This Self-paced package includes:

• Online courseware (12 month license)
• Online proctored exam

This Better Business Cases Foundation course and examination are based on The Five Case Model, the UK Government’s best practice approach to planning spending proposals and enabling effective business decisions.

In our post-recession world, where the focus is increasingly on showing value for money, the Better Business Cases methodology is a great way to ensure everyone involved in the Project has an understanding of proven tools and techniques to make a stronger and more successful Business Case.

Online learning is a great way to study and our e-learning portal is interactive and engaging:

• Learning is completely flexible to suit your busy schedule
• The interactive online course consists of voice-over and animation to keep you engaged throughout the learning
• You can access it anywhere in the world and take your exam online at a time that suits you best
• The Foundation e-learning will take around 10 hours to complete and includes a mock exam simulator with hundreds of past questions so you can really test yourself before going for the real exam
• Our pass rates are well in excess of the national average (nearly 100%!), there is really no reason you should fail!

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The course is relevant to those responsible for developing and producing spending proposals or their assessment and approval; in particular:

• Accounting Officers – responsible for delivering public value
• Senior Responsible Owners (SROs), Programme Directors and Project Managers, responsible for successful delivery
• Directors of Finance, procurement and planning, responsible for the forward planning and prioritisation of spending proposals
• Members of approvals and management boards with responsibility for scrutinising or approving spending proposals.

Anyone wanting to do the Better Business Cases Practitioner qualification.

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Benefits for your organisation

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

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

The Better Business Cases methodology is written by the UK Government Treasury in conjunction with the Welsh Government, is well tried and tested and in their words has lead to “quicker and cheaper business decisions”.

• 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.

Exam information:

• APMG Accreditation
• 50 multiple choice questions
• 25 marks or more required to pass (out of 50 available) – 50%
• 40 minutes duration
• Closed-book

• Online courseware (12 month license)
• Online proctored exam