Building Business Cases & Plans
- 8 Courses | 6h 21m 41s
- 5 Books | 15h 27m
- 8 Audiobooks | 32h 52m 41s
Compelling business cases and plans get funded. Learn how to build a business case and plan to gain buy-in from leadership. Discover ways to highlight the critical points of your plan and add depth of analysis to show how significant your proposal is.
COURSES INCLUDED
Making the Case for Your Business Project
Developing a strong business case is critical in helping decision-makers decide whether to invest money, time, and resources in an initiative. So before proposing a new initiative, you need to lay out desired objectives and how they will be achieved, clarifying and calculating costs and benefits as well as potential risks and possible solutions. You need a concrete analysis in the form of a business case. In this course, you'll learn when to use a business case and what information needs to be gathered before writing one. You'll also learn the core elements of a business case and how to evaluate one to ensure decision-makers have all the information they need.
6 videos |
24m
Assessment
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PMI PDU
Preparing and Implementing a Business Plan
Creating a business plan helps you clearly see the opportunities and obstacles you'll inevitably face as you pursue your business idea. By implementing a business plan, you stand a better chance of getting the support you need to succeed. In this course, you'll learn about what a business plan is, the business planning process, and the steps you need to take when creating a business case. You'll also learn how to carry out an internal analysis and about the key elements examined in any external and SWOT analyses. Finally, you'll learn about activities that can help you when implementing a business case, including developing action plans and determining how the implementation should be measured, monitored, and assessed.
8 videos |
23m
Assessment
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PMI PDU
Leadercamp on-demand: Business Acumen Series - Planning
The corporate planning process is a systematic approach used by organizations to set goals, formulate strategies, allocate resources, and make decisions in order to achieve long-term success. It's an important aspect of business acumen to know how these plans are made and executed. In this Business Acumen Leadercamp, PMP and managing partner at Lemmex Williams Training Merri Lemmex explores what a strategic plan is based on and how to create one. Once the plan is created, it must be broken down by corporate level until you reach the actions and tasks necessary to execute the plan. You'll learn to define key performance indicators (KPIs) so you can measure your progress, and reporting techniques so you can monitor your success.
1 video |
50m
Assessment
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Leadercamp on-demand: Launching the Project
Whether you are a project manager managing projects, a team member on a project, or just wanting to know how projects are run, this Leadercamp will provide you with the highlights of planning and executing projects in a nutshell. Project Management has many different varieties - traditional waterfall, Agile, and hybrid process combining the two. This Leadercamp will explore all of these. To ensure project success, great project managers set expectations and get agreement first. There are a number of things that must be put in place to ensure project success, and they form the project charter: a living document used throughout the project. Participants will learn about the basics of project management and requirements gathering to determine project scope, and stakeholder identification and analysis to enable understanding the players and managing their expectations. The resulting project charter will form an agreement between the project team and the sponsor/client to achieve project success. In this first Leadercamp of a four-part series on Project Management, PMP and Managing Partner at Lemmex Williams Training, Merri Lemmex will highlight some aspects of successfully launching a project.
1 video |
56m
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Leadercamp on-demand: Agile and Hybrid Project Management
Whether you are a project manager managing projects, a team member on a project, or just wanting to know how projects are run, this Leadercamp will provide you with the highlights of planning and executing projects in a nutshell. Project Management has many different varieties-traditional waterfall, Agile, and hybrid process combining the two. This Leadercamp will explore all of these. With all the talk about Agile Project Management, how will you know what you should be using? We'll compare Agile and Traditional (waterfall) project management methodologies, as well as hybrid versions. In this Leadercamp you will learn what each is, what they are used for, and what will work best in your situation. In this final Leadercamp of a four-part series on Project Management, PMP and Managing Partner at Lemmex Williams Training, Merri Lemmex will highlight the key benefits of different management methodologies.
1 video |
56m
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Leadercamp on-demand: Planning the Project
Whether you are a project manager managing projects, a team member on a project, or just wanting to know how projects are run, this Leadercamp will provide you with the highlights of planning and executing projects in a nutshell. Project Management has many different varieties-traditional waterfall, Agile, and hybrid process combining the two. This Leadercamp will explore all of these. Once a project has been agreed to, it is time to do detailed planning to determine time, cost, and scope. It begins by determining the work to be done (the work breakdown). A risk assessment is developed to be aware of what might derail a project, and a plan to deal with the issues. Estimates are then generated using various methods, and a schedule is created to determine overall time. While planning the project, key project plans are updated. In this third Leadercamp of a four-part series on Project Management Fundamentals, PMP and Managing Partner at Lemmex Williams Training, Steve Lemmex will touch on the highlights of being a great leader.
1 video |
56m
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Leadercamp on-demand: Running the Project
Whether you are a project manager managing projects, a team member on a project, or just wanting to know how projects are run, this Leadercamp will provide you with the highlights of planning and executing projects in a nutshell. Project Management has many different varieties-traditional waterfall, Agile, and hybrid process combining the two. This Leadercamp will explore all of these. Once time, cost and scope are agreed to, it is time to run the project. Multiple actions will be taken to ensure the plan is running smoothly, and when it isn't, actions are taken to get it back on track. With any project, there will be changes, so a change control process is used to manage time, cost and scope and avoid scope creep. When the project is complete, there are activities necessary to properly close the project for the customer's satisfaction, and project knowledge to be used on future projects. In this third Leadercamp of a four-part series on Project Management Fundamentals, PMP and Managing Partner at Lemmex Williams Training, Steve Lemmex will touch on the highlights of being a project manager.
1 video |
57m
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Leadercamp on-demand: Unforgettable Storytelling
We live in an era of information overload. Every day we have to decide what not to pay attention to; and all too often that means ignoring new ideas, pitches, and proposals from companies like yours trying to grow, expand, and develop new business. How can we cut through the clutter and become the one idea or proposal that does get through? In a phrase, through unforgettable storytelling. Most business storytelling is weak and instantly forgettable. Join us in Dr. Nick Morgan's Leadercamp on Unforgettable Storytelling where he will teach you how to tell stories that audiences and prospective clients can't forget.
1 video |
57m
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Book
Business Cases That Get ResultsExplaining the do's and don'ts of pitching your ideas through a business case, this book will teach you what the essential components of a business case are, including what key questions you should be answering, how to structure your business case, and more.
53m
By Carrie Marshall
Book
The Standout Business Plan: Make It Irresistible-and Get the Funds You Need for Your Startup or Growing BusinessFeaturing case studies and examples of both what to do and what not to do, this immensely practical and eminently readable book shows readers how to create a business plan that speaks directly to investors and lenders and makes it easy for them to say yes.
4h 10m
By Brian Tracy, Vaughan Evans
Book
How to Write a Business Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Plan That Gets Results, Fifth EditionFrom diagnosing and measuring customer satisfaction to finding innovative ways to raise capital, this course guide explains how to organize and implement the planning process from beginning to end and position a company for success.
3h 42m
By Michael P. Griffin
Book
How to Write a Business Plan, Fifth EditionWhether you are starting or selling your own business, business plans are an essential and unavoidable part of the business cycle. This book offers the expert guidance you need to make an impact with your plan, including advice on researching competitors, presenting your management skills and successfully communicating your strategic vision.
2h 23m
By Brian Finch
Book
Too Big to Ignore: The Business Case for Big DataRife with case studies, examples, analysis, and quotes from real-world Big Data practitioners, this book provides commonsense, jargon-free advice for people and organizations looking to understand and leverage Big Data.
4h 19m
By Phil Simon
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
The Business Plan Workbook, 7th EditionThe Business Plan Workbook shows you how to shape your goals and objectives into a clearly defined strategy to get your venture up and running. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
21m 52s
By Colin Barrow, Paul Barrow, Robert Brown
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
How to Write a Business Plan, Fifth EditionHow to Write a Business Plan, Fifth Edition teaches you how to write a story that convinces others, as well as yourself, that you have what it takes to make a profit in your chosen market. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
18m 27s
By Brian Finch
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
15 Invaluable Laws of GrowthIn The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, author John C. Maxwell teaches readers how to be self-aware, sustain relationships, and lead others. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
8m 53s
By John C. Maxwell
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
How to Write a Business Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Plan That Gets Results, Fifth EditionHow to Write a Business Plan guides you through every step of the process and provides detailed examples and suggestions to ease your concerns. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
20m 10s
By Michael P. Griffin
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Guide to Business PlanningGuide to Business Planning supplies you with practical tools, based on established methods, to create and present a detailed and persuasive business plan. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
12m 13s
By Graham Friend, Stefan Zehle
Audiobook
Supercharged Supply Chains: Discover Unparalleled Business Planning and Execution PracticesThe book provides listeners with a clear understanding of what is required to operate at a Class A Excellent level.
14h 44m 43s
By James Bentzley, James G. Correll, Lloyd C. Snowden
Audiobook
Creating a Business Plan for DummiesThis audio edition provides everything you need to know to design a profitable business plan.
11h 34m 52s
By Veechi Curtis
Audiobook
Completing Capitalism: Heal Business to Heal the WorldThis audio edition offers a more complete form of capitalism, one that delivers superior financial performance precisely because it mobilizes and generates human, social, and natural capital along with financial capital.
5h 11m 31s
By Bruno Roche, Jay Jakub
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