Developing Effective Business Cases Training Overview

Enabling Better, Faster Business & IT Decisions

An effective business case is a powerful tool. It enables decision makers at every level of the organization to rapidly and confidently make better business and IT decisions – decisions that balance the allocation of time, budget, talent and risk among alternatives and with competing opportunities and priorities.

Developing effective professional business cases is an essential skill for business and IT professionals. Decision makers rely on business analysts to develop thorough, objective, accurate business cases to support changes in business processes and supporting business systems.

Business cases, however, are often developed ad-hoc without a formal standardized approach. Presentation and communication of cases is often ambiguous. The result is sub-optimal decisions, missed opportunities and diminished credibility with decision makers and stakeholders.

Inteq’s 2-day course Developing Effective Business Cases provides business and IT professionals with the techniques, methods and critical thinking skills to thoroughly analyze, professionally develop and clearly communicate business cases – to decision makers and stakeholders at all levels.

Developing Effective Business Cases is based on best practices gleaned from the experiences of developing thousands of effective business cases across the spectrum of business and I.T. decisions in both the private and public sector. It’s your roadmap and framework for developing effective professional business cases.

The Gold Standard for Professional Business Analysis Training

Inteq’s Developing Effective Business Cases is a highly interactive high-energy training program. It’s specifically designed to enable you and your organization to succeed in today's rapidly changing, complex chaotic business environment.

Inteq training has emerged as the gold standard for professional business analysis training - and are simply the most effective training programs available in the industry.

Inteq training is more than education; its transformation - for the participants, project teams and their organizations. That’s why over 300,000 business and I.T. professionals worldwide choose Inteq's business analysis training courses.

Business Case Key Concepts

Business opportunities and business cases
Business case myths and misconceptions
An enterprise 360° perspective
Business case framework and roadmap

Analyzing Business Opportunities

Identifying business opportunities
Business change drivers
Operationalization tactics
Scope of change
Tracking metrics

Developing the Components of Business Cases

Value drivers and stakeholders
Risks/risk mitigation
Costs and constraints
Supporting and opposing arguments

Managing Opportunities and Cases

Iterative evolution of business opportunities and cases
Developing opportunity user stories
Opportunity priority and status
Validating business cases
Presenting business cases
Backlog grooming and decision making

Business Case - Case Study

Participants identify opportunities, develop sophisticated business cases and discuss decisions that impact workflows, reporting relationships and business systems in connection with a complex real-world business process. This case study provides an invaluable template that participants can leverage to create effective business cases in their organization.

Discovering Business Knowledge

Professional analysis vs. order taking
Superficial vs. Deep | Light vs. Heavy
Key sources of business knowledge
Discovery techniques and methods

Essential Professional Skills

Identifying and organizing the right participants
Facilitation techniques and best practices
Capturing and validating session knowledge
Managing difficult personalities and situations

Best Practice Guidance

Thinking like an owner
Utilizing agile, rapid and iterative analysis techniques
Scaling cases to opportunities
Getting started Monday morning

Who Should Attend?

Business Analysts, Business Systems Analysts, Project Managers, IT and business professionals that develop business cases, managers, staff and other stakeholders that rely on effective business cases and/or are impacted by the business decisions and outcomes of business cases.

Prerequisites:

None. Inteq’s Developing Effective Business Cases training program provides a comprehensive and cohesive approach to developing business cases regardless of background and level of experience.

Developing Effective Business Cases is designed to seamlessly integrate with Inteq’s Business Process Modeling, Business Process Reengineering, Business Systems Analysis and Agile Business Analysis training courses.

Learning Options:

Onsite Training: Onsite at your locations worldwide or via our live virtual classroom | Contact us for details.

Course Length:

2-Days

What’s included?

In addition to the world-class training, participants also receive a comprehensive course workbook - which is yours to keep, supplemental materials, a personalized Certificate of Completion and CEU (continuing education unit) credits.

To quickly and accurately map business processes
To create professional effective business cases
To enable better, faster business and IT decisions
A standardized framework for developing business cases
Private and public sector best practices
To work confidently with decision makers and other stakeholders
To avoid common mistakes in developing business cases
The types of decisions that require business cases
To ensure the integrity and credibility of your business cases
To communicate and present business cases
Visual diagramming techniques for scoping, analyzing, validating and presenting business case
... and much more