Overview
Change initiatives often fail at the first hurdle as the business case fails to convince senior management of the return on investment.
Creating effective business cases and spending proposals is therefore critical to securing funding and management buy-in. It is important therefore that individuals have the opportunity to develop their capabilities to create, review and adapt effective business cases.
This five day course, covers the newly launched certification by APMG and is based on the ‘Five Case Model’ – the UK’ government’s best practice approach to developing spending proposals and enabling effective business decisions. The course provides a step-by-step guide to developing a business case that:
Leave our five day course fully qualified at Better Business Case Practitioner Level and confident in your ability to plan, manage and deliver better business cases.
This course is aimed at Project Managers and Team Members with responsibility for the successful delivery of programmes and projects or tasked with developing a business case for investment.
Exams
Foundation exam in the afternoon of day 3 and practitioner exam at the start of day 5
Steve started as a computer programmer, working for a subsidiary of Nat West bank, before taking on a role in pre-sales consultancy and client training both in the UK and internationally.
He became involved in Project Management in the 1980’s while working for a services company. Two spells as a company director saw Steve develop a strong interest in formal methods. A return to full time project management included a series of increasingly complex projects and led to programme and portfolio management roles. He has worked with both on-shore and off-shore teams to deliver change ...
Learning Outcomes
- Establish clear needs for intervention
- Set clear objectives in terms of return on investment
- Consider a wide range of potential solutions ensuring an
optimal balance of benefits, cost and risks - Set out arrangements to ensure successful delivery of
the proposal - Be prepared for the Foundation & Practitioner exams
