Ten Principles to Achieve Best Value for Money

$1,250

Ten Principles to Achieve Best Value for Money

The following course was prepared and is presented by Dr Roy Barton, immediate past President of the Institute of Value Management Australia (IVMA) – see course contents below.

Roy has retired from professional practice and bequeathed the course to the IVMA. It meets the requirements for membership of the IVMA, and is one of two requirements for recognition as an accredited value management facilitator (the other requirement being facilitation skills).

Achieving best value for money is something nearly everyone strives for, and is often a specific requirement in procurement and contracting.

The course is presented as a series of short video lessons - each running for around eight minutes. The videos can be replayed as many times as you want. There are 42 lessons in the course including the first three free-to-view videos which give a feel for the form and content of what follows.

There’s also a five-question multiple-choice quiz attached to each of the ten principles. Successful completion of the course and quizzes meets the requirement for membership of the IVMA, with a MIVMA postnominal.

PART 1: WELCOME, INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

"We saw the results immediately. Not only a dramatic reduction in cost but a much better museum." Ken Gorbey.

LESSON 1.1: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

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LESSON 1.2: OVERVIEW OF CORE PRINCIPLES 1-5

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LESSON 1.3: OVERVIEW OF CORE PRINCIPLES 6-10

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PART 2: SEPARATE VALUE FROM MONEY

LESSON 2.1: THINKING ABOUT VALUE

LESSON 2.2: THE VALUE TRIANGLE

LESSON 2.3: VALUE STATEMENTS (1)

LESSON 2.4: VALUE STATEMENTS (2)

LESSON 2.5: VALUE STATEMENTS (3)

LESSON 2.6: VALUE STATEMENTS (4)

LESSON 2.7: VALUE STATEMENTS (5) CASE EXAMPLE

LESSON 2.8: HERE'S THE VALUE AND HERE'S THE MONEY

PART 2: QUIZ

PART 3: ENGAGE ALL KEY STAKEHOLDERS

LESSON 3.1: WHY WE NEED TO ENGAGE THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS

LESSON 3.2: LESSONS LEARNT WITH MARK NEASBEY

LESSON 3.3: LESSONS LEARNT WITH ROSS PRESTIPINO

LESSON 3.4: CASE EXAMPLE

PART 3: QUIZ

PART 4: BUILD SHARED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF VALUE FACTORS, GIVENS AND ASSUMPTIONS

LESSON 4.1: INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

LESSON 4.2: GIVENS AND ASSUMPTIONS

LESSON 4.3: CASE EXAMPLE

PART 4: QUIZ

PART 5: STAY FOCUSED ON THE PRIMARY PURPOSE

LESSON 5.1: STAYING FOCUSED

PART 5: QUIZ: Quiz

PART 6: KEEP THE WHOLE SYSTEM IN MIND

LESSON 6.1: SYSTEMS THINKING

LESSON 6.2: PARTS AND WHOLES

LESSON 6.3: COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION

LESSON 6.4: SILOS PLUS SYSTEM COMPLEXITY

LESSON 6.5: SYSTEMS CASE EXAMPLES (1)

LESSON 6.6: SYSTEMS CASE EXAMPLES (2)

PART 6: QUIZ

PART 7: RECOGNISE THAT EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN ACHIEVING BEST VALUE FOR MONEY

LESSON 7.1: A ROLE FOR EVERYONE

LESSON 7.2: DAY TO DAY PRACTICE SUPPLEMENTED WITH FACILITATED EVENTS

PART 7: QUIZ

PART 8: GIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE AND EVALUATE IDEAS

LESSON 8.1: GIVE EVERYONE OPPORTUNITY TO GENERATE AND EXPRESS IDEAS

LESSON 8.2: ASKING "CAN WE..." QUESTIONS

LESSON 8.3: EVALUATING THE "CAN WE..." QUESTIONS (1)

LESSON 8.4: EVALUATING THE "CAN WE..." QUESTIONS (2)

LESSON 8.5: TURNING THE "CAN WE..." QUESTIONS INTO POTENTIAL OPTIONS (1)

LESSON 8.6: TURNING THE "CAN WE..." QUESTIONS INTO POTENTIAL OPTIONS (2)

PART 8: QUIZ

PART 9: ENSURE THAT MORE THAN ONE OPTION IS IDENTIFIED

LESSON 9.1: HAVING AT LEAST TWO OPTIONS (1)

LESSON 9.2: HAVING AT LEAST TWO OPTIONS (2)

PART 9: QUIZ

PART 10: GUARD AGAINST GROUPTHINK SOLUTIONS

LESSON 10.1: GUARDING AGAINST GROUPTHINK

PART 10: QUIZ

PART 11: SELECT THE BEST VALUE FOR MONEY SOLUTION THROUGH INFORMED JUDGEMENT

LESSON 11.1: EXERCISING JUDGEMENT (1)

LESSON 11.2: EXERCISING JUDGEMENT (2)

LESSON 11.3: EXERCISING JUDGEMENT (3)

PART 11: QUIZ

PART 12: GOING STEP BY STEP PLUS COURSE SUMMARY

LESSON 12.1: STEP BY STEP (1)

LESSON 12.2: STEP BY STEP (2)

LESSON 12.3: COURSE SUMMARY

Testimonials

I couldn't recommend Roy Barton’s course more highly. It is fantastic to see decades of work consolidated into an easy-to-use and accessible platform.

In my early 20's Roy took time out of every week to go walking with me. He was an incredible mentor and the lessons and guidance he provided remain invaluable to both my personal and professional life until this day, and I know will continue to serve me well in the years to come.

Roy is a gifted teacher and his insights are applicable to sole-traders right through to established mutli-billion dollar corporations.

Timothy Fulton

Digital Project Manager & Designer at Swell Design Group

Timothy Fulton

Excellent Value for Money!

I undertook this on-line short course recently and recommend it to all.

Dr Barton has decades of experience in the Value Methodology (in Australia and other countries), is President of the Institute of Value Management Australia and also knows how to teach!

The 10 principles, together with case studies and practical tips are outlined via many small video modules that make the material easy to digest, flexible to fit into busy lives, and a pleasure to return to.

You can watch the first three videos for free.....they’re each only a few minutes long - why wouldn’t you watch them now?

Gerrard Young

Industry Lead Water - Victoria & Tasmania, Australia - KBR

Gerrard Young

I'm sure this is a really useful course for those seeking best value for money and successful final outcomes. Roy is a highly experienced professional.

Recommended.

Anthony Wilson.

Former HKGovt and Chinachem Project Director.

Anthony Wilson

Dr. Barton took me under his wings and proved to be an exceptional mentor, coach and teacher. A critical thinker who has the ability to conceptualise complex issues and arrive at decisions which result in solutions, I have to say I would not have achieved the results and arrived at the conclusion of my study, in the absence of his professional inputs.