Better Business Cases™ Practitioner

Better Business Cases™ Practitioner Training Overview

Take your business case development skills to the next level with our Better Business Cases™ Practitioner training. This focused 2-day course is designed for professionals who have already achieved the Foundation qualification and are ready to apply the Five Case Model in practice, developing, assessing, and delivering comprehensive business cases that stand up to scrutiny and secure investment approval.

Better Business Cases™ (BBC) Practitioner is an APMG International-accredited qualification that builds directly on the Foundation-level knowledge of HM Treasury’s Five Case Model. At Practitioner level, the focus shifts from understanding the framework to applying it: delegates work through realistic investment scenarios, develop each of the five cases in depth, and learn how to produce a coherent, evidence-based spending proposal across all three stages of the business case development lifecycle, from the Strategic Outline Case (SOC) through to the Full Business Case (FBC).

Widely adopted across the UK public sector and increasingly used in private and third-sector organisations, the Practitioner qualification demonstrates a professional’s ability to translate strategy into funded delivery. Upon completion, you will be equipped to lead business case development projects with confidence and present persuasive investment proposals that align with organisational objectives and Green Book guidance.

Better Business Cases™ Practitioner Training Course Outline

Within this Better Business Cases™ Practitioner training course, you will learn the following modules:

Module 1: Overview of Better Business Cases

• Alignment with the Strategic Planning Process
• Importance of The Business Case Using the Five Case Model
• Overview of the Five Case Model
• Purpose of the Key Stages in the Development of a Spending Proposal
• Purpose of a Business Justification Case
• Business Case Development Process
• Purpose of Project / Programme Assurance and Assurance Reviews
• Responsibility for Producing the Business Case
  
  

Module 2: Determining the Strategic Context and Undertaking the Strategic Assessment

• Scoping the Scheme and Preparing the Strategic Outline Case
• Planning the Scheme and Preparing the Outline Business Case
• Procuring the Solution And Preparing the Full Business Case
• Implementation and Monitoring
• Evaluation and Feedback
  
  

Module 3: Making the Case For Change

• Agree on the Strategic Context
• Determine Spending Objectives, Existing Arrangements, and Business Needs
• Determine Potential Business Scope and Key Service Requirements
• Determine Benefits, Risks, Constraint, and Dependencies
  
  

Module 4: Exploring the Preferred Way Forward

• Agree on Critical Success Factors
• Determine Long List Options and SWOT Analysis
• Recommend a Preferred Way Forward
  
  

Module 5: Determining Potential Value for Money

• Revisit the Short List
• Prepare the Economic Appraisal for Short-Listed Options
• Undertake Benefits Appraisal
• Undertake Risk Appraisal
• Select Preferred Option and Undertake Sensitivity Analysis
  
  

Module 6: Preparing for the Potential Deal

• Determine the Procurement Strategy
• Determine Service Streams and Required Outputs
• Outline Potential Risk Apportionment
• Outline Potential Payment Mechanisms
• Ascertain Contractual Issues and Accountancy Treatment
  
  

Module 7: Ascertaining Affordability and Funding Requirement

• Prepare the Financial Model
• Prepare the Financial Appraisals
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Module 8: Planning for Successful Delivery

• Plan Programme / Project Management
• Plan Change and Contract Management
• Plan Benefits Realisation
• Plan Risk Management
• Plan Programme / Project Assurance and Post Project Evaluation
  
  

Module 9: Procuring the Value for Money Solution

• Revisit the Case for Change
• Revisit the OBC Options
• Detail Procurement Process and Evaluation of Best and Final Offers (BAFOs)
  
  

Module 10: Contracting for The Deal

• Set Out the Negotiated Deal and Contractual Arrangements
• Set Out the Financial Implications of the Deal
  
  

Module 11: Ensuring Successful Delivery

• Finalise Project Management Arrangements and Plans
• Finalise Change Management Arrangements and Plans
• Finalise Benefits Realisation Arrangements and Plans
• Finalise Risk Management Arrangements and Plans
• Finalise Contract Management Arrangements and Plans
• Finalise Post-Project Evaluation Arrangements and Plans