CHAPTER 2: THEMES
Business Case
Purpose
- To set up mechanisms to judge whether the project is (and remains) viable, desirable and achievable in order to support decisions on its (continued) investment.
Summary
- No project should start without business justification.
- If the justification disappears, the project should be stopped.
- The Business Case drives decision-making.
- Benefits should be measurable.
- Most benefits are realised post-project.
- Risk and change evaluation should include impact on Business Case.
Develop |
SU & IP |
Maintain |
SB |
Verify |
DP |
Confirm |
Post-project and DP (any mid-project benefits |
Table 8: Business Case lifecycle
Do nothing |
Do the minimum |
Do something |
Table 9: Basic business options
Related principles
- Continued ...
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