Found the source for the Simple 5E Encounter Building Guidelines. They are by Mike Shea at Skyflourish. http://slyflourish.com/5e_encounter_building.html
Some of the initial thoughts around going beyond monster xp were from this discussion: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?452360-Non-combat-XP-awards
Any feedback from people that have downloaded and played around with it?
A lot of great options here. Don't know if this one has been mentioned: Monk with Way of Tranquility. Could combine with others if you multi-class as well.
See Unearthed Arcana: https://media.wizards.com/2016/dnd/downloads/M_2016_UAMonk1_12_12WKWT.pdf
Healing Hands here is basically 10x monk...
I’m back to D&D after a long absence. Have been running two groups on 5E, and like it a lot. Have been disappointed in how XP is awarded though.
Have built a straightforward D&D 5E Experience Point Calculator I’d welcome feedback on. It’s in spreadsheet form.
XP Calculator Tab – Enter...
God observations above. At lower levels I've seen it work well. The extra damage die or target affected can turn the tide of battle. Really situational dependent on higher levels.