Business Case Template

Project Business Case

The money argument, written so a board can actually make a decision on it.

Most business cases list benefits and hope. This one carries the options you considered, the dis-benefits you accepted, the investment appraisal, and how the benefits will be checked after the project is gone.

What's inside

• Executive summary, reasons and context
• Options appraisal — including do nothing, so the recommendation stands against alternatives
• Expected benefits, and expected dis-benefits (the part most cases quietly omit)
• Timescale and milestones
• Costs and funding
• Investment appraisal
• Major risks
• Assumptions, constraints and dependencies
• Business justification
• Benefits review arrangements — who checks, when, against what

Who it's for

Project managers and business owners who need approval for spend, and anyone whose board asks "compared to what?"

Pairs with the Project Brief (A$16).

Editable Word document. No macros, no subscription. Built in Australia. Instant download, yours to keep. A$16.