<\/a><\/p>\nClick for more details on HfS' Governance Proficiency Certification Program<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Phil:<\/strong> Typically, is this going to be for individuals or entire functions\/groups within organizations?<\/span><\/p>\nMike:<\/strong> Well we really look at this program at two levels. One of them is the enterprise level where we offer capability assessment tools that assess the capability\/maturity of a company\u2019s governance organizations as well as the strength of their internal and external relationships. And that assessment is very helpful in developing an overall training plan. But then we also recognize that improvement happens at the individual level. So that\u2019s where the certification levels come in, the Yellow, Green, Black and Master Black Belt, to make sure that individuals within those teams have the right level proficiency to be successful in their role.<\/p>\nPhil:\u00a0<\/strong>Mike, how much effort is required from the enterprise executives to complete some of these training modules? Is it going to be very arduous?\u00a0 What is the process they have to go through?<\/span><\/p>\nMike:<\/strong> It is not a difficult program for a company to implement. If an organization adopts this program, we can help them quickly assess their overall governance capability and develop a training program for their individual governance teams. We use two different non-intrusive assessment surveys as the mechanism.\u00a0 Then it\u2019s just a matter of scheduling the number of onsite training sessions required to get resources certified at the appropriate level.<\/p>\nIf individuals can\u2019t attend the onsite training, we offer facilitated online web-based courses, and for those resources requiring total flexibility, we have an online, video-based course that can be taken anytime, anywhere, on a computer or any mobile device, including a smartphone or tablet with internet access and a browser.<\/p>\n
Phil:<\/strong>\u00a0In a nutshell, Mike, once executives have been through this training, what are the three things which really<\/em> improve their governance capabilities?<\/span><\/p>\nMike:<\/strong> Well, I think the program does several things for you. One thing sounds pretty simple but it creates a huge amount of value is just to have a common governance framework, vocabulary and philosophy about how you manage these different relationships across the enterprise. It helps more effectively communicate expectations and priorities internally and externally.<\/p>\nNext, this framework, and the training that goes along with it, produces cost savings in terms of improving the understanding of the commercial methodologies and how to leverage commercial terms to get the most out of provider relationships. It results in cost avoidance in terms of better planning and communication and reduced re-work across the organization. It provides risk reduction by proactively assessing and mitigating risk. And finally it improves value creation as a result of improved joint planning, solution development, and innovation.<\/p>\n
Phil:<\/strong> That\u2019s great. Thank you Mike. This is very compelling and we look forward to many of our members getting to know the programs more and seeing the first round of the certifications being completed. \u00a0We really appreciate you getting this up and running and look forward to hearing the progress.<\/span><\/p>\nMike:<\/strong> Thanks Phil. It’s a great opportunity to launch this program for the HfS community.<\/p>\n\u00a0HfS members can learn more about the HfS Academy and the\u00a0Governance Proficiency Certification Program by visiting the HfS website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ready to govern your operations? Hold onto your seats everyone, but- at HfS – our ambitious enterprise clients want to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,50,78,80,81,93,832,830,97],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[19],"yoast_head":"\n
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