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The basic framework to sell your ideas and proposals to top management in the language they understand.
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LOGO
Business Case Development
Jojo P. Javier MIM, MBA
What’s In It For You Today
Definition
Purpose
Components
Presentation
Pointers
What is a Business Case?
A documented argument to convince a decision maker to
approve a project or similar plan action.
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Captures quantifiable and unquantifiable characteristics
of a proposed project and justified through gathered
information
Purpose
Inform top management of challenges that need immediate
attention.
Justify the need to initiate a project or a plan of action to
align specific activities to the organization’s
business directions.
Seek approval for the design,
development and implementation of a sound project.
Help Decision Makers Ensure That:
Proposed initiative will have value & relative priority compared to alternative initiatives.
Performance of initiatives is monitored objectively.
Proponent or team has the capability to deliver the benefits.
Projects with team or group inter-dependencies are synchronized.
The organization’s resource are working on the highest value opportunities available.
Components of a Business Case
• Purpose
• Objectives / Benefits
• Scope or limitation Introduction
• Current state of the process Facts of the Case
• Problems that may arise from the facts Problem Statement
• Issues that may arise from the problem statement Issues
•Plan to meet the objectives established in the introduction
•Are there stop-gap solutions?
•Timeline and resources
Recommendations and Action Plans
Business Case Framework
Actual Performance
Potential Performance
Gap Analysis
Facts Problem Statement
Issues
Objectives / Benefits Action Plans and
Recommendations
Reminder
Do not attempt to solve the problem within the
business case.
Presenting the Business Case
Get to the point in less
than two minutes
Talk about problems that are
necessary to win in the
market place
Think big picture
Fluidity is key
Presentation should end
in ten minutes
THANK YOU!