Better Business Cases Foundation And Practitioner Training in Sao Paulo

Better Business Cases™ Foundation & Practitioner Course Outline

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