This course demystifies Value Methodology, a structured, function-based way to maximize value by balancing performance, cost, and risk.

You’ll practice the classic job plan—information, function, creative, evaluation, development, and presentation—using tools like verb-noun function definition, FAST diagramming, cost/worth models, life-cycle costing, and decision matrices.

Through guided mini-workshops, you’ll explore stakeholder needs, define value drivers, generate ideas, and turn them into feasible alternatives. We’ll also cover facilitation basics, documentation, and how this approach delivers real Value improvement.

We start this course by mapping the exact first steps a participant needs, then built a clear, step-by-step path from essentials to confident practice. You’ll get plain-language explanations, simple frameworks, and quick, hands-on exercises so you can apply value methods right away.

Every module is carefully crafted and sequenced to remove guesswork, with checklists, real examples, and short reflections that turn concepts into skills. It’s organized so you always know what to do next and why it matters. You’ll understand the core ideas, know how to analyze functions and improve value, and feel ready to contribute - without feeling overwhelmed.

You’ll be ready to contribute meaningfully to value studies and speak the common language that aligns diverse teams. Expect practical takeaways you can plug into real projects in product development, construction, manufacturing, IT, and healthcare. 

You’ll know how to cut unnecessary cost without sacrificing function, strengthen business cases with transparent criteria, and prioritize implementation for maximum impact.

The result is better decisions, defensible recommendations, and measurable improvements in schedule, performance, and total cost of ownership and overal Return on Investment.