Better Business Cases™ Foundation Courses

By the end of this learning you should understand the structure and key terminology of the model. Specifically:

• The philosophy and underlying rationale of the Five Case Model
• The different types of business case, their purpose, who is responsible for them and when they are required in the development of a spending proposal
• The development of the business case in relation to other recognized and recommended best practice for programme and project management

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

• Senior Responsible Owners (SROs), Programme Directors, EPMO/PMO leaders and Project Managers, responsible for successful business case development and programme and project delivery;
• Directors of Finance, procurement and planning, responsible for the forward planning and prioritisation of spending proposals and delivering public value;
• Members of approvals and management boards with responsibility for scrutinising or approving spending proposals

The following modules are covered within the BBC Foundation e-learning:

• Introduction and overview
• Strategic outline case
• Outline business case – part 1 (step 4)
• Outline business case – part 2 (steps 5-7)
• Full business case
• Exam simulator

There are no formal prerequisites for this course or taking the exam.

Online course duration:

• 1 year of access to the platform