PPM Better Business Cases Foundation

Course Code: Q3ClaProj576

Duration

2 Day(s)

Course Type

Public or Private

Max Delegates

15

Delivery Style

Classroom

Ensuring projects always get the green light

The APMG-accredited Better Business Cases foundation training and certification is based on the ‘Five Case Model’ – the UK government’s best practice approach to developing spending proposals and enabling effective business decisions – a comprehensive strategic and systematic approach for developing a business case. Throughout the course you will learn how to create proposals that accurately scope requirements, support the initiation of successful change activities and secure management support and funding for your organisational change initiatives.

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Description

Who is this course for


  • Senior Responsible Owners (SROs), Programme Directors and other Directors with responsibility for the successful delivery of programmes and projects.

  • Project Managers, Project Team members and specialist advisers tasked with delivering a business case for investment.

  • Officers involved in the scrutiny and review of investment proposals.

Purpose of the course

The Better Business Cases course will help individuals to understand the philosophy of the Five Case Model best practice approach to business case development.
The APMG-accredited course will delve into the tools and techniques to use in your organisation to increase the chances of launching successful change initiatives that deliver the desired benefits to cost within your organisation.

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for the foundation course, however a basic understanding of projects and business change would be beneficial.

Benefits for you as an individual

Attending this course will enable you to apply the Five Case Model to a real project and will equip you with the tools and techniques you will need to become a subject matter expert in building better business cases with the full range of knowledge and skills at your fingertips. You will learn to work effectively with a team and to develop a strong business case for your projects and change initiatives and to effectively tailor the guidance to align with your organisational needs, increasing the chances of delivering a successful project.

Benefits for your organisation

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 the development of a comprehensive project implementation plan and securing funding and management buy-in.

Overview of the Five Case Model

  • Key Components of a Business Case
  • Key Stages in the development of a spending proposal
  • Understanding of terms and concepts

Developing the Strategic Case

  • Purpose & Content of a Strategic Case
  • Defining risks
  • Defining Benefits
  • SMART Objectives
  • The Case for Change

Developing the Economic Case

  • Critical Success Factors
  • Long Listed Options
  • Short Listed Options
  • Benefits Appraisals
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sensitivity Analysis

Developing the Commercial Case

  • Procurement strategy & Route
  • Service Requirements & Outputs
  • Risk Assignment
  • Charging Mechanism
  • Personnel Implications

Developing the Financial Case

  • Capital and Revenue Requirements
  • Impact on Balance Sheet
  • Net Effect on Prices
  • Affordability & funding

Developing the Management Case

  • Understand Project management Controls
  • Understand Change management arrangements
  • Understand benefits realisation arrangements
  • Post implementation & Evaluation arrangements

Additional Exam Information


  • Multiple Choice

  • 50 questions

  • 25 marks or more required to pass (out of 50 available) - 50%

  • 40 minutes duration

  • Closed book


Pre-Coursework

Please note, there may be a small amount of evening work to complete such as further reading or working though sample exam papers.

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