Business Case

A Business Case captures the reasoning for initiating a project or task. It is often presented in a well-structured written document, but may also sometimes come in the form of a short verbal argument or presentation. The Logic of the Business case is that, whenever Resources such as or effort are consumed, they should be in support of a specific business need. An example could be that a Software upgrade might improve system performance, but the "business case" is that better performance would improve Customer satisfaction, require less task processing time, or reduce system maintenance costs. A compelling business case adequately captures both the quantifiable and unquantifiable characteristics of a proposed project.

Business cases can range from comprehensive and highly structured, as required by formal project Management methodologies, to informal and brief. Information included in a formal business case could be the background of the project, the expected business benefits, the options considered , the expected costs of the project, a Gap analysis and the expected risks. Consideration should also be given to the option of doing nothing including the costs and risks of inactivity. From this information, the justification for the project is derived. Note that it is not the job of the Project Manager to build the Business case, this task is usually the responsibility of stakeholders and sponsors .

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1. 2010-09-05T05:01:25Z : Sal Paradise, onebigorooni - @GarthGodsman the heart of all Labor problems is the lack of understanding of what a business case actually is!!!
2. 2010-09-05T05:01:14Z : Garth Godsman, GarthGodsman - @xrobau Until the business case is made public and we can see whether or not the sums add up, we are being asked to commit vast amounts...
3. 2010-09-05T04:58:32Z : Garth Godsman, GarthGodsman - A technical solution is not a business case . Apparently you don't understand what that is either. A business case sets out costs vs income
4. 2010-09-05T04:55:14Z : Garth Godsman, GarthGodsman - @xrobau No, not 100% - the answer is nobody knows (because the business case is a secret). Likey answer is - very few.