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Project Benefits Management
Project Business Case
Project
Customer
Date
Revision
Author
Distribution
Business Case Approval
Project role Company Name Signature Date
Author Project Manager
Reviewer
Approver Sponsor
Business Case – Revision Page 1 of 12
Business Case Template – Title Page
© 2008 Trish Melton
Business Case – Table of Contents
Section number Section title Page number
1 Executive summary 3
1.1 The project 3
1.2 Business background 3
2 Introduction 4
3 Project scope and organization 5
3.1 Vision 5
3.2 Implementation strategy 5
3.3 Deliverables 5
3.4 Stakeholders 6
3.5 Related projects 6
3.6 Organizational impact 6
3.7 Resources 7
3.8 Project management framework 7
3.9 Key issues 7
3.10 Critical assumptions and constraints 7
4 Benefit and cost 8
4.1 Benefits 8
4.2 Costs 9
5 Schedule 10
6 Risk 10
7 Alternatives 11
7.1 Identification of options 11
7.2 Comparison of options 11
7.3 Recommended option 11
8 Glossary and appendices 12
Project Business Plan – Revision Page 2 of 12
Business Case Template – Table of Contents
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Project Benefits Management
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1 Executive summary
1.1 The project
1.2 Business background
Project Business Case – Revision Page 3 of 12
Business Case Template – Executive Summary
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Project Benefits Management
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2 Introduction
Project Business Case – Version Page 4 of 12
Business Case Template – Introduction
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Project Benefits Management
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3 Project scope and organization
3.1 Vision
3.2 Implementation strategy
3.3 Deliverables
Project Business Case – Version Page 5 of 12
Business Case Template – Project Scope and Organization
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Project Benefits Management
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3.4 Stakeholders
3.5 Related projects
3.6 Organizational impact
Project Business Case – Version Page 6 of 12
Business Case Template – Project Scope and Organization
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Project Benefits Management
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3.7 Resources
3.8 Project management framework
3.9 Key issues
3.10 Critical assumptions and constraints
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Business Case Template – Project Scope and Organization
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Project Benefits Management
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4 Benefit and cost
4.1 Benefits
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Project Benefits Management
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4.2 Costs
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Project Benefits Management
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5 Schedule
6 Risk
Project Business Case – Version Page 10 of 12
Business Case Template – Schedule, Risk, Alternatives and Appendices
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Project Benefits Management
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7 Alternatives
7.1 Identification of options
7.2 Comparison of options
7.3 Recommended option
Project Business Case – Version Page 11 of 12
Business Case Template – Schedule, Risk, Alternatives and Appendices
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Project Benefits Management
© 2008 Trish Melton
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Project Benefits Management
8 Glossary and appendices
Project Business Case – Version Page 12 of 12
Business Case Template – Schedule, Risk, Alternatives and Appendices
© 2008 Trish Melton