Better Business Cases™ Foundation & Practitioner Course

Module 1: Introduction

• Why Better Business Cases?

• Case for a Business Case

• Project Success or Failure?

• Putting the Right Foot Forward

• Public Sector Delivery

• What is a Project?

• What is a Programme?

• Links to Recognised Best Practice Programmes and Project Management Methodologies

• Programme or Project?

• Types of Programme

• Alignment with Strategic Planning

• Importance of the Business Case using the Five Case Model

Module 2: Five Case Model

• Overview of the Five Case Model

• Importance of the Business Case using the Five Case Model

• Strategic Case

  • Demonstrates

  • Challenges

• Contents of the Strategic Case

• Economic Case

  • Demonstrates

  • Challenges

  • Contents of the Economic Case

• Commercial Case

  • Demonstrates

  • Challenges

  • Contents of the Commercial Case

• Financial Case

  • Demonstrates

  • Challenges

  • Contents of the Financial Case

• Management Case

  • Demonstrates

  • Challenges

  • Contents of the Management Case

Module 3: Programme and Project Business Case

• Advantages of the Programme Business Case

• Advantages of the Project Business Case

• When Should a Business Case be Developed?

• Planning for Spending Proposals

• Key Steps in Developing the Programme Business Case

• Project Business Case Development Process

Module 4: Determining the Strategic Context and Undertaking the Strategic Assessment

• Overview

• Strategic Assessment

• Related Activities

• Stages of Business Case Development

  • Strategic Outline Case

  • Outline the Business Case

  • Full Business Case

• Development of the Business Case

• Business Justification Case

• What is Programme Assurance?

• What is Project Assurance?

• Responsibility for Producing the Business Case

Module 5: Making the Case for Change

• Agree on Strategic Context

• Determine Spending Objectives, Existing Arrangements, and Business Needs

• Generic Drivers for Spend

• Determine Potential Business Scope and Service Requirements

• Determine Benefits, Risks, Constraints, and Dependencies

• Each Spending Objective

Module 6: Exploring the Preferred Way Forward

• Agree Critical Success Factors (CSFs)

• Determine Long List Options and SWOT Analysis

• Options Framework

• Using the Options Framework

• Drafting the Long List

• Recommended Preferred Way Forward

• Complete the Strategic Outline Case

Module 7: Determining Value for Money (VFM)

• Project Level Business Case

• Revisit the Short-List

• Prepare the Economic Appraisals for Short-Listed Options

• Relevant Costs for Economic Appraisals

• Estimating Benefits for the Economic Appraisals

• Valuing Costs and Benefits

• Presenting the Economic Appraisals

• Undertake Benefits Appraisal

• Undertake Risk Appraisal

• Select the Preferred Option and Undertake a Sensitivity Analysis

• Sensitivity Analysis

• Final Selection of the Preferred Option

Module 8: Preparing for the Potential Deal

• Determine Procurement Strategy

• Determine Service Streams and Required Outputs

• Outline Potential Risk Apportionment

• Outline Potential Payment Mechanisms

• Pre-Delivery Phase

• Operational Phase

• Extension Phase

• Ascertain Contractual Issues and Accountancy Treatment

Module 9: Ascertaining Affordability and Funding Requirement

• Prepare Financial Models and Financial Appraisals

• Financial Modelling

• Impacts to Consider

• Assessing Affordability

• Closing Affordability Gaps

Module 10: Planning for Successful Delivery

• Plan Programme or Project Management

• Programme Roles

• Programme Plan

• Project Plan

• Use of Specialist Advisers

• Plan Change Management and Contract Management

• Plan Benefits Realisation

• Benefits Resister

• Plan Risk Management

• Risk Register

• Plan Programme/Project Assurance and Post Project Evaluation

Module 11: Procuring the VFM Solution

• Revisit the Case for Change

• Revisit the OBC Options

• Detail Procurement Process and Evaluation of BAFOs

Module 12: Contracting for the Deal

• Set Out the Negotiated Deal and Contractual Arrangements

• Set Out the Financial Implications of the Deal

Module 13: 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

• Review the Business Case: SOC, OBC, and FBC

• Steps and Actions for Preparation of Programme and Project Business Cases