Better-Business-Cases-Practitioner Better Business Cases Practitioner Exam Questions and Answers

The Change Management Strategy should mitigate the impact of school closures on jobs.

There should be a break clause allowing either party to give two months written notice to terminate the agreement after a minimum of six months.

11-16 year old pupils from Pittville High School could be absorbed into the other schools if all further education unit were moved to a new campus.

The Pittville University development option will result in a net overall saving in the cost ofcontracts for cleaning.

Produce regular progress reports for the Senior Responsible Owner of the

project.

Appoint the Senior Responsible Owner for the project.

Approve the specification for the new learning campus.

Approve the continuation of the project at the end of each delivery stage.

Amend entry 1, because all projects should use a benefits register to identify key benefits and how they will be tracked.

Amend entry 1, because the benefits realization strategy for the project should outline how the programme's approach to realizing benefits is being adapted for the project.

Amend entry 2, because the potential benefits from the project should be documented only in the Economic Case.

No change to entry 2, because when a project is part of a wider programme, benefits should be tracked only at the programme level.

No change to entry 2, because tracking benefits at the programme level will help to avoid double counting of benefits from different projects.

Should be rejected as over-ambitious.

Delivers against one or more of the critical success factors.

Will represent a benchmark for Value For Money throughout the appraisal process.

Supports one or more of the Spending Objectives.

Incorrectly identified as a Scoping Solution.

New opportunities will be available for teachers to be involved in delivering the new education courses.

The 'BAU/status quo' option is the baseline for assessing value for money.

There is a reasonably positive reaction from local schools to the Old Fire Station Headquarters being used as a second site.

The demographic forecasts are for further reductions in the demand for places over the next five years.

A new campus would provide modern and better facilities at a cheaper cost than refitting existing buildings.

No, because without a solution to the problem, there is no way of calculating what the potential improvements might be.

No, because the Consortium should NOT be specifying the targeted outcomes.

Yes, because the Consortium has been formed to plan the transformation of education and learning.

Yes, because the Strategic Case should focus on what needs to be achieved in terms of the targeted outcomes and outputs rather than input in relation to the potential solution.

To ensure that all learning providers for 16 to 18-year-olds are able to offer effective learning.

To reduce staff turnover in the next two years.

To increase the achievement of qualifications by a minimum of 15% within three years.

To provide all education courses with immediate effect.

Increase the number of education courses from 55 to 65.

The project could meet with substantial opposition from parents and staff.

Maintain staff satisfaction.

An operating surplus will be generated from hiring out the sports facilities at the new campus.

To implement links with employers and the local economy.

To increase the number of education courses from 55 to 65, preferably more.

To increase the number of education courses offered to 16 to 18-year-olds within three years.

To provide at least 65 different education courses for 16 to 18-year-olds within three years.

To increase the achievement of qualifications by a minimum of 15% within three years.

No, because the regulations are an externally imposed parameter or constraint.

No, because dependencies should NOT be recorded within the Strategic Outline Case.

Yes, because any actions or developments required by others should be considered if the success of the project is dependent upon them.

Yes, because success of the project is dependent upon compliance with these regulations.

The Financial Appraisal shows that this scheme is unaffordable.

At the end of Year 6, E6 million of the initial spending costs will have been recovered.

The surplus Income forecast in Year 1 is sufficient to cover the deficit forecast in Year 2.

The revenue budget should show how long it will take for the surplus income to cover the initial cost of building the new campus.

If expenditure and income continue at the same rate, each subsequent year should return a surplus of £1 million.

No, because the underlying business need of falling 16-18-year-olds participation in education remains the same.

No, because an increase in interest will NOT reduce the support for the preferred option from the Local Education Authority.

Yes, because any changes to service requirements may require following-up throughout the whole case.

Yes, because students are Pittville project stakeholders.

Allocation of risk negotiated between the organization and the preferred service

provider.

Written confirmation of funding arrangements for the deal from the

organization's commissioners.

Underpinning method of payment for services and outputs.

Type of contract used and key contractual issues.

No, because the Pittville project is part of a larger programme of change.

No, because whether the change is sufficiently large to warrant a project should have been determined before this stage.

Yes, because this stage should confirm the strategic context of the proposal.

Yes, because this stage should provide stakeholders with an early indication of the preferredoption.

Approve the continuation of the project at the end of each delivery stage.

Plan, in detail, the construction of the new learning campus.

Produce regular progress reports for the Senior Responsible Owner of the project.

Document the project risks in the risk log.

Staff at the new campus will automatically become employees of Pittville University with the same terms and conditions of employment.

The parties shall attempt to resolve any dispute through negotiations between senior executives of the parties, who have authority to settle the same.

The new campus building is to be listed as an asset on the Local Education Authority balance sheet.

The return on the investment will repay the sum of the original investment over 10 years.

The contract period for development of the new campus is three years.

Economy.

Efficiency.

Effectiveness.

Compliance.

The campus is to be run by Pittville University but there is stakeholder resistance.

The new campus will have the space to extend the number of education courses as student numbers increase.

The new campus can provide technology to enable Welsh language teaching throughout the region.

The project must comply with the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act.

The Consortium has been meeting on a formal basis for nine months.

No, because Pittville University should NOT be involved in the development of the Strategic Case.

No, because the business scope should determine the affected business areas, functionality and organization.

Yes, because the Old Fire Station Headquarters site has good access from most parts of Pittville.

Yes, because the business scope of the Pittville project should be based on a short list of options.

Teaching staff will automatically become employees at the new campus with the same terms and conditions of employment.

The selected contractor will be responsible for taking measures to reduce any potential errors in the construction phase.

All construction work is to comply with standard building regulations.

The new campus building is to be listed as an asset on the Local Education Authority balance sheet.

The Local Education Authority is best placed to respond to possible opposition from staff and parents.

The required services which will form the basis for the 'statement of needs (SON)'.

Associated policies, directives, initiatives and regulations.

As wide a range of options as possible that meet the spending objectives.

Construction costs could be higher than expected.

Critical success factors essential to the successful delivery of the project.

No, because Topland LEA has formed a learning partnership with Pittville University.

No, because it is the Topland LEA that initiated the Pittville project.

Yes, because the customer and user representatives should be involved in this workshop.

Yes, because Topland LEA should decide the service delivery solution.