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| WHAT | A Business case is a framework for planning, managing, and obtaining approval for investments in change. The Business case often includes a justification for the change, i.e., a strategic need; the expected benefits, costs, and risks; timescales; critical success factors; and a description of resources needed. The Business case is a live document, and a project or programme should constantly be assessed against the Business case to determine its ongoing viability/achievability. There may be different levels of Business cases, such as an outline business case (in which enough information is analysed to determine whether resources should be committed) or a detailed business case. |
| HOW | The business case should estimate the costs of the project/programme and weigh these against the anticipated value of benefits. Where possible, benefits and costs should be quantified, and where the benefits or costs are qualitative, proxy measures should be developed. Examples of costs to be estimated include: Project costs, business change and transformation costs, Cloud Benefit realisation costs, Cloud Computing Capital costs, Increased cloud computing operational costs, and Cloud computing programme management costs. |
| WHY | Business cases are undertaken to provide justification for an investment, project or programme, and to determine what is the most preferable option between a series of investments/projects/programmes. Additionally, the Business case provides governance to a cloud transition programme because it can be used as a constant benchmark against which a programme’s progress can be assessed. Key activities and gateways in the programme should be consistent with the Business case, and this helps to protect the investment and realise benefits. |
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