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Event Overview:
In an increasingly competitive and resource-constrained environment, delivering a project on time, on budget, and within scope is no longer enough. Project managers — and those working at program and portfolio levels — must ensure that the intended benefits of their initiatives are clearly defined, measured, and realised long after delivery closes.

This interactive session will explore why benefits realisation is critical to success across projects, programs, and portfolios, and how it can elevate your role from delivery executor to strategic value driver.

We’ll discuss practical frameworks, common challenges, and real-world approaches to embedding benefits management into delivery practices. The session will feature a confidential real case study, where the organisation’s name may be omitted, but the lessons learned and strategies applied will be fully explored.

BIO

Alex Lyaschenko is a Portfolio Planning and Delivery Consultant and brings over 20 years of project management experience across industries and countries. He has led portfolio and program offices in implementing best-practice scheduling, risk management, portfolio optimisation, and benefits realisation frameworks. His expertise covers Enterprise Master Schedules, interdependency management, Waterfall–Agile integration, maturity assessments, and resource management. Alex has a strong track record in helping organisations adopt practical tools and methods that integrate projects seamlessly and deliver measurable business value.

Shane Tyrrell is a seasoned change executive with over 20 years of global leadership experience, spanning Asia-Pacific, the U.S., the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. He has led large-scale transformations for organisations such as Amazon Web Services, Transport for NSW, Hewlett Packard, and Deloitte, driving operational efficiency, digital innovation, and sustainable growth. Shane specialises in building resilient, high-performing teams and is recognised as a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach with deep expertise in leadership development, business process re-engineering, and digital transformation

Why Attend:

• Understand the link between outputs, outcomes, and strategic business value at project, program, and portfolio levels.
• Learn practical steps for defining, tracking, and reporting benefits.
• Gain insight into stakeholder engagement for long-term value measurement.
• See how benefits realisation works in real life through an anonymised case study.
• Network with peers and share experiences over refreshments.