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    Supplement current management practices to increase the value delivered and make better use of resources

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    Endorses sustainable decision making, depending on adding value, by addressing both monetary and non- monetary factors

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    Increase value in line with the programme, project objectives and key stakeholder requirements

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    Give you a way of addressing reasonable advantage by adding value

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    Provide a way to define aims and scope clearly regarding the organisation’s and end users’ short and long term needs

Management of Value (MoV®) Foundation & Practitioner Training course is a four-day course that will provide delegates with a clear with a clear understanding of the concepts which are designed to get maximum value within project objectives and the delivery according to requirements of key stakeholders. MoV® gives a definition of value that includes both monetary and non-monetary benefits. It gives a method, supported by techniques, for allocating funds as efficiently as possible.

The concepts of MoV® has developed from the successful use of value management across many sectors, over the period of many years. This course describes methods that are as important as ever, although their use is frequently ignored and misapplied.

 

 

Who should take this course

  • Program Managers – responsible for ensuring that programs deliver the best value solutions taking into account the views of the stakeholders
  • Operational Managers – responsible for undertaking MoV® studies to help in reviewing operational procedures and enhancing efficiency
  • Corporate Managers – responsible for starting new programs or projects
  • Project Managers – responsible for providing products from their projects that signify the best value for money solutions
  • Any other professionals who have responsibility for Management of Value within their organisation
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Prerequisites

MoV® Foundation training course is focused at those delegates who have no prior knowledge or experience in this field and also, those who want to get the adequate knowledge to enable them to make a contribution to any project, as well as contributing to improvements in the operational environment.

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What Will You Learn

  • Allows delegates to increase the value they deliver and use resources in much better way make better use of resources Learn how to respond to external and internal influences
  • The key topics in document checklists, toolbox, health check, organisational maturity and personal competence
  • Know the best way to respond influences either external or internal
  • Understand how to apply MoV to a scenario situation
  • Enable delegates to contribute to MoV activities led by others;
  • Understand and explain MoV to others
  • Know how value can be enhanced
  • Get optimal balance between investment and long-term operating expenditure
  • Understand the approaches for implementing MoV effectively
  • Encourages innovation that is well aligned to the organisation’s goals
  • Allows delegates to enhance the value they deliver and uses resources in much better way
  • Supports sustainable decision making, depends upon adding value, by addressing both monetary and non-monetary factor
  • The main benefits arises from the use of MoV
  • Understand and explain MoV to others
  • Learn the better way to respond to both external and internal
  • Learn about principles of embedding MoV into a business
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What's included

  Course Overview

Management of Value (MoV®) is focused on improving benefits and decreasing expenses to speed up the delivery without influencing vital project scope or service quality. It is not just about reducing the costs. MoV is all about increasing value in line with project objectives. It captures fundamental stakeholder necessities for what products should do rather than what they are.

MoV® has emerged from successful practice of value management across different domains from many years. Our value management training course is pointed at all those involved in managing, directing, supporting and delivering portfolios, programmes and projects. MoV® is all about improving the value in line with the programme and project objectives and the requirement of key stakeholders. It is not merely about minimising costs.

The MoV® is essential to effective policy making, projects, programs, service reviews or redesigning of products redesigns. Therefore MoV is necessary to Business as usual and P3M environments, providing an audit trail of how ideal value can be achieved.

The course is designed around four integrated concepts:

Principles:  Factors that support MoV®
Processes and Techniques: Consists of Methods and tools used in application of MoV®
Approach: How to apply MoV® programmes, portfolios, and projects
Environment: Respond to influences such  as external and internal influences

 

benefits of MoV

Exam:

  • Duration: 40 Minutes
  • Type: Closed book
  • Total MCQ: 50 multiple-choice questions
  • Pass Mark: 50%

 

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  Course Content

Overview to MoV®

  • Define Value
  • Define MoV®
  • Why It Is Needed
  • It's Place In The Cabinet Office Best Practice Guidance
  • It's Relationship To Other Management Methods

7 MoV® Principles

  • Alignment With Organisation's Objectives
  • Tailor methods to suit The Subject
  • Learn from experience and improve performance
  • Functions and Required Outcomes
  • Balancing the Variables To Maximise Value
  • Apply Throughout the Investment Decision
  • Assignment of Roles and Responsibilities
  • Build a Supportive Culture

MoV® Environment

  • Know external and internal factors that affect policies and strategies of MoV
  • Describe the portfolio, programme, project and operational environments

MoV® Embedding

  • Understand Process of Embedding
  • Key benefits of embedding MoV®
  • Key steps of embedding MoV®
  • Roles and responsibilities required when using MoV®
  • Overcoming barriers to implementation

The 7 MoV® Processes

  • Frame The Programme Or Project
  • Gather Information
  • Analyse Information
  • Process Information
  • Evaluate & Select
  • Develop Value Improving Proposals
  • Implement & Share Outputs

MoV® Techniques

  • New Techniques in MoV®
  • Techniques that can be implemented within MoV®
  • Analysis of information
    • Benchmarking
    • Process Mapping
    • Root Cause Analysis
    • Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
  • Generating Ideas
    • Brainstorming
  • Evaluation and option selection
    • Option Selection Matrix
    • Idea selection
      • Allocation to Categories
      • Idea Selection Matrix
  • Weighting techniques
    • Paired Comparisons
    • Points Distribution
  • Developing VIPs
    • Developing Proposals
    • Cost Benefit Analysis
    • Building Decisions
  • Implementing VIPs
    • Implementation Plans
    • Feedback
  • Following up
    • Tracking Benefits
  • Function Analysis
    • Function Analysis System Technique (FAST)
    • Traditional FAST
    • Technical FAST
    • Customer FAST
  • Value Trees
  • Measuring value
    • Value profiling (value benchmarking)
    • Simple multi-attribute rating technique (SMART)
    • Value index
    • Value metrics
    • Value for money ratio
    • Value Engineering / Analysis

Implementing MoV®

  • Planning activities of MoV®
  • Respond To External and Internal Factors
  • Define Portfolio, Programme and Project Considerations
  • Operational Considerations
  • Implementing Embedding MoV® Into an Organisation
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About Aberdeen


Aberdeen is Scotland’s third most populist city and also known as "The Flower of Scotland”. It is also one of the Scotland’s 32 local government council areas. It has a population of around 196,670.Nicknamed the Granite City it has been settled since 8000 years. The city has a marine climate and is also known by the nicknames the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands.

 

During the Middle Ages Aberdeen had friars. Furthermore in the Middle Ages the church ran the only 'hospitals'. A leper hospital was founded in 1363 outside Aberdeen on Spital Hill. The 14th century was a troubled time for Scotland. In 1306 relying on a tradition, the people of Aberdeen helped Robert the Bruce by killing its defenders. Later the town had the motto Bon Accord, which happened to be the password on the night the castle was taken.

 

Aberdeen’s buildings during the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, incorporated locally quarried grey granite. This was capable of producing a  sparkle. Aberdeen came to be known as the Oil Capital of Europe because of the discovery of North Sea Oil in 1970.

 

David I(1124-53) gave Aberdeen the Royal Burgh status transforming the city economically. Aberdeen is home to the University of Aberdeen ( 1495 AD) and Robert Gordon University (awarded university status late in 1992 AD)

The oil industry and Aberdeen's seaport have overtaken the traditional industries . The Aberdeen Heliport is  considered to be the busiest commercial heliports throughout the world. It's  seaport happens to be  the largest in the north-east of Scotland.

 

Aberdeen boasts of a  lot of attractions such as St. Machar's Cathedral , Cruickshank Botanic Gardens etc.

Aberdeen has been home to three Commonwealth Games. The football teams in Aberdeen include Aberdeen Football Club, Cove Rangers , Bon Accord (who no longer play now). Aberdeen also has a number of Golf courses including Auchmill, Balnagask, Hazlehead, King's Links. Aberdeen swimming team is based at Northfield Pool. The team which comprises of several smaller swimming clubs has enjoyed success on all levels.

Landmarks

Aberdeen's architecture was known for the use of granite, because of which it got the nickname of the Granite City. It is also known as the Silver City, since the Mica in the stone sparkles in the sun.

The notable buildings in the Union Street are the Town and County Bank, the Music Hall, and the Trinity Hall of the incorporated trades . It also has a shopping mall. In Castle Street is the new Town House,  built between 1868 and 1873 to a design by Peddie and Kinnear which serves as a prominent landmark.

 

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