Lewis Weatherall BBC Expert Trainer and ConsultantLewis Weatherall is New Zealand's leading authority on the Better Business Cases (BBC) process and practice. As the principal and director of his successful consulting business, Business Case Consulting Limited, Lewis has assisted a extensive portfolio of clients to successfully apply BBC in practice to inform their decision-making. Lewis is the most experienced BBC trainer in Australasia, having trained over 600 Public and private sector practitioners and reviewers on how to best apply the Better Business Cases methodology.
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Lewis is an endorsed BBC Expert Practitioner and Reviewer. He is an internationally registered BBC practitioner and trainer as well as being an experienced Investment Management Standard (ILM) facilitator.
Lewis has over 18 years of experience developing, negotiating and assessing spending proposals and business cases in the wider Public sector. Prior to setting up his own consulting practice, Lewis had roles as an investment manager for the Tertiary Education Commission and as a senior analyst at the Treasury working across a number of sector portfolios.
In the first half of 2010, Lewis led the project team to develop the Better Business Cases guidance for the Treasury. This guidance was first released in July 2010 and is mandatory for all capital expenditure proposals by state sector agencies that require ministerial approval. Lewis has since been heavily involved in supporting the adoption of the Better Business Cases process in New Zealand, including training over 600 practitioners and reviewers. Since 2015 Lewis has been providing training through Project Results and has run more than 15 courses at Foundation and Practitioner level and on the application within New Zealand.
Lewis has over 18 years of experience developing, negotiating and assessing spending proposals and business cases in the wider Public sector. Prior to setting up his own consulting practice, Lewis had roles as an investment manager for the Tertiary Education Commission and as a senior analyst at the Treasury working across a number of sector portfolios.
In the first half of 2010, Lewis led the project team to develop the Better Business Cases guidance for the Treasury. This guidance was first released in July 2010 and is mandatory for all capital expenditure proposals by state sector agencies that require ministerial approval. Lewis has since been heavily involved in supporting the adoption of the Better Business Cases process in New Zealand, including training over 600 practitioners and reviewers. Since 2015 Lewis has been providing training through Project Results and has run more than 15 courses at Foundation and Practitioner level and on the application within New Zealand.
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In addition to developing business cases for public sector clients, Lewis provides a full range of Better Business Cases related services including stakeholder workshop facilitation, building capability, developing processes, coaching and providing quality assurance services. He has an extensive client portfolio that includes Government departments, crown entities, District Health Boards, Tertiary Education Institutions and local authorities (in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom).
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Professional Experience Underpinning Training Delivery
All of Project Results trainers have years of professional delivery experience to underpin their training. Here are some of Lewis's:-
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Business Case Development
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Registered Better Business Cases trainer
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3
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Professional Memberships
At Project Results we believe in being active within our professional communities and contributing to them. Here are some of Lewis's:-
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Details of Qualifications and Professional Experience
Investment Management Standard (ILM) facilitator (2014)
Certificate of Actuarial Techniques, Institute of Actuaries, London (1990)
MSc (Mathematics), Otago University (1983)
Certificate of Actuarial Techniques, Institute of Actuaries, London (1990)
MSc (Mathematics), Otago University (1983)