COURSE OVERVIEW
LEARNING OUTCOMES
TARGET AUDIENCE
COURSE INCLUSIONS
EXAM INFO
PRE-REQUISITES
COURSE OVERVIEW
ABOUT THE COURSE
Our HRDC-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 and tactical levels
- Reduce unnecessary spending and optimize value
- Improve quality of decision making
- Reduce outsourcing costs
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- 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.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- 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
COURSE INCLUSIONS
- 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.
EXAM INFO
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)
PRE-REQUISITES
There are no pre-course requirements