Business Case (Template)

Business Case (Template) Business Case (Template) EI Toolkit Submitted: Version 1.0 EI Toolkit Document version 1.0, December 2003 Last validated: December 2003 Page i of 8 EITK0604 Business Case (Template) Table of Contents 1 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................................2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................2 SUBJECT OF THE BUSINESS CASE .....................................................................................................................2 PURPOSE OF THE BUSINESS CASE ....................................................................................................................2 GOVERNING MANDATES .................................................................................................................................2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / CREDITS ...................................................................................................................2 METHODS AND ASSUMPTIONS....................................................................................................................3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS AND DATA .............................................................................................................3 SCOPE OF THE CASE ........................................................................................................................................3 FINANCIAL METRICS .......................................................................................................................................3 BENEFITS ........................................................................................................................................................3 COSTS .............................................................................................................................................................3 MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS .....................................................................................................................................3 4 BUSINESS IMPACTS.........................................................................................................................................4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 OVERALL RESULTS .........................................................................................................................................4 BENEFITS ........................................................................................................................................................4 COSTS .............................................................................................................................................................4 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES .........................................................................................................................4 5 6 SENSITIVITIES, RISKS, AND CONTINGENCIES .......................................................................................5 RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS .............................................................................................6 Table of Tables Table Error! No table of figures entries found. Page Table of Figures Figure Error! No table of figures entries found. Page EI Toolkit Document version 1.0, December 2003 Last validated: December 2003 Page i of 8 EITK0604 Business Case (Template) 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EI Toolkit Document version 1.0, December 2003 Last validated: December 2003 Page 1 of 8 EITK0604 Business Case (Template) 2 INTRODUCTION 2.1 Background 2.2 Subject of the business case 2.3 Purpose of the business case 2.4 Governing mandates 2.5 Acknowledgements / Credits EI Toolkit Document version 1.0, December 2003 Last validated: December 2003 Page 2 of 8 EITK0604 Business Case (Template) 3 METHODS AND ASSUMPTIONS 3.1 Alternative Solutions and data 3.2 Scope of the case 3.3 Financial metrics 3.4 Benefits 3.5 Costs 3.6 Major assumptions EI Toolkit Document version 1.0, December 2003 Last validated: December 2003 Page 3 of 8 EITK0604 Business Case (Template) 4 BUSINESS IMPACTS 4.1 Overall Results > 4.2 Benefits 4.3 Costs 4.4 Analysis of Alternatives EI Toolkit Document version 1.0, December 2003 Last validated: December 2003 Page 4 of 8 EITK0604 Business Case (Template) 5 SENSITIVITIES, RISKS, AND CONTINGENCIES EI Toolkit Document version 1.0, December 2003 Last validated: December 2003 Page 5 of 8 EITK0604 Business Case (Template) 6 RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS EI Toolkit Document version 1.0, December 2003 Last validated: December 2003 Page 6 of 8 EITK0604