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

The Consortium has been formed to plan the transformation of education and learning for 11 to 18 year olds throughout the Western Area.

The redefinition of jobs is to be negotiated with teaching unions and communicated to all staff.

A financial special advisor has been appointed from Western Area Finance, an auditing organization.

Plans could meet with substantial opposition from parents and staff.

No, because the lack of a Director of Pittville University would not affect a delivery approach involving Pittville University.

No, because the preferred option should remain unchanged once selected at OBC.

Yes, because the FBC must demonstrate that the preferred option offers better VFM than the other available options.

Yes, because the FBC should consider the organization's strategy for managing contractual change.

Amend entry 1, because the Western Area Learning Consortium should be jointly accountable for the Programme.

Amend entry 1, because the Senior Responsible Owner should NOT be the Programme Director.

No change to entry 1, because this is appropriate.

Remove entry 2, because project reporting arrangements should be documented in the Project Plan.

No change to entry 2, because the project framework should include project reporting arrangements in relation to the programme.

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.

The Pittville Project Manager is responsible for producing regular progress reports for the Senior Responsible Owner of the project.

The local university has proposed to run a series of workshops in the Western Area to prepare for university applications.

The rationalization of courses to improve pupil/teacher ratios.

The Reference Project is based on using the same property management company that maintains Pittville University.

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.

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.

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

Appoint a Senior Responsible Owner for the Pittville project.

Produce regular reports on progress of the development of the new learning campus for the Senior Responsible Owner of the project.

Develop the preferred way forward for the Pittville project.

No, because the Financial Appraisal should include constant or real prices.

No, because the Financial Appraisal should exclude the cost of general inflation and depreciation.

Yes, because the Financial Appraisal should include the cost of inflation.

Yes, because inflation will reduce the cost of the scheme over time.

Without the sale of Pittville High School, the project is no longer viable.

The project would still be viable if equipment costs were to double after Year 3.

If the other income were to be withdrawn for any reason, LEA Funding alone could fund the running costs of the scheme after Year 3.

The project would no longer be affordable if funding were to increase by 5%.

Income from the hire of the Sport Facilities must continue to increase every year for the scheme to be viable.

Agree strategic context.

Determine spending objectives, existing arrangements and business needs.

Determine potential business scope and key service requirements.

Determine benefits, risks, constraints and dependencies.

Economy.

Efficiency.

Effectiveness.

Compliance.

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.

No, because inflation should be included as a cost in the Financial Appraisal.

No, because any increase in cost should be dealt with as an issue.

Yes, because any cost increase could threaten the affordability of a scheme.

Yes, because any risk that might affect the financial viability of a scheme should be closely managed.

The cost of building the new campus should be included in this table.

Staffing costs should be moved to the Economic Appraisal.

To be useful this table should cover the lifetime of the asset.

Equipment costs should be moved to the capital costs.

The cost of finance should be moved to the Economic Appraisal.

The addition of a new campus will be matched by plans to downsize elsewhere.

Constant prices have been used to estimate lifecycle costs in the value for money appraisal.

The 3 local government authorities have formed a partnership known as the Western Area Learning Consortium.

The option provides an increase in the progression to higher-level learning.

The cost of maintaining and adapting Pittville High School will be removed by closing the school.

There will be a funding gap in Year 2 when the Expenditure is forecast to exceed the Income.

The affordability of the scheme is NOT dependent upon the income from the sale of Pittville High School.

Income from the hire of the sports facilities should NOT be shown as a separate source of income.

Funding to help pay for the construction of the new campus should be shown as a separate source of income in the Revenue Budget.

Local Education Authority (LEA) Funding should be moved to the Economic Appraisal.

The merger of Longshire Agricultural College and Greenhills University.

The area is served by Pittville University and four secondary schools; three of

which have further education units.

Long term financial viability of the education and training system for 11-18-

year-olds.

The priority is learning provision for 16-18-year-olds in Pittville.

Each Local Government Authority has a budget for adult learning.

To increase the utilization of teachers from 75% to 90% within three years.

To reduce travel times for staff and students to and from the new campus.

To absorb up to 30% growth in the number of 16 to 18-year-old learners within the current establishment of support staff.

To create a healthy competition between learning providers to benefit learners.

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.

Business fit and synergy with other parts of the organization.

The spending option that optimizes Value For Money.

A profile of the organization.

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

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

Amend entry 1, because benefits should be captured in the benefits realization strategy.

No change to entry 1, because the benefits register should capture all benefits.

Amend entry 2, because all key benefits, whether or NOT they are cash-releasing, should be identified and monitored.

No change to entry 2, because all benefits should be measured in financial terms.

No change to entry 2, because only financial benefits should be included in the business case.

Accountancy treatment of the negotiated deal.

Explanation of any personnel implications.

Contingency arrangement for overspends.

Payment premiums for risk transfer.

No, because assurance of the delivery strategy should be held before benefits realization plans are finalized.

No, because assurance of the investment decision should be held before Stage 4 - Implementation.

Yes, because assurance of the investment decision ensures the investment is sound before the planning for delivery is finalized.

Yes, because assurance of the investment decision should be held before procurement of the Value For Money solution.

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.