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==Process==
==Process==
''This is the process that a practitioner should follow to build this section of the business case. This should be a numbered  not option appraisal or list!''
# Identify if you need this section in your business case, or exactly what type of appraisal is required.  Possible options:
# Identify if you need this section in your business case, or exactly hwat type of appraisal is required.  Possible options:
## your business case template does not require you to describe different options
## your business case template does not require you to describe different options
## you need to list business case options and show costs for each
## you need to list business case options and show costs for each
## you have to describe a 'do nothing' option - ie what would happen if no action is taken (no business case funding)
## you have to describe a 'do nothing' option - ie what would happen if your business case is not funded (and no action is taken)
## you need to do a full cost/benefit analysis (CBA) for a number of different business case options
## you need to do a full cost/benefit analysis (CBA) for a number of different business case options



Revision as of 10:01, 1 August 2013

NB CBA= cost/benefit analysis

Process

  1. Identify if you need this section in your business case, or exactly what type of appraisal is required. Possible options:
    1. your business case template does not require you to describe different options
    2. you need to list business case options and show costs for each
    3. you have to describe a 'do nothing' option - ie what would happen if your business case is not funded (and no action is taken)
    4. you need to do a full cost/benefit analysis (CBA) for a number of different business case options

Content

This should describe the contents or structure of the business case, resulting from following the Process above

Scenarios

Thoughts on how to adapt the content of this section to particular scenarios that the business case is focused on. Eg: CBA for creating a repository system, or CBA for new DP staff

Communications

Notes relevant to tailoring this section to the appropriate audience and communicating the the business case to that audience

Resources

These are external resources of relevance to this section. Links can be incorporated into the text above if that is more useful

eSPIDA - Expressing project costs and benefits in a systematic way for investment in information and IT