APMG Better Business Cases™ Practitioner

Introduction

Course Overview

Change initiatives frequently fail at the first sign of a problem which is common when senior management is unconvinced by a business case’s ROI. Creating an effective business case and spending proposal can help secure both senior management support and funding.

Our APMG Better Business Cases Practitioner training course is built around the ‘Five Case Model’ best practice approach to developing spending proposals, which helps you decide on effective business decisions.

Earning your APMG Better Business Cases training course will ensure you can:

Understand and apply the philosophy of the Five Case Model to business cases and other spending proposals.
Understand different business cases, their purpose, who handles them, and when they are needed.
Understand the development lifecycle of a business case and the relationships between the five cases.
Develop business cases and spending proposals that appropriately scope the initiative and secure funding and management support.

If you have not yet earned your Foundation certificate, you will first need to take our AMPG Better Business Cases Foundation training before you enrol.

This course benefits from our Exam Pass Guarantee*.

Course code

7HAZ

Location

Varies

Price

£995

Suitability

Is the APMG Better Business Cases Practitioner course suitable for me?

Are you looking to work in one of the below job roles? If so, this training course will benefit you and your career goals.

Senior Responsible Owner, Programme Director, Director.
Project Manager.
Project Team Members.
Specialist adviser.
Investment Officer.

Prerequisites

You will first need to earn your AMPG Better Business Cases Foundation certificate before undertaking your Practitioner level training course.

Benefits

How will the APMG Better Business Cases course benefit me?

You will learn how to develop strong business cases and effectively work within a team which will help your organisation improve in key areas.

You will also benefit from:

Exam Pass Guarantee*.
Fast-track your learning with our Virtual Classroom course.
Enhance your career prospects.
Learn from expert trainers with vast experience in this field.
We offer interest-free payment options.

Understanding Exam Pass Guarantee

Our Virtual Classroom sessions often receive higher pass rates, mainly because of the additional support you can receive from our trainer during your class. This has given us the confidence to offer an Exam Pass Guarantee, where we will support you with your training needs until you pass your exams.

With our Exam Pass Guarantee, if you fail your exams for any reason, you can come back and attend another training session with us again for free.

All we ask is that you:

Attend all class days and complete all assignments.
Take the exam within 30 days of your Virtual Classroom training.
Request your course re-enrolment within 30 days of the failed exam attempt.

Please Note:

All students who retake this course need to use any materials and books given to them in their original course session. Failure to do so will result in the student being charged for replacement materials.

*Exam Pass Guarantee does not include the resit exam; this would need to be purchased at an additional cost.

Careers

What jobs can I apply for after my APMG Better Business Cases training?

We find that delegates typically are currently working in, or plan on a career in the following job roles:

Project Team Member – £35k
Project Manager – £45k
Senior Responsible Manager – £46k
Systems Owner – £47k
Programme Director – £100k

(Source: Glassdoor)

Why Us

Why choose to study the APMG Better Business Cases course with e-Careers?

We have developed an expert team over the last 10 years since our inception. In that time, we have trained over 625,000 delegates globally, which has helped offer the highest quality training, and we have earned a 5-star rating on Trustpilot, from over 10,000 students.

By refining our processes, partner relationships, and course materials, we can offer high-quality training solutions for our delegates.

You will also benefit from:

Exam Pass Guarantee*.
Fast-track your learning with our Virtual Classroom course.
Enhance your career prospects.
Learn from expert trainers with vast experience in this field.
We offer interest-free payment options.

Syllabus & Exams

APMG Better Business Cases Practitioner Syllabus

Learning Outcome

Understand the development lifecycle of a business case.
Learn about the relationships between the five cases.
See how the steps in the business case development framework supports production of a business case, using the Five Case Model.

APMG Better Business Case Practitioner Syllabus

Five case model Overview

Developing the Strategic Case

Defining the case for change
Setting SMART objectives
Defining benefits
Defining key risks
Balancing Effectiveness / Economy / Efficiency

Developing the Economic Case

Options framework analysis
Defining the ‘long list’
Benefits appraisals
Risk appraisals
Turning the ‘long list’ into a ‘short List’ and a ‘preferred option’

Developing the Commercial Case

Determining the procurement strategy
Apportioning risk
Determining payment mechanisms

Developing the Financial Case

Ascertaining affordability
Securing relevant funds
Determining capital requirements
Net effect on prices

Developing the Management Case

Defining project management controls
Defining change controls
Define benefit measurement arrangements
Define risk management arrangements
Define post project evaluation processes

APMG Better Business Cases Practitioner Exam Details

Exam format – Multiple-choice.

Number of questions – 80.

Duration – 2 ½ hours.

Pass mark – 40/80 (50%)

Open book – International Guide to developing the Project Business Case and International Guide to developing the Programme Business Case only.

The word mark Better Business Cases™ is used as APMG Better Business Cases™.

Accredited (APMG Better Business Cases™ Practitioner) training is provided by (e-Careers Limited), APMG-International Accredited Training Organisation.