explore how to measure what matters. This module covers how to develop SMART metrics, design balanced scorecards, and establish KPIs and baselines that enable meaningful and consistent benefits tracking throughout and beyond the project lifecycle.
Module 3: Benefits Realization Planning and Management
This module focuses on operationalizing benefits realization. Participants will learn how to build comprehensive benefits realization plans, assign roles and responsibilities, and embed accountability mechanisms to ensure the delivery of intended outcomes during execution and operations.
Module 4: Value-Driven Decision Making and Prioritization
Learners will explore how to apply value-based thinking to make informed decisions. The module emphasizes trade-off analysis, stakeholder alignment, and prioritization strategies to ensure that project decisions are always guided by value contribution, not just deliverable completion.
Module 5: Post-Project Benefits Tracking and Optimization
In the final module, participants will gain tools to monitor and optimize value after project closure. Topics include benefits realization reviews, lessons learned integration, and strategies for maximizing ROI and organizational knowledge retention from completed initiatives.