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Business Case Seminars

Join the World's Premier Business Case Seminars

Building the Business Case (2 days)
Business Case Master Class (1 day)

Bring your case in progress to class, and leave with the case 80% completed!

The Business Case is no Longer Optional

Building the Business Case SeminarsIt's no secret that the current business climate is rapidly losing its tolerance for management errors while the need for rock-solid accountability is increasing.

Most important business decisions today require a business case. Everyone talks about the "business case," but surprisingly few people know what this means or what makes the difference between a strong case and a weak case.

Since 1994, Solution Matrix Ltd. has helped thousands of business people and others to understand the essentials and deliver business case results that score high in credibility, accuracy, and practical value.

Business Case seminars scheduled for and 1010, worldwide,  include Building the Business Case (2 days) and Business Case Master Class. Please see the brief content descriptions on following pages or write for detailed agendas.

Join more than 14,000 other professionals who have taken the same training at Boeing, Cisco, Ericsson, McDonald's, Microsoft, IBM, Peoplesoft, the US Department of Defense,and dozens of other organizations. Learn and practice the proven approach presented in the white paper Business Case Essentials and the best selling Business Case Guide. (See seminar agenda on following pages).

Previous offerings of these seminars have been sold out. Enrollment is strictly limited to 24 participants for each session.

For more information on specific offerings and to register online, visit the seminar pages for 2009 offerings in

  New York, NY  USA    27-29 October 2010
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  21-22 September 2010
  1-2 December 2010
  Melbourne, Australia  7-8 September 2010
  London, United Kingdom

  21-23 July 2010
  20-22 October 2010

  Sydney, Australia  9-10 November 2010

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