APMG-International Better Business Cases™ Foundation Virtual

Our virtual courses give you all the benefits and interactivity of classroom learning, but from the comfort of your own home.

Course overview

About the course

The 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. This 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

The purpose of the Foundation qualification is to confirm that a candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of the guidance to be able to work effectively with, or as a member of, a team to develop a business case using the Five Case Model.

What is virtual classroom training?

ILX’s virtual instructor-led training combines the personal teaching experience of a classroom, with the ease and flexibility of a virtual environment. Our virtual courses are interactive and engaging, allowing participants to communicate with both the instructor and each other in a collaborative manner.

Duration

This is an intensive two-day course that prepares you for the Better Business Cases Foundation examination. The training is conducted via a virtual training environment. You need to ensure that you can satisfy the technical requirements that can be found on our website here.

Learning objectives

By the end of this Foundation course 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 recognised and recommended best practice for project and programme management

What's covered?

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

What's included?

This is an intensive two-day virtual course that includes:

All accompanying course material (digital)
The cost of the Better Business Cases Foundation examination (must be taken online via remote proctor within 12 months of purchase)

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Materials

For last-minute bookings (10 working days or less before start date), you will be issued with digital materials – this will include all accompanying course materials (usually a workbook) and a manual, if this is included as part of your purchase.

The course materials will be provided in a PDF format and available for download via our virtual platform on the first day of the course. You will need to download and save the materials to your device, so that you can annotate them during the training course.

Exam information

HOW YOU TAKE YOUR EXAM

The exam is taken online via remote proctor. Two weeks prior to course commencement ILX will arrange for an exam voucher to be issued. You then have a choice you can either:

Book a suitable time after your virtual classroom event has finished to undertake your exam

We currently allocate exam time within the virtual classroom event. So that you can book directly, we will advise you of recommended exam timings as part of the candidate guidance — this is issued three weeks prior to course commencement

Note: You are responsible for booking your own exam.

Exam format

The format of the Foundation exam is as follows:

Multiple choice
50 questions
25 marks or more required to pass (out of 50 available) – 50%
40 minutes duration
Closed book

Target audience

This qualification is aimed at anyone involved with, or overseeing, a project – to understand the work that is necessary to prove a case for investment within the public sector. This includes:

Senior responsible owners (SROs), programme directors and other directors with responsibility for the successful delivery of projects and programmes
Project managers, project team members and specialist advisers tasked with delivering a business case for investment
Officers involved in the scrutiny and review of investment proposals

Pre-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for the Foundation course.However, the Foundation qualification is a pre-requisite for the Practitioner course and qualification.

Pre-course

There is some mandatory pre-course reading that must be undertaken prior to attending this course. It will be issued with your joining instructions approximately two weeks prior to course commencement. Please ensure you allow time to complete this in full prior to your attendance , it is expected that it will take approximately four hours to complete. In addition, whilst attending your course there will also be some examination preparation evening work.

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