83. How to build winning business cases

Harrogate, UK

Ian is a highly experienced consultant, author, trainer and speaker with over 20 years’ experience in PPM, organisational change and learning – working with some of the world’s largest organisations. Ian was an author of the APM BoK 6, a member of the Reference Group for PRINCE2 6th Edition, a member of the Global Review Group for MSP 5th Edition, on the technical advisory board for the APM Higher Apprenticeship in Project Management, and also for the update to the APM suite of certifications for BoK 6. Ian is a regular contributor for Project Manager Today Magazine and a blogger.

Ian's proudest achievement: The realisation when organisations and individuals ‘get it’ and see the benefits of PPM. That ‘eureka’ moment for them.

Working across CIPFA’s advisory business, Mark supports on developing policy & technical insights and delivering training – including UK HM Treasury’s Better Business Cases and the World Bank/other development banks PPP (CP3P). 

Drawing on years of PPP/PFI experience, including work to support the National Audit Office’s study/report on PFI expiry. Having reviewed over 150 PFIs on operational efficiencies and expiry readiness.  Also, Mark has been involved in a variety of Net Zero projects and Leveling Up / addressing Regional Inequalities projects.

Mark's proudest achievement: Workwise – almost a decade as funding and financing advisor on the Mayor of London’s energy efficiency programmes.  Leading for Global Consultancy on Property & Infrastructure – including hosting range of events.  Also, as sponsoring partner at a Big4 firm of their public sector learning programme for 1,000 plus consultants.

Eileen is an accomplished PMO professional, consultant, co-founder of the House of PMO and Consulting Director at PMO Learning. She brings her experience as a practitioner and trainer to everything she does.

Eileen is a Fellow of Association for Project Management, Member of Institute of Directors, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Project Management Institute, and regularly speaks at conferences throughout the UK and Europe.

Her proudest professional achievement is launching the House of PMO as a new home for all PMO Professionals.

Consulting with and educating senior project, programme and portfolio managers and their sponsors has been at the heart of Nick’s role over the last twenty-five years.  Assisting multi-national corporations with the design and implementation of programme portfolios has been an integral part of this.  Latterly an interest in improving on Moscow prioritisation, as a way of modelling corporate portfolios, has led to work on The Efficient Frontier as a mechanism to determine the ‘optimum’ portfolio.

The ambiguous use of the word portfolio, with respect to change delivery, is one of the areas that Nick is keen to explore further.

Professionally, Nick's proudest moments have been those points of client recognition; that a disaster has been averted and a programme or project is set to safely achieve its benefits.

Jon is a Manager with London-headquartered worldwide management consultancy Baringa Partners.He focusses on Strategy, Transformation Portfolio Management, and Business Cases, working with clients across a number of sectors, including most recently Policing and Health. Jon is also an accredited Better Business Cases trainer.

Jon's proudest achievement was helping procure COVID vaccines during the pandemic, co-authoring Business Cases which directly saved lives, and more recently helping secure investment for revolutionary new Data capabilities for the Health service.