Zemo Trevathan and Associates takes participants (or intact teams) through the full range of skills and areas of awareness that make up the toolbox of a Business Value Analyst. Areas covered include processes for understanding and aligning organizational and departmental strategic objectives, stakeholder management, business value awareness, integration of performance plans and performance management, choosing and tracking metrics relating specifically to business impact, business value communication strategies, and plans for ongoing evaluation.

(1/2 day training seminar for up to 20 people)
Practical, introductory seminar for any team or department to learn how to define their own business value, gaining tools and understanding of perceptions of value, how value is created and destroyed in their environment, the stages of delivering business value, and how to measure their impact.

Customized trainings that build on the core skills and awareness established in "Delivering Business Value" and develop a team's ability to communicate and negotiate in the context of business value to the overall organization. Topics can include skills like Writing a Business Case, and Reading Financial Statements.

(1/2 day workshop for up to 20 people)
Hands-on training workshop that develops a team's ability to communicate and negotiate in the form of a business case to their clients, lines of business, or to management. Content includes exploring the essential elements of a business case, how to research and write a business case, and how to present it effectively.

(1/2 day workshop for up to 20 people)
Hands-on training workshop that introduces a team or department on how to properly identify and measure performance metrics that demonstrates the true business impact they have on the organization. Participants will utilize their own examples in a simulated model for measuring business impact.

Zemo Trevathan and Associates provides keynote messages and other presentations for public and private conferences and meetings. Available presentations include:

• Delivering Business Value
• Beyond ROI: Introduction to Training Analytics
• Measuring the Business Impact of Facilities Management
• Delivering Business Value for Regulated Training

In addition to the Business Value theme, Zemo Trevathan and Associates will custom-design training programs for your department to learn additional specific skills such as Understanding Financial Statements, Facilitating a Stakeholder Meeting for Desired Results, etc.