Better Business case

ABOUT THE COURSE

Our BQA accredited Better Business course contains all the essential training and course materials you need to acquire the better business case qualification in just 4 days.

DURATION

4 days

The better business case course is a 4-day intensive course that gives you the essential fundamental knowledge on the better business case model.

• Foundation: The exam is taken on the second day of the course.
• Practitioner: The exam is taken on the last day of the course.

BENEFITS

 Individuals and organisations adopting the model will;

• Have an improved understanding of the Better Business Case process, relevant to those responsible for producing business cases.
• Have an understanding of an established and proven methodology, which can be applied at both strategic andtactical levels
• Reduce unnecessary spending and optimize value
• Improve quality of decision making
• Reduce outsourcing costs

• Apply the philosophy and fundamentals underlying rationale of the Five Case Model into context.
• Understand the different types of business cases, their purpose, who is responsible for them, and when they are required in the development of a cost-effective spending proposal.
• Develop crucial business cases relating to other recognized and recommended best practices for programme and project management.

Foundation

• Apply the philosophy and fundamentals underlying rationale of the Five Case Model into context.
• Understand the different types of business cases, their purpose, who is responsible for them, and when they are required in the development of a cost-effective spending proposal.
• Develop crucial business cases relating to other recognized and recommended best practices for programme and project management.

Practioner

• Apply and understand how to tailor the Five Case Model effectively to the development of a business case within an organization environment supporting the approach.
• Foundation plus:
• Understand the development lifecycle of a business case and the relationships between the five cases.
• Apply steps in the business case development framework to successfully support the production of a business case, using the Five Case Model, for a given scenario.

• Programme Managers,
• Project Managers,
• Executive Directors
• Operational Managers responsible for the development and scrutiny of business cases
• Business Analysts involved in the review of investment proposals

• Better Business Case Foundation & Practitioner exam.

• International Guide to developing the Project Business Case and International Guide to developing the Programme Business Case

• Certificate of attendance
• Official e-certificates from Peoplecert.

Foundation

• Multiple Choice
• 50 questions
• 25 marks or more required to pass (out of 50 available) – 50%
• 40 minutes duration
• Closed book

Practioner

• You must pass the Foundation exam before undertaking the Practitioner examination.

• Objective testing
• 4 questions per paper, with 20 marks available per question
• 40 marks or more required to pass (out of 80 available) – 50%
• 2 ½ hours duration
• Open book exam (International Guide to developing the Project Business Case and International Guide to developing the Programme Business Case only)

There are no pre-course requirements