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Sustainable development - Business case

1 However, as Dyllick and Hockerts point out the business case alone will

not be sufficient to realise sustainable development


Business case

1 A compelling business case adequately captures both the

quantifiable and unquantifiable characteristics of a proposed project.


Business case

1 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.


Business case - Reasons for creating a business case

1 Business cases are created to help decision-

makers ensure that:


Business case - Reasons for creating a business case

1 the performance of initiatives is monitored objectively based on the

objectives and expected benefits laid out in the business case


Business case - Development and approval process

1 The business case process should be

designed to be:


Business case - Key Elements of the Business Case Report

1 A good business case report, which brings confidence and accountability into the field of making investment

decisions, is a compilation of all information collected during enterprise analysis and the business case process. The key purpose is to provide evidence and justification for continuing with the

investment proposition. Here is a recommended structure:


Business case - Review and approval

1 At various stages in the project, the business case should be reviewed to ensure that:


Business case - Review and approval

1 The result of a review may be the termination or amendment of the

project. The business case may also be subject to amendment if the

review concludes that the business need has abated or changed, this will

have a knock on effect on the project.


Business case - Public sector projects

1 Many public sector projects are now required to justify their need through a business case. In the public sector, the

business case is argued in terms of Cost–benefit analysis, which may

include both financial and non-financial cost and benefits. This allows the

business to take into account societal and environmental benefits, allowing a more comprehensive understanding of

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Business case - Notes

1 Jump up ^ Building a Project’s Business Case PM Hut, 8

January 2009


Business case - Notes

1 Jump up ^ Source: Messner, W.: More on Making the Compelling Business Case GloBus Research,

accessed: 5 May 2013 and Messner, W. (2013): Making the Compelling

Business Case. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan.


Phase–gate model - Phase 2: Building the business case and plan

1 There are four main steps that comprise this phase: product

definition and analysis, building the business case, building the project

plan, and feasibility review.


Phase–gate model - Building the business case

1 This document will vary in format amongst companies, but the primary

components are the following: results of the activities of product definition and

analysis; legal and regulatory requirements; safety, health, and

environmental considerations; assumptions needed to draw the

conclusions made, and why it is believed they are valid and reasonable; and out-of-bounds criteria that indicate certain changes/events which will mandate an

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Privacy-enhancing technologies - The business case for PETs

1 if they anticipate a positive business

case



1 In other words, if the anticipated additional income cumulated over a

couple of years is larger than the anticipated additional cost cumulated over the same number of years, then there is a positive business case and it makes sense for the company to

consider implementing and deploying the privacy enhanced technologies in

question.



1 Note that the business case outlined here is a 'differential business case', assuming that privacy functions are

added to an existing service and taking into account the additional benefits and costs caused by this

added functionality.


Robert W. Campbell Award - Campbell Award Business Case Studies

1 Currently, two Robert W. Campbell Award Business Case Studies have

been produced and five are in development. The two finished Case

Studies are:



1 * Noble Corporation – Project Windmill (Campbell Award

Business Case I)



1 * Alcan, Inc. – Leadership Challenges in Cross-Culture Ventures (Campbell Award Business

Case III)


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