Business Case Specialist: Create Captivating Business Cases

Business Case Specialist Masterclass | Create Compelling Business Cases | Complete Business Case Guide for Beginners

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What you will learn

How to write an effective and compelling Business Case?

Download Business Case Template & Learn How to Update the different components of the Business Case in this Template

How to document a detailed Executive Summary?

How to define the Project Problem and Identify Possible Solutions

How to calculate Projected Financials such as Present Value (PV), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

How to determine financial terms such as Payback Period, Cost-Benefit Analysis, & Opportunity Cost

How to identify and engage Project Stakeholders?

How to write Project Risks, Assumptions, Constraints, and Resource Requirements?

Understand the Do's and Don'ts of Writing Compelling Business Cases

Description

Are you looking to draft a compelling business case? If so, you have come to the right place.

The Business Case Specialist Masterclass provides you a practical perspective on documenting compelling business cases. This is one of the best Business Case Specialization Programs available online. This Business Case program not only helps you understand how to write compelling Business Cases but also helps you go through a Business Case Real-Life Anecdote that is an actual case study that evolves in a step-by-step manner. The structure of this Business Case Specialist program allows you to quickly understand how to apply your knowledge and skills in your work environment. This, in turn, helps you get the desired visibility in your organization resulting in career growth and a positive impact on your salary. The Business Case Specialist program provides you the proficiency in 15+ tools, techniques, templates, and financial calculations (combined). This course is a package that includes a downloadable Business Case template to write practical business cases and a step-by-step guide to complete writing the template. This Business Case Specialist course not only adds the Business Case Specialist qualification to your skill set but also provides you an opportunity to enhance your resume helping you stand out in this competitive world.

Two Types of Business Cases

There are mainly two types of Business Cases - external and internal.

External Business Cases involve pitching an idea to investors, funders, or external parties to invite them to invest in your organization.

Internal Business Cases are those where you work on improving business processes, business metrics, and key performance indicators and pitch the improvement idea to the senior management and internal stakeholders.

This course trains you to craft compelling Internal Business Cases.

By choosing this Business Case Specialist Training Program, you are enrolling in the most in-depth, beginner to intermediate-level Business Case Specialization.

This Course is Industry Independent

Learning how to create compelling Business Cases can help impact your career positively. The ability to add this knowledge of crafting Business Cases to your resume proves your commitment to improving your business acumen and business case writing skills. Accepted globally, the principles of writing compelling Business Cases find applications in countless manufacturing, service, and all industries worldwide.

What's included in this Business Case Specialist Masterclass Training Course?

  • What is a Business Case?

  • Understanding the Business

  • Identify Stakeholders and Engage Them

  • Define the Problem

  • Identify Root Causes and Possible Solutions

  • Document Project Assumptions and Constraints

  • Identify Project Risks

  • Determine Project Resource Requirements

  • Articulate Project High-Level Timelines

  • Document Project Benefits and Financial Projections

  • Calculate Present Value (PV) using Excel

  • Calculate Net Present Value (NPV) using Excel

  • Calculate Internal Rate of Return (IRR) using Excel

  • Understand Financial Concepts such as Payback Period, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) and Opportunity Cost

  • Identify Key Metrics

  • Write a compelling Executive Summary

What would you get after taking this course: Business Case Specialist Masterclass?

  • Master 10+ Tools, Techniques, Templates, and Financial Calculations (combined)

  • Become a pro at drafting compelling business cases

  • Understand how to document a business case by reviewing a real-life anecdote

  • Pitch any business problem to the senior management using the most effective and compelling techniques

  • learn the techniques to understand an end-to-end business process at a holistic level

  • master the art of identifying and managing project stakeholders

  • Define the project problem like a pro

  • Learn root-cause analysis techniques

  • Document Project Risks, Assumptions, and Constraints

  • Identify Resource Requirements and High-Level Project Timelines

  • Build Project Financials

  • Get access to 4+ hours of video content and 100+ Downloadable Resources

This Business Case Specialist Training program is suitable for:

  • Beginners in Project Management

  • Practicing Project Managers

  • Professionals looking to apply for PMP® Certification Exam

  • Process Consultants and Freelancers

This is an industry-independent course. This course is mainly for beginners. It is not for professionals with advanced knowledge in writing Business Cases.

This course is designed and produced by industry practitioners in Project Management who have trained and certified thousands of professionals for several Project Management, Six Sigma Certifications, Lean Specializations, and Data Analytics expertise.

This Business Case Specialist course is comprehensive yet straightforward and designed to help you learn Business Case writing tools and techniques using real-life anecdote and many activities.

This Business Case Specialist Course assumes you have no prior project management background. However, it does assume that you have a basic knowledge of excel. With over 4+ hours of on-demand video, over 100 lectures, over 100 supplemental resources, and 10+ activities, this comprehensive tutorial covers everything you'll ever need to become a Business Case Specialist.

Whether you want to:

  • Get an in-demand Business Case Specialization

  • Be an excellent project manager with exceptional business case writing skills

  • Go freelance and work from home, setting your schedule and rates

  • Sharpen your project management skills in writing compelling Business Cases

this complete Business Case Specialist Course is exactly what you need and more.


Obtain Your PDU and CPD Credit Certificates

AIGPE takes pride in being an official Authorized Training Partner (ATP) of the prestigious Project Management Institute (PMI). Provider Number: 5573. The PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP) Seal is  a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. Completing this course enables you to earn 4 pre-approved PDU (Professional Development Units) Credits, supporting your continuous professional development in line with PMI's standards.

In addition, this course has received official accreditation from the CPD Certification Service. Provider No: 14627. Certificate No: 40177. This accreditation ensures that participants earn 4 pre-approved CPD/CEU (Continuing Professional Development / Continuing Educational Units) Credits upon completion of this course, further endorsing your commitment to maintaining and enhancing your professional skills.

To formally recognize your achievement, PDU or CPD/CEU Credit Certificates are available upon request. A minimal processing fee of $3.99 per certificate applies. These certificates serve as an official documentation of the accrual of the PDU or CPD/CEU credits and are endorsed by these leading organizations, Project Management Institute (PMI) and CPD Certification Service respectively. Requesting these certificates is entirely optional and is not a part of the course purchase. Further details are provided in the course content.


What makes this course a Bestseller?

Like you, thousands of others were frustrated and fed up with fragmented online know-it-all tutorials which assumed you could understand the complex jargon involved in Business Case documentation and left you without having you practice what you have learned.

Like you, they were tired of low-quality lessons, poorly explained topics, and all-around confusing info presented in the wrong way. That's why so many find success in this Business Case Specialist Masterclass. It's designed with simplicity and seamless progression in mind though its high-definition, comprehensive tutorials.

The course is very well structure:

  • The course duration is 4+ hours

  • You become an expert in 10+ Business Case writing tools, techniques, templates, and financial calculations (combined)

  • These are covered in 15 sections and 90+ lectures

  • Each section is dedicated to a specific Business Case concept

  • Each lecture covers bite-sized information; easy to grasp and apply

  • Each lecture consists of a video screencast

  • Each section is well-rounded with:

    • A section objective discussed at the beginning

    • Then the concept is discussed at length

    • Then real-life anecdote is discussed to review the concepts learned from a practical perspective

    • This is followed by an exciting quiz

    • Each section ends with an apt summary

  • Numerical activities are supplemented with life process data

  • There are multiple downloadable ready-to-use templates

  • There are over 90 supplemental downloadable resources that are comprehensive and pertinently cover everything you'll need to become a Business Case Specialist

  • There is a high focus on the Real-Life Anecdote to prepare you well to succeed in any Project Management related role (for documenting Business Cases)

The market is never short of jobs in the field of Project Management and Process Excellence functions. There are ample jobs. They only need skilled individuals. They are ready to hire individuals with hands-on knowledge and those who outshine the interview process.

Ready to get started on the part to writing compelling Business Cases?

So why wait? Enroll today and Become a Master at drafting a compelling Business Case and Start Streamlining Your Business Process with a mark of excellence!!!

Content

Business Case: Introduction

Business Case: Course Introduction
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote Introduction
Special Message from Rahul
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Business Case: Introduction to the Business Case

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: What is a Business Case?
Business Case: What are the reasons for developing an internal Business Case?
Business Case: Approval of your Business Case a Success Criteria?
Business Case: What are the different components of a Business Case?
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Business Case in 30 Days
Business Case Quiz: Introduction to the Business Case
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Understanding the Business

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: What is involved in Understanding the Business?
Business Case: What is a SIPOC?
Business Case: What are the steps to create a SIPOC?
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Understanding the Business using a SIPOC
Business Case: What is a Hierarchy Flowchart?
Business Case: How to Create a Hierarchy Flowchart?
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Creating a Hierarchy Flowchart
Business Case: Capture High-Level Data
Business Case: Create Inference
Business Case Quiz: Understanding the Business
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Stakeholder Identification & Engagement

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: What is Stakeholder Identification & Engagement?
Business Case: Stakeholder Analysis using the Power/Interest Grid
Business Case: The Low Power and Low-Interest Quadrant
Business Case: The Low Power and High-Interest Quadrant
Business Case: The High Power and Low-Interest Quadrant
Business Case: The High Power and High-Interest Quadrant
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Stakeholder Analysis
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Stakeholder Analysis_Continued
Business Case Quiz: Stakeholder Identification and Engagement
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Define the Problem

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: How to define the project problem?
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Define the Problem
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Identify Possible Solutions

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: Introduction to Identify Possible Solutions & Brainstorming
Business Case: What is a Fishbone Diagram?
Business Case: What is Multi-Voting?
Business Case: Brainstorming Possible Solutions
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Identify Root-Causes & Fishbone Diagram
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Ascertain Root-Causes using Multi-Voting
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Validating the Root-Causes
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Determine Possible Solutions
Business Case Quiz: Identify Root-Causes and Possible Solutions
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Project Assumptions & Constraints

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: What are Project Assumption(s)?
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Identify Project Assumptions
Business Case: What are Project Constraints?
Business Case: Project Assumptions and Constraints
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Project Risks, Resource Requirements & High-Level Timelines

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: What are Project Risks?
Business Case: How to Determine Resource Requirements?
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Determine Resource Requirements
Business Case: Determine High-Level Timeline
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Determine High Level Timeline
Business Case Quiz: Project Risks, Resource Requirements & High-Level Timelines
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Project Benefits

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: What are Project Benefits?
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Determine Project Benefits
Business Case: Building Project Financials
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Present Value (PV)

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: Present Value (PV): Time Value of Money
Business Case: Present Value (PV): Discounting
Business Case: How to calculate the Present Value (PV) in Excel?
Business Case: Present Value (PV)
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Net Present Value (NPV)

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: What is Net Present Value (NPV)?
Business Case: How to calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) in Excel?
Business Case: Pros and Cons of Net Present Value (NPV)
Business Case: Net Present Value (NPV)
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: What is Internal Rate of Return (IRR)?
Business Case: How to calculate the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) in Excel?
Business Case Quiz: Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Other Important Financials

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: Payback Period
Business Case: Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
Business Case: Opportunity Cost
Business Case: Other Important Financials
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote Financials

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: Estimate Project Capital Requirements
Business Case: Forecast Financial Savings/Improvements
Business Case: Calculate NPV and IRR
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Key Metrics & Executive Summary

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: Key Metrics
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Key Metrics
Business Case: Writing the Executive Summary
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: Documenting the Executive Summary
Business Case Quiz: Key Metrics & Executive Summary
Business Case: Section Conclusion

Business Case: Course Conclusion

Business Case: Section Introduction
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: The Final Presentation
Business Case: Real-Life Anecdote: The Verdict
Business Case: Tips to Write Effective Business Case
Business Case: Course Conclusion

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Reviews

Stacey
October 20, 2023
I previewed several business case courses, but this instructor was my absolute favorite for his personable style and clarity of his teaching
Madalina
June 24, 2023
It was an interesting presentation. The real life anecdote, though sensitive to some, mirrors real-life experiences, especially when competition between teams is concerned. The course is as advertised for beginners in project management. It is helpful for those writing a business case but serves also as a reminder for those experienced to make sure they are touching all the points when presenting the business case to the interested stakeholders.
Neelesh
February 23, 2023
The course has been excellently created covering all the key aspects and providing easy explanations. The real-life anecdote used to explain the topics is used very well. I would highly recommend this course.
Kathryn
February 5, 2023
The technical content was good, but the storyline with Sonya was insulting. I did not appreciate a storyline of a righteous young man in an existential battle with a villainous older woman. This insults both women and tech sector workers with significant experience. Ram didn't beat Sonya at her own game because his solutions or financials were better, but because Sonya behaved arrogantly, unethically, and illegally in many countries. Section 45 is particularly bad. I would suggest editing this course to remove that content.
Michael
January 22, 2023
Exactly the course that every person building a business case should take notes from to produce a valuable business case. Well-paced and organized.
James
December 23, 2022
An excellent treatment of developing a winning business case by Rahul, who is a gifted instructor. It does have a lot of overlap with his other courses but I feel that 1) it allows the course to stand alone and 2) it provides a refresher for some important tools.

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