AMPG Better Business Cases Foundation & Practitioner – Virtual Classroom

A good business case provides the evidence necessary to support decision-making and assurance to all stakeholders who are responsible for taking action.

The main benefits of a solid Business Case are:

•    It ensures all parties have a common understanding of the value a project intends to produce.
•    Your organisation gains a clear, ongoing basis for determining if a project should be continued.
•    Resources are used effectively.
•    Priorities are clearly outlined for your Project Manager and your business.
•    You will have a clear basis for assessing project success.

We find that delegates typically are currently working in, or plan on a career in the following job roles:

•    Project Team Member - £35k
•    Project Manager - £45k
•    Senior Responsible Manager - £46k
•    Systems Owner - £47k
•    Programme Director - £100k

(Source: Glassdoor)

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Learning Outcome

Foundation Level

Throughout this training course you will learn:

•    The philosophy and underlying rationale of the Five Case Model.
•    The different types of business case, their purpose, who is responsible for them and when they are required in the development of a spending proposal.
•    The development of the business case in relation to other recognized and recommended best practice for programme and project management.

Practitioner Level

Throughout this training course you will learn:

•    The development lifecycle of a business case and the relationships between the five cases.
•    How to apply the steps in the business case development framework, to support the production of a business case, using the Five Case Model, for a given scenario.

Syllabus

The training course covers the following topics:

Five case model Overview

Developing the Strategic Case

•    Defining the case for change
•    Setting SMART objectives
•    Defining benefits
•    Defining key risks
•    Balancing Effectiveness / Economy / Efficiency

Developing the Economic Case

•    Options framework analysis
•    Defining the 'long list'
•    Benefits appraisals
•    Risk appraisals
•    Turning the 'long list' into a 'short List' and a 'preferred option'

Developing the Commercial Case

•    Determining the procurement strategy
•    Apportioning risk
•    Determining payment mechanisms

Developing the Financial Case

•    Ascertaining affordability
•    Securing relevant funds
•    Determining capital requirements
•    Net effect on prices

Developing the Management Case

•    Defining project management controls
•    Defining change controls
•    Define benefit measurement arrangements
•    Define risk management arrangements
•    Define post project evaluation processes

Foundation Exam Format

Exam Format - Multiple choice

Duration – 40 minutes

Pass Mark – 25/50 (50%)

Open book – No 

Practitioner Exam Format

Exam Format - Multiple choice

Duration – 2 ½ hours

Pass Mark – 40/80 (50%)

Open book – Yes (International Guide to developing the Project Business Case and International Guide to developing the Programme Business Case only).