Better Business Cases™ Foundation Course
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This Better Business Cases™ Foundation course and examination are based on The Five Case Model, the UK Government’s best practice approach to planning spending proposals and enabling effective business decisions.
- In our post-recession world, where the focus is increasingly on showing value for money, the Better Business Cases™ methodology is a great way to ensure everyone involved in the Project has an understanding of proven tools and techniques to make a stronger and more successful Business Case.
Better Business Cases™ is a systematic and objective approach to all stages of the business case development process that sits alongside, and complements, HM Treasury’s Green Book guidance.
Who should attend?
- The course is relevant to those responsible for developing and producing spending proposals or their assessment and approval; in particular:
- Accounting Officers – responsible for delivering public value
- Senior Responsible Owners (SROs), Programme Directors and Project Managers, responsible for successful delivery
- Directors of Finance, procurement and planning, responsible for the forward planning and prioritisation of spending proposals
- Members of approvals and management boards with responsibility for scrutinising or approving spending proposals.
Course Outcomes
- An improved understanding of the Better Business Case process, relevant to both those
responsible for producing business cases and those who approve them - Understanding of an established and proven methodology which can be applied at both strategic (macro) and tactical (micro) levels
- Core business competency for any manager or director
Course Outline
What does the course cover?
- The Better Business Cases™ methodology is written by the UK Government Treasury in conjunction with the Welsh Government, is well tried and tested and in their words has lead to “quicker and cheaper business decisions”.This Better Business Cases™ course and examination are based on The Five Case Model, the UK Government’s best practice approach to planning spending proposals and enabling effective business decisions.This provides a step by step guide to developing a business case, by:
- Establishing a clear need for intervention – a case for change
- Setting clear objectives – what you want to achieve from the investment
- Considering a wide range of potential solutions – ensuring an optimal balance of benefits, cost and risk
- Putting the arrangements in place to successfully deliver the proposal.
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Better Business Cases™ Foundation Course
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