Preparing and Writing a Business Case
We are all facing increasing pressure on resources; cuts in staff and budgets is common and most of us find that time and again we are asked to write a ’Business Case’ to support suggestions we make to use resources in a different way or to spend money. But what is a business case and how do we ensure the reader - ’gets it!’?
This workshop will help you to create professionally-written documents setting out a business case that can be easily understood by the reader’
Learning Objectives
- Understand what factors help to create a successful Business Case
- Learn the skills to develop a logical approach to your argument
- Learn how to anticipate and counter objections
- Learn how to develop measurable and business focused objectives
- Discover useful templates and frameworks for your written document
- Learn how to communicate information in a logical and clear manner Programme
Programme
| 9:15 | Registration |
| 9:45 | Welcome and introductions
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| 10:00 | What does a successful business case look like?
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| 11:15 | Refreshments
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| 11:30 | Setting up the case study from writer to audience
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| 13:00 | Lunch
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| 14:00 | Case study – planning and writing a business case – a practical exercise
Peer review and edit what’s worked well and are there any unanswered questions?
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| 16:15 | Close
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Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice