Build Investment Capability Across Your Organisation
Develop the capability to make better investment decisions and realise better investment outcomes through official Investment Management Standard (IMS) and Investment Logic Mapping (ILM) programs tailored to your organisation. Whether you're developing a single team or strengthening capability across your organisation, our DTF-approved programs combine official IMS & ILM training with practical application to improve investment planning, strengthen business case development, embed benefits-led decision-making and establish a consistent approach to investment decisions.
Why Organisations Choose In-house Programs
Our in-house programs are tailored to your organisation's objectives, investment environment and capability needs, enabling participants to immediately apply the IMS using real organisational challenges.
They help organisations:
Build consistent investment capability across teams
Develop a common language for investment decision-making
Improve investment planning and business case development
Strengthen investment governance and prioritisation
Develop internal facilitation capability
Tailored courses include:
Investment Management Standard Masterclass
Investment Management Standard Part 1 and Part 2 Courses
Investment Management Standard - Combined Course
We'll work with you to tailor a program that aligns with your organisation's objectives, capability needs and investment priorities. Contact us to discuss the approach that's right for your team or organisation.
How can we help?
Executive Briefings
Build executive understanding and leadership commitment for better investment decision-making.
Our Executive Briefings are tailored for senior leaders seeking to understand how the Investment Management Standard (IMS) strengthens investment governance, improves strategic decision-making and supports better investment outcomes. Each briefing is customised to your organisation's objectives, investment environment and strategic priorities.
Participants will gain an understanding of:
The principles and value of the Investment Management Standard (IMS)
How the IMS strengthens investment planning, prioritisation and governance
The purpose and outcomes of the IMS workshop suite and its products
The leadership role in embedding consistent investment practices across an organisation
How the IMS supports better investment decisions, business case development and benefits realisation
Information Sessions
Build awareness and understanding of the Investment Management Standard across your organisation.
Our Information Sessions provide an engaging introduction to the Investment Management Standard (IMS), its methodology and practical application. Tailored to your audience, they help participants understand how the IMS supports better investment planning, stronger business cases and more informed investment decision-making.
Topics can include:
The purpose, principles and practical application of the Investment Management Standard
The IMS workshop suite and its products, including the Investment Logic Map (ILM), Benefits Management Plan, Response Options Analysis Report and Investment Concept Brief
How the IMS supports investment planning, business case development and investment decision-making
Practical examples of how organisations apply the IMS to improve investment outcomes
Introduction to the Investment Management Standard
Build a practical understanding of the Investment Management Standard and its application.
This introductory program provides individuals and organisations with a practical understanding of the Investment Management Standard, its workshop suite and its application to investment planning and decision-making. It is ideal for those wanting to understand the methodology before progressing to the full IMS Part 1 and Part 2 programs.
Suitable for:
Future IMS workshop participants
Business case authors and reviewers
Project, program and portfolio professionals
Policy, strategy and planning practitioners
Leaders seeking an introduction to the IMS
Participants will learn how to:
Understand the purpose and principles of the Investment Management Standard
Recognise the characteristics of high-quality Investment Logic Maps
Apply the Problem Definition workshop to establish clear investment logic
Understand how the Benefits, Response and Solution workshops build on the Investment Logic Map
Appreciate how the IMS supports stronger investment decisions and better investment outcomes
