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*Option appraisal/value for money analysis
*Option appraisal/value for money analysis
*Risks
*Risks
Covers all bases. The obvious business case sections are present as well as some project planning detail.


====Business Case Template 2====
====Business Case Template 2====
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*Financial appraisal
*Financial appraisal
*Benefits analysis
*Benefits analysis
Straight to the point. Very clear.


====Business Case Template 3====
====Business Case Template 3====
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*Issue/risk log
*Issue/risk log
*Project controls
*Project controls
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