A tailored course, built for your situation
Premium Engagement Picks with IFRS 17 Implementation
Position yourself for high-impact finance transformation projects using IFRS 17 as a leverage point
$199 one-time
24-hour access provisioning
30-day money-back guarantee
Hand-built implementation playbook
12 modules. 12 chapters per module. 144 chapters total.
12 modules, each with 12 chapters (144 chapters total), text-based, plus downloadable templates and a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Who this is for
Senior project manager in financial services navigating complex regulatory change initiatives, particularly IFRS 17
Who this is not for
Entry-level coordinators, auditors focused solely on compliance checking, or technical accountants deep in actuarial modeling
What you walk away with
- Consistently assigned to IFRS 17 workstreams with direct executive sponsorship
- First access to project intake cycles involving capital-intensive transformation
- Recognized as a go-to practitioner for bridging finance, IT, and controls teams
- Built reusable positioning frameworks for securing engagement priority
- Increased influence in vendor selection and tooling decisions within IFRS 17 programs
The 12 modules (with all 144 chapters)
Module 1. The IFRS 17 Leverage Mindset
Reframe IFRS 17 not as a compliance burden but as a career enabler. Understand how top practitioners use the standard to gain access to strategic initiatives and influence beyond their original mandate.
12 chapters in this module
- From project executor to agenda setter
- Why IFRS 17 creates asymmetric opportunities
- Mapping the decision chain in transformation
- Identifying high-leverage workstreams
- Positioning beyond delivery timelines
- The sponsorship flywheel
- How visibility compounds
- Timing the engagement cycle
- Stakeholder priming before kickoff
- Articulating value beyond compliance
- Leveraging ambiguity windows
- Claiming ownership of key artefacts
Module 2. Stakeholder Hierarchy in IFRS 17 Rollouts
Navigate the informal power structure behind formal reporting lines. Learn who actually controls access to high-margin projects and how to get on their radar early.
12 chapters in this module
- Recognizing decision influencers
- Sponsorship vs sign-off roles
- The real gatekeepers in finance transformation
- Executive attention cycles
- Pre-cycle positioning tactics
- Building trusted advisor status
- The request bias in project intake
- Warm intros that open doors
- Internal advocacy networks
- Executive summary patterns that stick
- Timing the ask
- Avoiding execution-only traps
Module 3. Positioning for Priority Access
Secure early inclusion in planning conversations where scope and budget are shaped. Learn how to embed your role before project charters are finalized.
12 chapters in this module
- The window of agenda formation
- Getting on pre-kickoff invites
- Contributing to initial scoping docs
- Influencing the RACI before it's set
- Language that signals ownership
- Volunteering the right tasks
- Creating dependency loops
- Owning foundational deliverables
- Becoming the source of truth
- Reference-class forecasting
- Leveraging existing templates
- Positioning for renewal cycles
Module 4. Owning High-Value Artefacts
Take charge of key documentation that becomes institutionalized across engagements, increasing your long-term leverage and visibility.
12 chapters in this module
- What makes an artefact sticky
- Designing reusable frameworks
- Ownership signals in documentation
- Version control as influence
- Template adoption pathways
- Embedding your name in outputs
- The reuse multiplier effect
- Artefact handover tactics
- Creating path dependency
- Designing for audit-readiness
- Packaging for cross-team use
- Control mapping with clarity
Module 5. Cross-Functional Influence Without Authority
Exert influence across finance, IT, and risk teams without direct reporting lines by mastering the artefacts and rhythms of collaborative delivery.
12 chapters in this module
- Understanding team incentives
- Speaking finance to engineers
- Translating risk for delivery teams
- Synchronizing sprint cycles
- Joint milestone planning
- Conflict de-escalation scripts
- Building reciprocity loops
- The goodwill reserve
- Influence through documentation
- Peer-level escalation paths
- Silent alignment tactics
- When to bypass hierarchy
Module 6. Vendor Engagement Leverage
Shape the selection and management of third-party vendors by owning the requirements and evaluation criteria tied to IFRS 17 deliverables.
12 chapters in this module
- Getting on the vendor review track
- Writing evaluation criteria
- Scoring RFP responses
- Owning the proof of concept
- Reference call influence
- Contractual deliverable definitions
- Service level ownership
- Performance tracking frameworks
- Change request control
- Transition planning authority
- Exit clause positioning
- Post-implementation reviews
Module 7. Budget and Resource Signaling
Position your workstreams to attract disproportionate funding and headcount by aligning with executive risk narratives and capital priorities.
12 chapters in this module
- Tying projects to capital allocation
- Budget narrative alignment
- Positioning for overspend buffers
- Headcount justification templates
- Overtime pre-approval
- Tooling budget carve-outs
- External consulting scope
- Training spend inclusion
- Travel and engagement budgets
- Resourcing flexibility levers
- Funding renewal triggers
- Contingency access
Module 8. Executive Visibility Engineering
Ensure your work is seen by the right people at the right time by mastering reporting rhythms and executive communication preferences.
12 chapters in this module
- Meeting rhythm design
- Dashboard visibility principles
- Status report filtering
- Highlighting dependency chains
- Framing risk escalations
- Celebrating milestones visibly
- Executive comms cadence
- Presentation layer crafting
- Managing upward narratives
- Crisis moment leverage
- Post-mortem ownership
- Renewal cycle storytelling
Module 9. Building Repeatable Playbooks
Turn one-off project wins into institutional assets that compound across cycles and create defensibility around your role.
12 chapters in this module
- From project notes to playbooks
- Template versioning strategy
- Internal distribution tactics
- Playbook adoption incentives
- Training delivery opportunities
- Certification pathways
- Successor planning control
- Retention of institutional memory
- Avoiding knowledge silos
- Scaling through standardization
- Playbook-driven onboarding
- Updates with ownership
Module 10. Strategic Exit and Transition Planning
Use project closures to position for higher-level roles by designing handovers that highlight impact and create successor dependency.
12 chapters in this module
- Exit narrative crafting
- Successor selection influence
- Handover control points
- Documentation completeness
- Audit trail preservation
- Lessons learned ownership
- Transition budget approval
- Phased release models
- Shadowing frameworks
- Feedback collection control
- Post-exit engagement rights
- Alumni network building
Module 11. Personal Branding in Regulatory Change
Establish a reputation as a go-to practitioner for IFRS 17 by curating your visible contributions and referenceable outcomes.
12 chapters in this module
- Internal speaking opportunities
- Publication pathways
- Conference abstract writing
- Thought leadership rhythms
- Peer review invitations
- Mentorship positioning
- Internal podcast features
- Training delivery roles
- Knowledge sharing events
- Profile in leadership comms
- External recognition tracking
- Referenceable engagement metrics
Module 12. Leverage Multiplication Across Cycles
Use each completed engagement to increase your starting position in the next, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of influence and access.
12 chapters in this module
- Lessons into leverage
- Past success compounding
- Reference client development
- Benchmarking authority
- Consulting pathway design
- Internal advisory positioning
- Cross-division expansion
- Global program entry
- Specialist team formation
- Successor development control
- Influence mapping updates
- Long-term positioning roadmap
How this maps to your situation
- When first assigned to an IFRS 17 project
- During early stakeholder alignment meetings
- Before vendor selection begins
- At the end of a major project phase
Before vs. after
Before
Assigned to IFRS 17 projects reactively, focused on delivery timelines and checklist completion
After
Proactively positioned for high-impact workstreams, shaping scope, budget, and vendor decisions with executive visibility
What's included with your purchase
- 12 modules with 12 chapters each (144 chapters)
- Downloadable templates and worked examples for every module
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Delivery and format
- Course and learning environment access provisioned within 24 hours of purchase
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
Format: Text-based modules and chapters in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every chapter, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Time investment: Approximately 2.5 hours per module, designed to be completed alongside active project work over 6-8 weeks.
How this compares to the alternatives
Unlike generic project management courses or technical IFRS 17 training, this program focuses exclusively on the interpersonal and strategic levers that determine who gets access to high-margin transformation work. It’s built for practitioners who already understand delivery but want greater influence and choice in what they work on.
Frequently asked
Is this course technical or strategic?
It’s strategic with concrete tactics. You won’t learn actuarial modeling, but you will learn how to own the artefacts and decisions that shape how IFRS 17 is implemented in practice.
How is the course structured?
12 modules, each containing 12 chapters (144 chapters total).
Will this help me move into a leadership role?
Yes, by showing you how to engineer visibility, own high-value outputs, and position yourself as a trusted advisor in complex finance transformations.
$199 one-time. Approximately 2.5 hours per module, designed to be completed alongside active project work over 6-8 weeks..
Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.
30-day money-back guarantee·
144 chapters·
Hand-built playbook included·
Account access within 24 hours