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Approval-Ready Business Case Masterclass

Build a Clear Path to an Approval-Ready Business Case

Live three-hour online workshop | Three worldwide sessions | October 2026

In three focused hours, assess the strength of your current approach, identify the critical gaps most likely to delay approval and create a practical action plan for progressing your business case towards executive, CFO or board consideration.

  • Clearer strategic logic and more credible options
  • A plan for the required financial, benefits, risk and implementation analysis
  • A prioritised pathway towards an approval-ready recommendation

Early-bird price

A$395 + GST | US$295 | €295

Register by Friday 25 September 2026 and save A$100 | US$54 | €54.

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Choose from three live worldwide sessions. Recording included.

From a Good Idea to a Credible Decision

Good Ideas Still Need Approval-Ready Business Cases

Many business cases are delayed, challenged or returned for further work—not because the underlying idea is poor, but because the case is not yet ready for decision-maker review.

An approval-ready business case clearly defines the decision, presents credible evidence and gives executives, CFOs or boards confidence that the recommendation is valuable, affordable and deliverable.

Common Gaps That Hold a Business Case Back

Even a well-written document can struggle when its underlying logic and analysis are incomplete.

  • The decision required and case for change are unclear.
  • The opportunity is not supported by sufficient evidence.
  • Credible alternatives have not been properly considered.
  • Benefits, costs and key assumptions are difficult to defend.
  • Risks, sensitivities, implementation and deliverability have not been adequately tested.
  • The recommendation does not clearly explain why the preferred option should be approved.

Is Your Business Case Ready for Review?

Consider whether you can confidently answer each of these questions.

  1. Is the decision required clear?
  2. Have credible options been identified and compared?
  3. Are the expected benefits supported by evidence?
  4. Are the costs, assumptions and financial implications complete?
  5. Have the material risks, scenarios and sensitivities been tested?
  6. Is the preferred option affordable, achievable and deliverable?
Five Steps

The Masterclass takes you through the five steps needed to identify these gaps early, strengthen the analysis and establish a practical pathway towards an approval-ready business case.

What You Will Achieve in Three Hours

By the end of the Masterclass, you will have practical working outputs and a clear plan for progressing your business case.

Clarify the opportunity and decision required

Define the underlying problem or opportunity, the outcomes being sought and the decision your business case must support.

Your output:

A first draft of your opportunity statement, strategic logic and decision request.

Develop a credible approach to the options

Move beyond a single preferred solution and consider realistic alternatives, including business as usual, minimum-change and more substantial options.

Your output:

An initial options longlist, shortlist criteria and evaluation approach.

Identify the analysis and evidence required

Determine what must be assessed across benefits, costs, financial value, assumptions, scenarios, sensitivities, risks and deliverability.

Your output:

A practical analysis plan showing what must be developed, tested and validated.

Establish the implementation pathway

Consider how the preferred option could be delivered, including governance, resources, stakeholders, organisational change and benefits realisation.

Your output:

An initial implementation, stakeholder-engagement and risk-planning framework.

Strengthen the recommendation and approval pathway

Bring the business-case logic together into a clear recommendation for decision-makers.

Your output:

A draft recommendation pathway and prioritised action plan for completing your business case.

You will not complete an entire business case in three hours. You will leave with a structured framework, practical working outputs and a clear plan for developing a stronger, approval-ready case.

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Masterclass Testimonials

Included with Your Registration

The Professional Workshop Pack

Everything you need to develop stronger business cases—before, during and after the Masterclass.

Your registration includes six practical resources to help you apply the Five-Step Framework to your own initiative and continue developing, writing and reviewing your business case after the live workshop.

Approval-Ready Business Cases book

Learn the Five-Step Framework

Approval-Ready Business Cases

A practical guide to the strategic logic, evidence, analysis and approval pathway behind a stronger business case.

Approval-Ready Business Case Development Workbook

Develop and Test Your Case

Business Case Development Workbook

Structured activities and prompts to clarify the opportunity, develop credible options, plan the analysis and strengthen the recommendation.

Approval-Ready Business Case Writing Guide

Write the Formal Document

Business Case Writing Guide

Section-by-section guidance for translating your analysis into a clear, concise and convincing business case document.

Approval-Ready Business Case Worked Example

See the Framework in Practice

Business Case Worked Example

An illustrative manufacturing investment case showing how the strategic, financial, risk, implementation and recommendation elements work together.

Approval-Readiness Checklists

Review and Strengthen Your Draft

Approval-Readiness Checklists

Practical checklists for self-review, peer review and testing whether a draft is ready for decision-maker consideration.

Masterclass workshop slides and recording

Review and Reinforce

Workshop Slides and Recording

Revisit the Five-Step Framework, workshop activities and key guidance with the slide deck and 30-day access to the recording.

All included with your Masterclass registration

The book and downloadable working resources are yours to keep. Recording access is provided for 30 days after the workshop.

Learn during the Masterclass. Apply the framework long after the session.

October 2026 Masterclass

Choose the Session That Best Suits Your Schedule

All three sessions cover the same content and include the same Professional Workshop Pack. You may register for any session, regardless of where you live.

Early-bird registration closes Friday 25 September 2026.

Session 1

Australia, New Zealand and Asia Daytime

United States, Canada and Latin America evening

Tuesday 20 October 2026

Monday 19 October 2026 in the Americas

Local session times

  • Melbourne and Sydney: 10:00 am–1:00 pm AEDT
  • Brisbane: 9:00 am–12:00 noon AEST
  • Perth and Singapore: 7:00–10:00 am
  • New Zealand: 12:00 noon–3:00 pm NZDT
  • US Eastern: Monday 7:00–10:00 pm EDT
  • US Central: Monday 6:00–9:00 pm CDT
  • US Mountain: Monday 5:00–8:00 pm MDT
  • US Pacific: Monday 4:00–7:00 pm PDT
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Best suited for

  • Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific
  • Americas participants who prefer an evening session

Early-bird price

A$395

Plus 10% GST for Australian registrations only

Register for Session 1

Invoice and receipt provided on registration.

Session 2

Europe, UK, Middle East and Africa Daytime

Australia and Asia evening

Thursday 22 October 2026

One worldwide live session

Local session times

  • United Kingdom: 8:00–11:00 am BST
  • Central Europe: 9:00 am–12:00 noon CEST
  • South Africa: 9:00 am–12:00 noon SAST
  • Gulf region: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
  • Melbourne and Sydney: 6:00–9:00 pm AEDT
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Best suited for

  • United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and Africa
  • Australia and Asia participants who prefer an evening session

Early-bird price

€295

Price shown in euros

Register for Session 2

Invoice and receipt provided on registration.

Session 3

United States, Canada and Latin America Daytime

Australia and New Zealand early morning

Tuesday 27 October 2026

Wednesday 28 October 2026 in Australia and New Zealand

Local session times

  • US Eastern: 3:00–6:00 pm EDT
  • US Central: 2:00–5:00 pm CDT
  • US Mountain: 1:00–4:00 pm MDT
  • US Pacific: 12:00 noon–3:00 pm PDT
  • São Paulo: 4:00–7:00 pm
  • Melbourne and Sydney: Wednesday 6:00–9:00 am AEDT
  • Auckland and Wellington: Wednesday 8:00–11:00 am NZDT
Check your local time →

Best suited for

  • United States, Canada and Latin America
  • Australia and Asia-Pacific participants who prefer an early-morning session

Early-bird price

US$295

Price shown in US dollars

Register for Session 3

Invoice and receipt provided on registration.

Recording included for registered participants who need to revisit the session.

Designed for Business Case Professionals

Who Should Attend?

The Masterclass is designed for professionals who develop, review, sponsor or advise on business cases for executive, CFO or board consideration.

Executives and Sponsors

Strengthen the quality of the decision pack submitted for executive, CFO or board review.

Analysts and Project Managers

Apply a repeatable structure, practical analytical approach and credible modelling framework.

PMO, Transformation and Improvement Teams

Improve consistency across business-case governance, assurance, analysis and approval language.

Consultants and Advisers

Develop client-ready business cases with clearer logic, stronger analysis and more defensible recommendations.

October 2026 Live Online Masterclass

Take the Next Step Towards an Approval-Ready Business Case

Join Craig for three focused hours of practical guidance, structured challenge and working activities. Identify the critical gaps, strengthen your approach and leave with a prioritised plan for progressing your business case.

Early-bird price

A$395 + GST | US$295 | €295

Register by Friday 25 September 2026.

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Three worldwide sessions Professional Workshop Pack included Recording included
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