What's in a business case?: Difference between revisions
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Covers all bases. The obvious business case sections are present as well as some project planning detail. | |||
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Straight to the point. Very clear. | |||
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*Issue/risk log | *Issue/risk log | ||
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All about the project planning, but where is the business case detail. Where is the benefits section? | |||
====Business Case Template 4==== | ====Business Case Template 4==== |
Revision as of 11:13, 9 August 2013
Most organisations have their own business case template that provides a structure for their staff to follow when writing a new case. The SPRUCE Project collected templates from a number of universities and memory organisations. The chapter headings have been summarised below to illustrate the significant degree of variance between them
Business Case Template 1
- Mission statement for project/proposal
- Definition and background
- Detailed scope
- Constraints and assumptions
- Stakeholders
- Dependencies
- Benefits and measures of success
- Project governance and operational handover
- Timescales and key milestones
- Quality management
- Project costs/funding/impact on staff resources
- Option appraisal/value for money analysis
- Risks
Covers all bases. The obvious business case sections are present as well as some project planning detail.
Business Case Template 2
- Background
- Description of proposal
- Financial appraisal
- Benefits analysis
Straight to the point. Very clear.
Business Case Template 3
- Background
- Objectives
- Scope
- Exclusions
- Deliverables
- Constraints
- Interfaces
- Assumptions
- Strategic fit
- Senior owner/Project organisation/Stakeholders
- Communication plan
- Quality plan
- Schedule
- Issue/risk log
- Project controls
All about the project planning, but where is the business case detail. Where is the benefits section?
Business Case Template 4
- Background
- Project description – objectives, scope, deliverables/desired outcomes, exclusions, constraints, interfaces
- CBA – strategic fit, business benefits, estimated costs and resource analysis
- Customer quality expectations
- Acceptance criteria
- Outline implementation plan
- Risk analysis