Building an Effective Business Case Training

Building a Business Case Course Outline

• Business Case Fundamentals

  Business case introduction

  • •The reasons for constructing a business case

  • •Introduction to the simulation

  Business case content and context

  • •The business case in the business project life-cycle

  • •Business options in the business case

  • •Business case content and structure

  • •The Business Case as organisational process asset

  The Business Case Process

  • •Introducing the ADAPTS business case analysis process

  • •Focusing on the required elements

  • •Examining the role and value of the steps

• Managing Stakeholders and Requirements

  Stakeholder Identification and Management

  • •Identifying business-level stakeholders

  • •Conducting stakeholder analysis

  • •Harvesting stakeholder goals

  Determining the Problem

  • •Clarifying the business goals

  • •Creating a Problem Statement

  Documenting the scope

  • •Turning goals into business requirements

  • •Documenting the business requirements

• Selecting Options

  Deducing key decision criteria

  • •Weighting decision criteria

  • •Determining possible alternatives

  Researching alternatives

  • •Examining the business options

  • •Developing the options for presentation

• Identifying & Measuring Costs & Benefits

  Estimating costs

  • •Establishing costs

  • •Evaluating and selecting financial appraisal methods

  • •Creating and applying a basic cost model

  Forecasting benefits

  • •Categorizing tangible and intangible benefits

  • •Proving intangible benefits with a benefits rationale

  Investment appraisal

  • •Employing four common financial analysis tools

  • •Producing a cash flow model

• Managing Business Case Risk

  Risk assessment methods and tools

  • •Recognizing the impact of time and risk

  • •Creating and using a risk register

  Prioritising risks

  • •Applying a risk assessment matrix

  • •Framing risk with your stakeholder analysis

  • •Aligning risk evaluation with stakeholder point of view

• Presenting the Business Case

  Targeting Your Recommendation

  • •Delivering and positioning the solution

  • •Aligning the business case with stakeholders

  • •Aligning and prioritising initiatives

  • •Prioritising and selecting alternatives

  • •Selecting the business case delivery methodology

  Crafting a Persuasive Business Case

  • •Overcoming the business document paradox

  • •Minimizing content to get maximum results

  Presenting the Business Case

  • •Organizing your presentation

  • •Preparing the message

  • •Sequencing the content

  Tailoring your presentation to the audience

  • •Selecting the delivery medium

  • •Communicating your case with confidence

  • •Validating your presentation

  • •Generating feedback for improvement