Business Case: Preparing


Overview/Description
Target Audience
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Overview/Description
The ability to successfully initiate a project often relies on the development of a compelling business case. Business cases are essential tools for identifying the costs, risks, and returns associated with a specific project and aiding in the strategic analysis and decision-making about it. This course provides a solid foundation for effective business case development. This course covers the considerations for preparing business cases. The course explains methods and assumptions related to a business case. It also covers the impacts of costs and benefits in a business case. In addition, the course describes sensitivity analysis, risk analysis, and contingency analysis.

Target Audience
This course series is appropriate for: Business people, inside or outside an organization, who are responsible for initiating projects, programs, and/or product proposals. Business people, inside or outside an organization, who are responsible for reviewing and/or approving projects, programs, and/or product proposals.. Managers who want to provide a consistent framework for the preparation and review of business cases. .

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Business Case: Preparing

  • Identify the key concepts related to defining the scope and boundary of a business case.
  • Identify the elements used to project the financial results of the proposed business action.
  • Identify the importance of data source and data presentation in a business case.
  • Identify the effects of assumptions in business case design.
  • Identify the key concepts related to the cost impacts of a business case.
  • Identify the key concepts related to the cost models used in preparing a business case.
  • Identify the key concepts related to the benefit impacts of a business case.
  • Identify the key concepts related to cash flow statements used in a business case.
  • Identify the role of sensitivity and risk analysis in a business case.
  • Identify key concepts related to contingency analysis in a business case.
  • Course Number:
    en_US_41095_ng