Direction

Project Board

Corp..

Business Case Theme

Project
mandate

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Corporate or Programme Management

Reasons for
the project
Authorize
initiation

Business
Case doc

Outline BC
Outline of BC is part
of the Project Brief

Management
Project Manager

Authorize
the project

Becomes part of the PID

Executive = owner

Executive = owner

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Pre-Project

Initiation

Stages - Execution

Fig 5.2 Develop the Business Case

5.6.2 Step2: Verify the Business Case By Project Board

What does verify the Business Case mean?
x It means to determine whether the Business Case is worthwhile.
x This verification is done at a number of points in the project by the Project Board.
Question: Where do you think would be good points in the project for the Project Board to Verify
the Business Case (to see if the Business Case is worthwhile)?
Tip: Project Board decision points.
Develop Business Case

Outline
Business Case

Business
Case

Verif y outline
Business Case

Pre-Project

Maintain Business Case

Business Case

Verif y updated
Business Case

Verif y detailed
Business Case

Initiation

Business Case

Delivery Stages

Final Stage

Fig 5.3 Verification Points

Project Board verification points
x Verification Point 1: At the end of the Starting Up a Project (Pre-Project) process.
x

Verification Point 2: At the end of the Initiation Stage.

Verification Point 3: At the start of each new delivery stage.

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