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Business Case: (Template)
Business Case: (Template)
Business Case
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Table of Contents
1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
BACKGROUND.......................................................................................................................................... 2
SUBJECT OF THE BUSINESS CASE............................................................................................................... 2
PURPOSE OF THE BUSINESS CASE.............................................................................................................. 2
GOVERNING MANDATES............................................................................................................................ 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / CREDITS............................................................................................................. 2
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS AND DATA........................................................................................................ 3
SCOPE OF THE CASE................................................................................................................................. 3
FINANCIAL METRICS................................................................................................................................. 3
BENEFITS................................................................................................................................................. 3
COSTS..................................................................................................................................................... 3
MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS............................................................................................................................... 3
BUSINESS IMPACTS..........................................................................................................................................4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
OVERALL RESULTS................................................................................................................................... 4
BENEFITS................................................................................................................................................. 4
COSTS..................................................................................................................................................... 4
ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.................................................................................................................... 4
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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
<Summarize problem statement, alternatives considered, expected results, and
recommendation.
Provide supportive net cash chart or tables for primary alternatives to support decision
process.>
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2 INTRODUCTION
2.1
Background
2.2
<Describe the problem statement under consideration and key objectives that drove the
decision to develop a business case.>
2.3
<Describe the intended use of the business case, including audience and timing.>
2.4
Governing mandates
2.5
Acknowledgements / Credits
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<Describe the primary alternatives considered. Provide the basis for any comparable
projects and or benchmark models used to validate estimation data sources. Describe
the estimation approach (ballpark, parametric, or detail labor and material) used.>
3.2
<Describe the time frame and resources available for the business case development
process. Also, describe any constraints in alternatives considered.>
3.3
Financial metrics
3.4
Benefits
<Describe the expected primary benefit areas (revenue enhancement and cost reduction)
for each alternative solution.>
3.5
Costs
<Describe the expected primary cost areas (capital and expense) for each alternative
solution.>
3.6
Major assumptions
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4 BUSINESS IMPACTS
4.1
Overall Results
<Present net result (Cash Flow, IRR, etc.) that demonstrate impact of primary alternatives
under consideration.
Supplement with tables and / or charts that demonstrate accrual and cash flow impacts of
the investment (for example, annual and cumulative cash flow charts and summary
financial results tables).>>
4.2
Benefits
<Present significant benefit impacts (both revenue enhancement and cost reduction) for
each project alternative under consideration>
4.3
Costs
<Present significant cost impacts (both capital and expense) for each project alternative
under consideration.>
4.4
Analysis of Alternatives
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