Description

Business Case is a systematic and objective approach to all stages of the business case development process.

The course and examination are based on The Five Case Model, The Treasury's best practice approach to planning spending proposals and enabling effective business decisions. 

The model provides a step by step guide to developing a business case by:

• Establishing a clear need for intervention - a case for change
• Setting clear objectives - what you want to achieve from the investment
• Considering a wide range of potential solutions - ensuring an optimal balance of benefits, cost and risk
• Putting the arrangements in place to successfully deliver the proposal.

Better Business Cases™ is a trademark of His Majesty's Treasury. All rights reserved.

Outcomes

Benefit for Individuals

• An improved understanding of the Better Business Case process, relevant to both those responsible for producing business cases and those who approve them.
• Understanding an established and proven methodology can be applied at both strategic (macro) and tactical (micro) levels.
• Core business competency for any manager or director

Benefits for your Organisation

• Reduce unnecessary spending and optimise public value.
• Reduce consultancy costs.
• Faster throughput and a transparent, proportionate approval process.
• Improve the quality of decision making.

Who Should Attend

Our Better Business Cases certification is aimed at individuals involved with, or overseeing, projects including:

• Project/programme sponsors/directors and others with responsibility for the successful delivery of programmes and projects
• Project managers and team members tasked with developing a business case for investment
• Those involved in the scrutiny and review of investment proposals

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the Foundation component. However, you must pass the Foundation to attend the Practitioner component.

If you have received your Better Business Cases™ Foundation certification with an alternate training provider, please contact us before registering for Better Business Cases™ Practitioner.

About the Exam

Foundation exam

The purpose of the foundation certification is to confirm that you have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the guidance to work effectively with, or as a member of, a team to develop a business case using the Five Case Model. The exam will be held at the end of day 2.

Exam Format

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

 

Practitioner exam

The purpose of the Practitioner qualification is to confirm whether you have achieved a sufficient understanding of the theory and application of the Five Case Model to allow you to develop and produce a business case effectively. A successful Practitioner candidate should start applying the model to an actual project. The exam will be held on the second day of the Practitioner course.

Exam Format

• 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).

Price

Our BBC Certification courses include the price of the exam and the official handbooks which are sent in advance with pre course work.

Prices are as follows:

• BBC Foundation - $2395 plus GST. 2 day course inc. exam and official BBC handbooks

• BBC Foundation and Practitioner - $3695 plus GST 
  4 day course inc. exam and official BBC Handbooks

• BBC Practitioner only - $2495 plus GST
  2 day course including the exam

For the exact dates of a course, please click on Session Information 

Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea are included so you can focus your attention on learning and understanding. 

Register Now For This Course

If you have any questions about the course, dates or wish to run this course in-house please contact us on

04 495 9100 or email us at info@projectplus.co.nz