Template for building a business case

• Exec Summary
• Strategic vision (where do we want to be in x years)
• Background and context
  • Understand the collection
  • Institutional readiness
  • Stakeholder analysis
• Describe what you want to do
• Benefits
  • Fit to organizational mission
  • Return on investment
• Risks
• Costs
• Option appraisal/value for money analysis
  • Cost benefit analysis for each option
• Recommendation
  • The recommended option from the options appraisal