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Master Class - Business Case Development Tools - 19 March
Events - PublicStarting 19 Mar 2013 - 10:30 through to 19 Mar 2013 - 16:02
Event Details: Master class training - Business Case Development Tools - Manchester 19-Mar-13
Master class on the Socio and economic business case tool
Creating business cases to a proven standard using the online socio- and economic business case tool within esd-toolkit
See details of the tool at this link: Socio and economic business case tool.
Date: 19th March 2013 10.30am-4.00pm
Venue: North West Employers, 6th Floor, Delphian House, Riverside, New Bailey Street, Salford, Manchester, M3 5AP
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Booking arrangements:
This master class training day is FREE to subscribing organisations of the esd-toolkit programme. If you belong to a subscribing organisation, see the upper right of this page where it will say "Subscribed" in brackets next to your organisation's name.
If you wish to subscribe then please contact us for details at esd-toolkit@local.gov.uk
This event is free to people from local authorities who subscribe to esd-toolkit, otherwise there is a £75 charge per person. If you would like to check if your local authority is a subscriber to esd-toolkit please e-mail Alexandra.marshall@local.gov.uk
In the event of significant excess demand, we may have to limit the numbers of places available to each attending organisation. A fee of £75 per person will be charged for subscriber's free place reservations in the event that delegates do not attend without giving us at least 14-day written notice of their cancellation.
What is it?
This online resource helps produce a concise case within a professional report which it generates to inform whether a new programme is worth doing, along with the business justification for doing it. The tool is designed to make it easier to produce a business case for projects with social outcomes and longer-term external benefits. It can be used for any type of project, but it is specifically designed to deal with projects relating to helping disadvantaged people and communities. It reduces the need for expensive consultants and aids project staff through the processes to follow and the questions to consider.
Who should attend?
Any local government officer or member involved in the set-up or delivery of business improvement programmes. Particular benefits to practitioners who need to develop convincing arguments to introduce change to meet particular objectives.
Objectives
- To understand and demonstrate the value of a project business case
- To understand and demonstrate the key principles of the HM Treasury “Green Book” business case approach
- To have a clear grasp of the benefits of the esd toolkit business case tool
- To distinguish between the three phases of the business case tool and their roles
Learning Outcomes
Delegates will:
- Know how to use the tool to facilitate structured debate on the business case for a project
- Be able to use the tool to capture data about your projects – and identify where you need/have gaps in data that would help the business case
- Understand how to use the tool for stakeholder engagement/buy-in
- Have a good understanding of the requirements for and content of an outline business case
- Be able to develop rigorous business cases for projects at their own organisation
Agenda
10.30 | Introductions/ice breaker, objectives and outline of the day |
10.45 | Location, navigation and contents of the business case tool |
| PHASE 1 – How compelling is your Strategic Case? |
11.00 | Run through the Project Definition (using Troubled Families as an example) defining the target group, defining the problem and why status quo isn’t an option, connecting the drivers for change, key indicators, describing the project and alternative options |
11.30 | Refreshments |
11.45 | Project Definition (cont.) |
12.15 | Stakeholder mapping |
12.30 | Benefits and Burdens – identifying and analysing |
12.45 | Effectiveness Analysis Achievability Analysis and Options Comparison/Analysis |
13.00 | Lunch |
| PHASE 2 – The devil is in the detail - The Management Case |
13.30 | Project Plan |
13.45 | Project Risks and Dependencies |
14.00 | Stakeholder Analysis |
| PHASE 3 – Does it all stack up and make sense? The Financial and Economic Cases |
14.10 | Project Costs |
14.30 | Quantifying benefits and burdens |
15.00 | Refreshments |
15.15 | Quantify additional social and economic effects |
15.45 | Wrap up and overview of:
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16.00 | Close |
To book your place please go to http://www.esd.org.uk/esdtoolkit/Events/EventList.aspx