About this course
Better Business Cases™ is an initiative from HM Treasury and Welsh Government that aims to increase the skills of those involved in preparing or reviewing business cases.
The Better Business Cases™ training is made up of two parts, the foundation and practitioner levels. They are examined against HM Treasury's Green Book Guidance on Public Sector Business Cases Using the Five Case Model.
We are pleased to offer Towns the opportunity to complete the Foundation level. There are only 12 spaces available for this extensive two-day course, so it is likely that only one person per Town will be able to secure a place. However, we encourage anyone that is interested to register.
It should be noted that you must successfully complete the foundation level before attempting the practitioner level, which can be offered separately.
Foundation level
The Better Business Cases™ foundation level offers a comprehensive introduction to developing a business case using the 'Five Case Model' and HM Treasury's guidance.
Through tips and advice on good practice, pitfalls to avoid, mock exam questions, case studies and examples, you will gain:
insight into developing an effective business case that has public value at its core
the ability to better scope and plan investment decisions
the skills to develop a robust framework for transparent decision-making and quality spending proposals
a recognised qualification to relevant standards
Who is the course aimed at?
The Foundation level is aimed at everyone who needs an overall understanding of the process and who will be developing business cases, including:
decision-makers and senior responsible owners with responsibility for the successful delivery of programmes and projects
programme and project managers, project team members and their specialist advisers
those involved in the scrutiny and review of business cases
Course outline
Day One - Thursday 23rd September (9:00 - 16:30)
The need for the HM Treasury's guidance
The Better Business Cases™ Model
Developing iterative business cases
Strategic Outline Business Case
Outline Business Case
Day Two - Friday 24th September (09:00 - 14:30)
Full/Final Business Case
Examination preparation
Final plenary
Further details of this course can be found at the link below.
CIPFA's Better Better Business Cases™ Foundation course | CIPFA
About the trainer
Mark Williams BSc (Hons) Economics, FCA, CPFA
HM Treasury “Better Business Case” Trainer for Grant Thornton via CIPFA
Mark is a very experienced HM Treasury Better Business Cases (BBC) practitioner and trainer. He has trained over 500 Public Servants through the BBC accredited training, including leading the business case training on the Cabinet Office’s Project Leadership Programme. In Autumn 2020 Mark led the training workstream on the HM Treasury’s Green Book review, focused on “levelling up” and Net Zero. As a practitioner, he has led on the development of business cases for local government regeneration schemes, new hospital developments, setting up new organisations and organisation transformation.
Mark also trains the certified Public Private Partnerships (PPP) professional course on behalf of CIPFA and has been active on a range of CIPFA boards for a long time. His involvement with CIPFA, work on the Green Book review and historic role leading the Public Sector Industry training programme for a Big4 accountancy firm demostrate his passion for upskilling teams and experience in delivering training.